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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25th anniversary of 'In the Mood for Love'
How FilmOut, San Diego's LGBTQ+ Film Festival, began
Bringing 'The Heart' to life
'Batman Azteca' wows Comic-Con
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Bond. James Bond. My obsession with 007 began as a child and I continue to thrill at the new films, including the latest "SPECTRE." -
Last week I gave you a tease of my Cinema Junkie podcast about the first film people remember scaring them, now listen to more memories including some horror celebrities. -
Feminist western barely qualifies as a subgenre since there are so few entries but "The Keeping Room" offers a strong entry. -
This week's horror-themed October Cinema Junkie podcast pays tribute to "Re-Animator The Musical." -
It's all about obedience and madness with reviews of "The Experimenter" and National Theatre Live's "Hamlet" with Benedict Cumberbatch. -
This week's horror-themed edition of the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast looks at "The Babadook" through the eyes of a psychoanalyst. -
Guillermo del Toro returns to the realm of ghosts for his gothic romance, "Crimson Peak." -
If you have ever had the secret desire to look through medical books with their explicit photos of disease, deformities and medical science, then I have the perfect thing for you.
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Filmmaker Alex Rivest talks about 'Canary' and what glaciers can tell us. -
KPBS Midday EditionTen days of shorts, features and documentaries from around the globe screen at AMC Mission Valley and Digital Gym Cinema. -
Last night's 96th Academy Awards had happy surprises, moving moments and embarrassments. -
In the past, a cinematographer's job was done when the shooting wrapped. But now, visual effects can extend their work into post-production. -
Digital Gym Cinema opens a trio of award-worthy foreign films this weekend. -
Ethan Coen goes solo with "Drive-Away Dolls" while Jonathan Glazer takes a look at an Auschwitz commandant in "The Zone of Interest." -
Edible insect ambassador Joseph Yoon is prepping a Bug Banquet at SDSU and you're invited. -
The five-day festival kicks off with musician and film composer Jason Hill in conversation
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.