Cinema Junkie
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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WorldBeat Cultural Center celebrates Threads of Freedom
Escape to Arcade Monsters
From the World of John Wick: You want action? Yeah.
SD Fringe top pick: 'Smile'
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Directors talk about staging the Bard's romantic comedies and why they are still relevant. -
Ben Model has dedicated himself to creating music scores to bring silent films back to glorious life. He discusses the process to creating these scores and his passion to save these films and share them with new audiences. -
Here are some must-see LGBTQ+ films for Pride Month. -
Author and SDSU professor William Nericcio considers the art of Mexican cartoonist Jose Trinidad Camacho at Comic-Con Museum. -
Austin Dean Ashford won Best of Fringe in 2018 and returns to spread message of diversity and inclusivity. -
Cinema Junkie takes a film noir road trip to Shanghai and the Old West by way of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs. Can't make it? Then just use this as a roadmap for your own noir journey. -
Host Maureen Cavanaugh has Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala pick their favorite movies about moms and the results might surprise you. -
KPBS Arts reporter Beth Accomando invites Pac-Arts artistic director Brian Hu to examine Asian representation in Hollywood films through the years, and how recent independent films have played a role in changing how Asians are represented on screen.
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KPBS Midday EditionPacArts new executive director talks about the 24th annual film festival and telling Asian stories. -
New La Jolla Historical Society exhibit pays tribute to iconic landmark of 60s and 70s. -
Martin Scorsese adapts best-selling nonfiction book about a series of 1920s murders known as "The Reign of Terror." -
Movie choices run the gamut from "Dicks: The Musical' to Errol Morris" doc on John Le Carré. -
KPBS Midday EditionPreview the 2023-24 offerings with general director David Bennett. -
Arcade Monsters, a new arcade venue set to open in East Village, has two floors of graffiti art that expand the idea of public art. -
San Diego filmmaker Michael Foster talks about the west coast premiere of his romantic drama. -
Choreographer-turned-playwright Michael Mizerany tries his hand at filmmaking.
Beth Accomando is taking a short break from film reviews and arts coverage to create a six-part video podcast called Stripper Energy. Check it out!