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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Go behind the scenes of Primal Pro Wrestling School
Highlights from the Lucas Museum Panel
Little Fish takes kids to Comic-Con to get work reviewed by pros
How to prepare for George Lucas coming to Hall H
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Oscar-winner George Chakiris talks about his career, Marilyn Monroe, and his dog Sammy. -
"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. -
Oscar-winner George Chakiris talks about his work on "West Side Story." -
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. -
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. -
Giant bugs attack humanity in the new sci-fi horror film, "Stung" and meet TheNAT's curator of entomology. -
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. -
David Foster Wallace won accolades for his 1,000-page tome “Infinite Jest” in 1996. Then he saddened fans by committing suicide just over a decade later. Actor Jason Segel talks about playing the late writer in the new film “End of the Tour."
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Icarus Interstellar hosts conference to awaken the interstellar space exploration industry -
KPBS Midday EditionArtistic director Matt Morrow says the theme is 'we are' -
KPBS Midday EditionCritics look to 'It Chapter 2' and 'Brittany Runs a Marathon' -
KPBS Midday EditionHorror film fest started in San Diego and now calls Orange County its home -
KPBS Midday EditionA weekend of staged readings of new works from Latinx playwrights -
KPBS Midday EditionNew horror-comedy plays its hand well -
KPBS Midday EditionFest showcases films and performances that challenge expectations -
KPBS Midday EditionClare Barron's play looks to tweeners at a dance competition
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.