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Audrey II Comes To Carnivorous Life In 'Little Shop Of Horrors'
- June 26
- By Beth Accomando, Roland Lizarondo
Roger Corman's 1960 B-movie "Little Shop of Horrors" became a popular musical in the 1980s. Now it arrives at New Village Arts in Carlsbad with a slightly different look. The carnivorous plant Audrey II is usually a puppet voiced by a man but in this production African American actress and singer Eboni Muse takes on the role.
Not-So-Silent Short Film Festival Celebrates Women Pioneer Filmmakers
- June 21
- By Beth Accomando
Vanguard Culture hosts the first of its three Not-So-Silent Short Film Festival on Saturday, June 22, and the focus is on women film pioneers.
'Last Black Man In San Francisco' Is Cinematic Poetry
- June 20
- By Beth Accomando
"The Last Black Man in San Francisco" won accolades at Sundance earlier this year. Now it opens in select San Diego theaters and you need to see it.
Cinema Junkie Podcast 171: Hollywood Black
- June 14
- By Beth Accomando
African Americans and Hollywood have a long, troubled, and complicated past. I am going to explore that history with Donald Bogle author of the new book "Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers" from Turner Classic Movies.
San Diego Fringe Top Pick: 'An Even Sweeter Pang'
- June 14
- By Beth Accomando
San Diego International Fringe wraps up this weekend but there is one show debuting Friday night at Les Girls and it features Irish singer, dancer and sex worker Kate McGrew.
Samuel L. Jackson Returns as 'Shaft'
- June 13
- By Beth Accomando
In 1971 “Shaft” announced a new kind of black screen icon. Hollywood tried to build on the Shaft name in 2000 with Samuel L. Jackson playing Shaft’s nephew. Now Jackson is back with another incarnation of the New York private detective in yet another film simply named “Shaft.”
SD Fringe Dance Shows: 'Mesa Moves' And 'Get Free'
- June 11
- By Beth Accomando
San Diego International Fringe Festival highlights all kinds of performance. Here are two dance shows worth checking out: "Mesa Moves: Dance Spectrum" and "Get Free."
SD Fringe Artist Highlight: Ciarlene Coleman, 'Your Best American Girl'
- June 11
- By Beth Accomando
MaArte Theatre Collective was founded to create space for the Filipino-American experience in the diverse and dynamic culture of San Diego. Its San Diego International Fringe show features Ciarlene Coleman in the one-woman show, "Your Best American Girl."
SD Fringe Top Pick: 'Shelter'
- June 11
- By Beth Accomando
We are hitting the halfway point of the seventh annual San Diego International Fringe Festival and some shows are rising to the top like Tangata Circus Company's "Real[ise]" and Renee Westbrook's "Shelter."
SD Fringe Artist Highlight: Iceland's Huldufugl
- June 10
- By Beth Accomando
The seventh annual San Diego International Fringe Festival is in full swing with a diverse array of shows available at the festival's new home base of Balboa Park. One unique show, "A Box in the Desert," comes from Iceland and involves virtual reality.
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Satisfy your celluloid addiction with the Cinema Junkie blog and podcast, where you can mainline film 24/7. This film and entertainment series is run by KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando.
So if you need a film fix, want to hear what filmmakers have to say about their work, or just want to know what's worth seeing this weekend, then you've come to the right place.
