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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“Dead, White and Blue” is made from 100% recycled film and filmmaker Mike Davis explains what that means. -
Cinema Junkie has a new book recommendation, David F. Walker's "Black Film: A History of Black Representation and Participation in the Movies." -
To close out Women's History Month, a look at both women directors who blazed a trail and the provocative new voices emerging today. -
Cinema Junkie explores how absurdity and laughter are used in activism — from viral videos to street performances and even historical resistance movements. -
Cinema Junkie speaks with authors Kim Luperi and Danny Reid about their new book, “Pre-Code Essentials: Must-See Cinema from Hollywood’s Untamed Era, 1930-1934," which they say is the perfect gift for any cinephile. -
As protests take on a more theatrical — and often humorous — tone, Cinema Junkie teams up with Midday Movies to look at tactical frivolity in film and real life. -
The new documentary “Tura!” pays tribute to badass actress and pop culture icon Tura Satana. Cinema Junkie speaks with director Cody Jarrett and Satana’s friend and manager Siouxzan Perry. Warning: Episode contains mature language. -
Cinema Junkie presents this month's Midday Movies with an exploration of surprising takes on Shakespeare, from Bollywood's "Angoor" to Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood."
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It's October, so enjoy a karaoke ghost story at the San Diego Filipino Film Festival and Halloween horror convention Scream Diego this Saturday. -
Southwestern College stages a new comedy of terrors and invited KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando to its "blood rehearsal." -
Guillermo del Toro's darkly seductive parable about choice and disobedience hits even harder today. -
Lips drag icon Tootie invites you to gather and share supernatural tales at the City Heights outdoor venue. -
Quint Gallery's Mark Quint opened The Museum Of __ to showcase the extraordinary and ordinary in physical and virtual spaces. -
New film offers fictionalized portrait of Chris Hansen, the former host of Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator." -
SDIFF kicks off its 20th anniversary with a launch party Saturday. Films screen Sept. 30-Oct. 10 under the theme "Legacy." -
Playwright Mat Smart goes from DNA New Works to world premiere with "A Black-Billed Cuckoo," which explores grief and birding.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.