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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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SD Fringe top pick: 'Smile'
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SD Fringe adds SDSU filmmaker showcase
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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. -
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. -
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. -
“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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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego Shakespeare Society holds 18th annual event at Old Globe Theatre -
Takashi Miike's latest film serves up unlikely romance -
KPBS Midday EditionNew standalone DC film reinvents iconic villain in origin story -
KPBS Midday EditionNew play mixes Molière, Shakespeare, and a narco telenovela -
KPBS Midday EditionOld Globe MFA graduate Heather Raffo has west coast premiere of her play -
More than two dozen shorts, features, documentaries screen at Museum of Photographic Arts -
Interstellar film is beautiful to look at but hollow at its core -
KPBS Midday EditionThe University of San Diego’s Hoehn Family Galleries opened an exhibit called "Christ: Life, Death, and Resurrection." It draws upon the works of the Italian Renaissance from The British Museum and includes a drawing from Michelangelo.
Beth Accomando is taking a short break from film reviews and arts coverage to create a six-part video podcast called Stripper Energy. Check it out!