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Weekend Preview: December Nights, 'Danny's Story,' Little Fish’s Comic Savvy Holiday Edition
- Dec. 6
- By Beth Accomando
This weekend, San Diegans can pick from a number of holiday and non-holiday themed events happening around the city from the 42nd annual December Nights at Balboa Park to Little Fish's Comic Savvy!
'Waves' Uses Bold, Fresh Cinematic Language
- Dec. 6
- By Beth Accomando
This is the time of year when Hollywood studios serve up their Oscar hopefuls. But a small indie film called "Waves" outshines most of these bigger releases.
Diversionary Theatre Creates Winter Wonderland For 'Santaland Diaries'
- Dec. 4
- By Andi Dukleth, Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
The forecast at Diversionary Theatre is for snow through Dec. 22. Find out how the creative team behind "Santaland Diaries" is creating a winter wonderland that goes beyond what's onstage.
Roundtable: KPBS Podcasts
- Nov. 29
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
A special episode of KPBS Roundtable features a discussion with several KPBS podcast hosts about their shows and the growth of the podcast platform.
Choreographer Michael Mizerany Turns To Playwriting
- Nov. 29
- By Beth Accomando
Michael Mizerany is best known in San Diego as a choreographer but now he is staging a new play he has written called "Wally and His Lover Boys" at Diversionary's Black Box Theatre.
Cinema Junkie Podcast 183: Giving Thanks For Cinematic Memories
- Nov. 27
- By Beth Accomando
My dad died on Aug. 23 of this year and I miss him every day, so for my Thanksgiving Cinema Junkie podcast I am paying tribute to him by giving thanks for the films he introduced me to.
Disembodied Brains Are Scary Or How Sci-Fi Influences Science
- Nov. 22
- By Beth Accomando
I wanted to visit a scientist in his lab in order to explore how science and science fiction inspire each other. The person I decided to visit was UCSD professor and neuroscientist Alysson Muotri who uses stem cells to study the brain.
'Cambodian Rock Band' Revisits A Country's Music And Political Past
- Nov. 21
- By Beth Accomando
La Jolla Playhouse just opened the play "Cambodian Rock Band" by UC San Diego graduate Lauren Yee. The play serves up a redemptive tale of a father and daughter finding each other amidst decades-old secrets and against the backdrop of Cambodian rock 'n' roll.
Cinema Junkie Separates The Good From The Bad At Cinemas
- Nov. 15
- By Beth Accomando
There are a number of new films besides Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman" in theaters and here's the best and the worst of them.
Midday Movies: Films To Be Thankful For
- Nov. 15
- By Beth Accomando
Thanksgiving is around the corner so Midday Movies turned to its film critics to ask what films they are thankful for.
'The Irishman' Is A Return To Form For Martin Scorsese
- Nov. 15
- By Beth Accomando
Netflix is once again setting its sights on an Oscar with the release of Martin Scorsese’s "The Irishman." The film was produced for the streaming service and begins a theatrical release before airing on Netflix. It continues at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas and begins streaming on Netflix on Nov. 27.
Bodhi Tree Concerts Brings 'All Is Calm' Back To Veterans Museum
- Nov. 12
- By Beth Accomando
Bodhi Tree Concerts has smartly placed its production of “All is Calm” between Veteran’s Day and Christmas since the choral opera touches on both themes.
Cinema Junkie Episode 182: Ford, Ferrari And An Asian American Film Canon
- Nov. 8
- By Beth Accomando
Director James Mangold discusses making history as he looks to the story of "Ford v Ferrari;" while San Diego Asian Film Festival artistic director and programmer Brian Hu talks about the list he helped create for the L.A. Times of the 20 Best Asian American Films of the Past 20 Years.
'Heaven Or Hell 3' Explores San Diego In 1971
- Nov. 8
- By Beth Accomando
This weekend you can find San Diego International Fringe performers squaring off with new versions of their shows. Tom Steward has shaken not stirred his “One Man Bond” into “James Bond in Space” while Kata Pierce-Morgan and Kate McGrew will be offering the third installment of “Heaven or Hell” at Les Girls, Part 2 debuted this past summer at Fringe.
'Heathers: The Musical' Enters Final Weeks At OB Playhouse
- Nov. 8
- By Beth Accomando
If you missed catching OB Playhouse's "Heathers: The Musical" during the Halloween season, the good news is you have three more weekends to enjoy girls being deliciously mean.