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Satisfy your celluloid addiction and mainline film 24/7 with Cinema Junkie’s Beth Accomando. So if you need a film fix, want to hear what filmmakers have to say about their work, feel like taking a deep dive into a genre, or just want to know what's worth seeing this weekend, then you've come to the right place. You can also find Beth's coverage of other arts and culture events here.
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David Foster Wallace won accolades for his 1,000-page tome “Infinite Jest” in 1996. Then he saddened fans by committing suicide just over a decade later. Actor Jason Segel talks about playing the late writer in the new film “End of the Tour." -
"The End of the Tour" reviewed by Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando. -
With Simon Pegg returning in "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation," I decided to reach into the archives for a 2007 interview with Pegg about "Hot Fuzz." -
Spies are back in style as the "Mission Impossible" and 007 franchises serve up new entries, and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." TV show gets a big screen reboot. The latest "Mission Impossible" film looks a lot like an old James Bond film. -
“A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence,” which opened Friday at the Digital Gym Cinema, is the final part of a Swedish trilogy about being human. -
A 4K restoration of "The Third Man" opens at the Ken Cinema and that's cause for celebration. -
Actor Nicholas Hoult, of "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Warm Bodies," was nineteen when I interviewed him. He was starring with Gabriel Byrne in Richard E. Grant autobiographical film about growing up in Swaziland, "Wah-Wah." Hoult has grown up on screen in starting with "About A Boy" and on through playing Hank/Beast in the "X-Men" films. -
This week Sir Ian McKellan appears as Sherlock Holmes in a new film. So Cinema Junkie looks back to the archives for an interview with the actor about playing Richard III.
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Adena Varner will assume the role of director of arts engagement in August. -
Executive artistic director Matt Morrow will be stepping down after eight years running the theatre and managing director Jenny Case has been promoted to executive director. -
Dozens of shorts, features and documentaries look to the oceans and water in celebration of United Nations' World Oceans Day. -
A look at the long-awaited sequel to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." Plus, other weekend viewing options from horror to Larry Cohen insanity. -
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San Diego International Fringe Festival is heading into its final weekend of shows and here are the shows to see. -
Ozploitation stunt film "Death Cheaters" and "Chile '76" open at microcinema. -
Meet Kata Pierce-Morgan, Fringe artist and owner of Les Girls.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.