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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WorldBeat Cultural Center celebrates Threads of Freedom
Escape to Arcade Monsters
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Directors talk about staging the Bard's romantic comedies and why they are still relevant. -
Ben Model has dedicated himself to creating music scores to bring silent films back to glorious life. He discusses the process to creating these scores and his passion to save these films and share them with new audiences. -
Here are some must-see LGBTQ+ films for Pride Month. -
Author and SDSU professor William Nericcio considers the art of Mexican cartoonist Jose Trinidad Camacho at Comic-Con Museum. -
Austin Dean Ashford won Best of Fringe in 2018 and returns to spread message of diversity and inclusivity. -
Cinema Junkie takes a film noir road trip to Shanghai and the Old West by way of the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in Palm Springs. Can't make it? Then just use this as a roadmap for your own noir journey. -
Host Maureen Cavanaugh has Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala pick their favorite movies about moms and the results might surprise you. -
KPBS Arts reporter Beth Accomando invites Pac-Arts artistic director Brian Hu to examine Asian representation in Hollywood films through the years, and how recent independent films have played a role in changing how Asians are represented on screen.
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More than 100 films from 20 countries screening at four venues -
KPBS Midday EditionWith Halloween around the corner, here are some spooky film and show recommendations from Cinema Junkie host Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' podcaster Yazdi Pithavala. -
Like 007, Cinema Junkie returns to complete its mission to explore the world of James Bond. -
Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival showcases classics as well as lost gems newly restored -
New festival showcases 40 films in person and more online -
Exploring the cinematic and literary world of 007 -
Daniel Craig's final appearance as Bond was worth the wait. (Spoiler-free review.) -
Haunted Hotel Disturbance returns to Mission Valley and the Haunted Trail is back at Balboa Park with a mile long haunt.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.