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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My idea of a good date movie is "Shaun of the Dead." So maybe I'm not the best person to be making Valentine's Day recommendations. But there's one contemporary filmmaker who consistently tackles love with such lush romanticism that even I swoon at his movies. That filmmaker is Wong Kar-Wai. So as much as I hate Cupid's silly holiday, here's a Valentine to Wong Kar-Wai. -
Fifty-two years ago ABC launched the TV show "Batman" and forever changed the pop culture landscape. -
Noirchaelogist, Czar of noir, host of TCM's Noir Alley, founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation... whatever title you want to refer to him by, Eddie Muller is simply the man to go to when you want to know anything about film noir. -
The holidays are upon us so what better time to think about spirituality. For some, movie theaters are like churches and the movies they screen can teach about how to live life. -
For this podcast, Arts & Culture Reporter Beth Accomando turns to her archives for an interview with David Cronenberg about his 1996 film "Crash," adapted from J.G. Ballard's controversial 1973 novel revolving around people with symphorophilia, in this case, car-crash sexual fetishism. -
It's Thanksgiving and I have a pair of films that I am feeling very thankful for right now: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" and "The Shape of Water." Filmmaker Martin McDonagh talks about writing a film for Frances McDormand and Doug Jones talks about "suit acting" for Guillermo Del Toro. -
Maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen died on March 23, 2019 at the age of 77. His schlocky B-movies won him a devout cult following and Cinema Junkie had a chance to speak with him in 2017 about his long and wild career. -
"Ash Vs. Evil Dead" season three opener has been postponed to February! So if you want your Bruce Campbell fix in October, check out this podcast and his new book, "Hail to the Chin."
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The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center will be new home for Cygnet Theatre -
Curator Michael Uslan highlights recent additions. -
Plus, 10 Best Lists from Midday Movies critics. -
Stars Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, and Director Tom Holland will hold a question and answer panel, plus signing at Star Theatre. -
Theatre company performs at 66-seat black box space at Mission Valley Shopping Center. -
KPBS Midday EditionFilm Geeks SD will present a year-long film series dedicated to the iconic monster at Digital Gym Cinema. -
Revisiting the East County water tower Cloud Project and its controversy. -
'All of Us Strangers' and 'American Fiction' are indie films trying to catch the Academy's eye.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.