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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"The Overnight” has been stirring buzz since its premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It's a raunchy comedy but with more than sex on its mind.
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It’s summer so that means Shakespeare takes the stage at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. But for its 80th anniversary, the Globe is adding a twist to the Summer Shakespeare season — films.
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In an era of fast food entertainment, “We Are Still Here” (opening June 25 at the Digital Gym Cinema) serves up a slow meal of haunted house horrors.
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“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (opening June 19 in select San Diego theaters) won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
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La Jolla Playhouse's Without Walls Festivals showcases site-specific and immersive theater starting Thursday.
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KPBS Midday EditionCritics highlight trailblazing women and first-time female directors.
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Filmmaker Alex Rivest talks about 'Canary' and what glaciers can tell us.
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KPBS Midday EditionTen days of shorts, features and documentaries from around the globe screen at AMC Mission Valley and Digital Gym Cinema.
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Last night's 96th Academy Awards had happy surprises, moving moments and embarrassments.
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In the past, a cinematographer's job was done when the shooting wrapped. But now, visual effects can extend their work into post-production.
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Digital Gym Cinema opens a trio of award-worthy foreign films this weekend.
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Ethan Coen goes solo with "Drive-Away Dolls" while Jonathan Glazer takes a look at an Auschwitz commandant in "The Zone of Interest."
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.