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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Bringing 'The Heart' to life

'Batman Azteca' wows Comic-Con

Comic-Con Panel Highlight: Graphic India

Little Fish students get work reviewed at Comic-Con
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Unearth a Geek Roundtable with fellow podcaster and Horrible Imaginings Film Festival director Miguel Rodriguez to discuss Universal monsters and the continuing film series The Universal Suspects at the Digital Gym Cinema.
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Oscar-winner George Chakiris talks about his career, Marilyn Monroe, and his dog Sammy.
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"Drown" premiered in San Diego earlier this year at FilmOut where it won six awards including Best Narrative Feature, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Soundtrack and Outstanding Artistic Achievement. "Drown" is a difficult film to watch but for all the right reasons.
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Oscar-winner George Chakiris talks about his work on "West Side Story."
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In 1968, ABC News was trailing miserably in the ratings and to offset its inability to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions it came up with the idea of offering a series of debates between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal. The new documentary, "Best of Enemies" focuses on these debates.
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Horror and science fiction frequently turn to bugs and the insect world to scare people and this podcast features theNAT's entomologist Dr. Michael Wall talking about the interplay of science and pop culture.
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Giant bugs attack humanity in the new sci-fi horror film, "Stung" and meet TheNAT's curator of entomology.
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ScareLA's Extreme Haunt Panel featuring McKamey Manor, Blackout, and Gates of Hell's Victim Experience. Each haunt brought along a "victim" to discuss the experience. Here's the audio from the panel.
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Selections include silents, Shakespeare and Kubrick
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Cygnet Theatre stages new production of cult classic
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New film from Mexico's Arturo Ripstein is a treat for cinephiles
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New gym in Vista focuses on parkour and freerunning
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Oscar-winning film screens at outdoor venue
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KPBS Midday EditionFree beta access starts May 7
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Learn about corpse medicine, skull moss, and the custom of the sea
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But it's not a film for everyone
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.