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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All the hype this week is focused on "The Martian" (opening Oct. 2 throughout San Diego), but there are plenty of other film choices for this weekend. -
An archive interview with Clive Barker from 2005 launches a month of horror themed podcasts on Cinema Junkie. -
The 14th Annual San Diego Film Festival will hand out its tribute awards on Saturday, with Brit Marling receiving its Auteur Award. -
A wrap-up from last weekend's Son of Monsterpalooza Convention in Burbank with a trio of interviews. -
Let's talk anime. "Cowboy Bebop" is my all-time favorite anime and this Saturday the Ken Cinema is showing the movie as it’s midnight film. If you have never seen an anime before then make this the one to pop your cherry. -
Tenor Rene Barbera talks about opera, breathing, and heavy metal as we take a field trip outside the world of film. -
If you grew up in the 1980s then you probably saw a Cannon Film like “Lifeforce,” “Missing in Action,” or “Death Wish 2.” The new documentary “Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films” chronicles the crazy history of this indie film company. -
Horrible Imaginings's lively panel for Edgar G. Ulmer's 'Bluebeard' (1944). On the panel are Ulmer's daughter Arianne Ulmer Cipes and his biographer Noah Isenberg. Panel was moderated by Miguel Rodriguez.
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KPBS Midday EditionBradley Voytek will be one of two neuroscientists presenting insights into the zombie brain at "The Secret Morgue 4: Zombie Autopsy Edition." -
This weekend choose between Cassandro the Exotico or Agatha Christie's famous detective at the cinemas. -
The free, family-friendly event celebrating Afrofuturistic art, film, writing and thinking takes place at Jackie Robinson YMCA in Mountain View. -
The four-day film festival kicks off Sept. 7 in Balboa Park and will celebrate and uplift the broad spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community through movies at a time of growing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the U.S. -
This weekend choose between zombie mayhem or a "final girl" taking on a creepy perpetrator. -
Can "The Untitled Unauthorized Hunster S. Thompson Musical" capture the fear and loathing of the pop culture icon? -
The latest entry in the DC universe offers a genuinely fun time. DC's "Blue Beetle" introduces audiences to Jaime Reyes and his origin story. -
A cottage teetering on the edge of a roof, a 180-ton granite bear, and a 560-foot slithering snake are just some of the commissioned art on the UC San Diego campus that inspire discussions of what makes art.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.