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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If Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were geeks, they would be putting on a "Hobbits" version of "Les Mis" or a "Star Wars" take on "The Phantom of the Opera." That's what Turning Tydes is doing at Comic-Con. -
Olivia de Havilland, the loveliest of all Maid Marians, turns 100 years old this month and that's reason enough to screen "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and celebrate this 1938 Technicolor classic. -
Since she was 17 years old, Tymisha Harris has idolized legendary dancer, singer and activist Josephine Baker. Now she pays tribute to the first international black superstar in a one-woman show called "Josephine" at the San Diego International Fringe Festival. -
June 22 is Bruce Campbell's birthday. That's cause for celebration and I am calling this podcast Hail to the King, Bruce Campbell in his honor. -
With the first folio in San Diego this month, Cinema Junkie returns to the Bard for an episode all about "Macbeth." -
When you think of Africa on film, what comes to mind? Meryl Streep and Robert Redford in "Out of Africa"? Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond"? If so, then here's a fresh take on Africa from a first-time filmmaker from Kenya. -
FilmOut, San Diego’ LGBT film festival, kicks off its 18th year Friday and will showcase some 40 films in three days. Cinema Junkie highlights one dark gem, “Downriver.” -
The First Folio — the book that gave us Shakespeare — is touring the U.S. so what better time to talk about Shakespeare on film.
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Movie choices offer unconventional biopic or effective horror. -
Shudder will stream the showcase of seven short films through July 19. -
'Mad God' and 'Neptune Frost' will be held over for second week at Digital Gym Cinema. -
Rep artistic director Sam Woodhouse admitted "errors" and offered a "sincere apology." -
The allegations come just days after the 46-year-old theater announced it would be suspending all productions and laying off its entire staff due to a financial crisis. -
Fringe ends with its traditional Secret Cabaret and "best of" the festival. -
Dinosaurs battle indie titles in cinemas. -
Local theater company formed during pandemic and has its last Fringe show on Saturday.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.