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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It's time for my annual check up with the Doctor of the Dead. Last year he diagnosed the self-aware zombie, this year he talks about Zombies for Humanity or zombies whose hearts have grown bigger than their brains. -
"Shin Godzilla" is the first Japanese film in 12 years to feature Toho's famous monster icon. On this podcast, I speak with professor Ramie Tateishi about the legacy of Big G and how this new film revisits the past and defines a potential new future. -
Another podcast from Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, this time checking in with horror authors about how to translate books to film and on what the written word can do that movies can't. -
FilmOut screens Clive Barker's "Nightbreed" on Oct. 12 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas. So for this podcast I spoke with Mark Alan Miller, who produced the Director's Cut and was key in locating footage that had been thought lost. -
I'm in the mood for Italian horror thanks to composer Fabio Frizzi coming to San Diego to perform scores from his films. So let's talk about Frizzi, Fulci and the fever dream of Italian horror. -
Sometimes there’s just too much good stuff to cover so this week I am going to talk with a pair of filmmakers from wildly divergent films but what makes them fun to combine into one podcast is that one is a real documentary — "For the Love of Spock" — and one is a fake documentary — "Operation Avalanche." -
The seventh annual Horrible Imaginings Film Festival wrapped this past Sunday. Here are interviews with filmmakers from around the globe who came. -
Something wicked this way comes! It is time for the seventh annual Horrible Imaginings Film Festival, which runs Sept. 7 through 11 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park.
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From George Lucas in Hall H to voice acting favorites, comics legends and award-worthy film, here's how to navigate a Sunday full of meaning. -
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas is making his first-ever Comic-Con appearance Sunday. Here's how to get into Hall H and what you need to know about lines and wristband rules. -
Legendary creators, banned books, K-pop fandom, horror deep dives and more — Saturday's Comic-Con lineup as something for everyone. We've grouped our top panel picks by theme to help you plan your day. -
From cosplay to comics legends, monsters to manga, here are some of the most compelling panels happening Friday at Comic-Con 2025 — grouped by theme to help you plan your day. -
Often called the "Oscars of the comics industry," Comic-Con hosts the 37th annual Eisner Awards on Friday, celebrating top comics creators and titles across 32 categories. -
Planning for Comic-Con 2025? Check out our Wednesday and Thursday panel picks covering Marvel legends, anime, horror and more to help build your perfect schedule. -
"Adjunct" has its theatrical debut Thursday night at Digital Gym Cinema, with writer-director Ron Najor in person. -
A San Diego theater company is reimagining a classic fairy tale with "Gretel: The Musical," giving the Brothers Grimm story new life as a femme-centric musical.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.