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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Warwick's indie bookstore has been family run for 128 years
Marigold Bagels opens new storefront in North Park
'89 Carson Junction Road' is a Christmas play with a body count
Maxx Moses reimagines Black Friday
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In the early Twentieth Century, Anna May Wong was deemed too Chinese to play white roles and too American to play Chinese roles but that did not stop her from becoming an international icon. Cinema Junkie speaks with Yunte Huang, author of a new biography on the Asian American Actress. -
Steve Chu juggles duties as a judge and a pop culture nerd. -
To celebrate Comic-Con, we are convening a Midday Movies edition to highlight a few of our favorite superhero movies. -
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Directors talk about staging the Bard's romantic comedies and why they are still relevant. -
Ben Model has dedicated himself to creating music scores to bring silent films back to glorious life. He discusses the process to creating these scores and his passion to save these films and share them with new audiences. -
Here are some must-see LGBTQ+ films for Pride Month. -
Author and SDSU professor William Nericcio considers the art of Mexican cartoonist Jose Trinidad Camacho at Comic-Con Museum.
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The San Diego Asian Film Festival showcases 150 films from 30 countries over the next 10 days. -
As Halloween approaches, our critics share the movies that terrified them, from supernatural thrillers to fear of losing oneself. -
Bats sometimes get a bad rap, but these fascinating facts show how they pollinate plants, control insects and thrive in the wild. -
La Jolla Playhouse premieres a musical adaptation of Mike Nichols' 1988 hit film, with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. -
Experience Edgar Allan Poe's macabre tales in the historic Villa Montezuma this weekend and next. -
The documentary "Rebel with a Clause," opening Thursday at Digital Gym Cinema, follows Ellen Jovin on a 50-state road trip exploring language, grammar and community. -
Fright for Future is a haunted attraction with a social conscience, scaring you with real-world horrors. Plus, here are other Halloween events to explore. -
KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando joined the crew at The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park to fulfill a bucket list item — stepping into the makeup chair, joining the monsters and learning the art of the perfect jump scare.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.