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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Kurosawa classics restored and on big screen

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After more than a century, Sherlock Holmes’ popularity continues to rise with a play at the Globe, more of the BBC series in the wings, and now Sir Ian McKellan taking on the role of the great detective for the feature film, “Mr. Holmes."
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"The Overnight” has been stirring buzz since its premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It's a raunchy comedy but with more than sex on its mind.
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It’s summer so that means Shakespeare takes the stage at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. But for its 80th anniversary, the Globe is adding a twist to the Summer Shakespeare season — films.
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In an era of fast food entertainment, “We Are Still Here” (opening June 25 at the Digital Gym Cinema) serves up a slow meal of haunted house horrors.
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“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (opening June 19 in select San Diego theaters) won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
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Meet the Glamorous Victim, the Lady Sleuth and more as Cinema Junkie concludes a discussion of the diverse women of film noir
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Actor Tom Steward turns his SD Fringe one-man show into a musical for Coronado Playhouse this weekend
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Taiwanese film inspired by video game deals with history and the period of White Terror
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Japan's pop culture icon is increasing his footprint in the U.S. market for Christmas
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Attendees share their experiences at the scaled back pop culture convention.
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Looking beyond just the usual suspect of the femme fatale to explore the diversity of women in classic Hollywood film noir
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KPBS Midday EditionComic-Con Special Edition runs through Sunday at San Diego Convention Center
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.