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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KPBS Midday Movies critics Beth Accomando and Yazdi Pithavala face off in a battle between Christmas action-horror and feel good holiday fare. The Christmas Smackdown is refereed by KPBS Midday Edition host Jade Hindmon. -
Film programmers Matt Rotman of Bonkers Ass Cinema and Eddie Gurrola of Popcorn Reef join Cinema Junkie to sing the praises of grindhouse cinema. -
A cinephile's dilemma of having two film festivals happening at the same time: TCM Film Festival and San Diego Asian Film Festival's Spring Showcase. -
Film editor Laurent Sénéchal just received an Oscar nomination for his work on 'Anatomy of a Fall' and he discusses the challenges of editing the tense thriller. -
A bonus holiday edition! Cinema Junkie's Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala have created a cinematic shopping list to get you through the holidays and avoid any lumps of coal. -
Apple TV+ recently launched Season 3 of "Slow Horses" starring Gary Oldman. It is also midway through its "Monarch Legacy of Monsters" show that expands Legendary’s Monsterverse. -
Cinema Junkie speaks with Fil-Am filmmaker H.P. Mendoza about human flight, ghosts on the set, and 'grief release.' -
Cinema Junkie wants to extend the spooky season to 365 days a year with some home haunting memories and scary movie recommendations.
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Japan's pop culture icon is increasing his footprint in the U.S. market for Christmas -
Attendees share their experiences at the scaled back pop culture convention. -
Looking beyond just the usual suspect of the femme fatale to explore the diversity of women in classic Hollywood film noir -
KPBS Midday EditionComic-Con Special Edition runs through Sunday at San Diego Convention Center -
KPBS Midday EditionAfter two virtual conventions Comic-Con is back at San Diego Convention Center with a scaled down in-person show. -
KPBS Midday EditionComic-Con Special Edition is this week so here's how one store is trying to keep customers well stocked with the latest comics -
Old Globe's former artistic director Jack O'Brien talks about adapting "Hairspray" from screen to musical theater. -
Exploring the shadowy world of film noir with TCM host
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!