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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Cygnet Theatre opens 'The Joan' at Arts District Liberty Station

Kurosawa classics restored and on big screen

Cinema Junkie recommends ABA doc, grindhouse gem and 3D animation

25th anniversary of 'In the Mood for Love'
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Bond. James Bond. My obsession with 007 began as a child and I continue to thrill at the new films, including the latest "SPECTRE."
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Last week I gave you a tease of my Cinema Junkie podcast about the first film people remember scaring them, now listen to more memories including some horror celebrities.
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Feminist western barely qualifies as a subgenre since there are so few entries but "The Keeping Room" offers a strong entry.
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This week's horror-themed October Cinema Junkie podcast pays tribute to "Re-Animator The Musical."
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It's all about obedience and madness with reviews of "The Experimenter" and National Theatre Live's "Hamlet" with Benedict Cumberbatch.
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This week's horror-themed edition of the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast looks at "The Babadook" through the eyes of a psychoanalyst.
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Guillermo del Toro returns to the realm of ghosts for his gothic romance, "Crimson Peak."
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If you have ever had the secret desire to look through medical books with their explicit photos of disease, deformities and medical science, then I have the perfect thing for you.
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San Diego Filipino Cinema marks its sixth anniversary with CineLibre, featuring a free screening of San Diego Filipino Film Festival short films and conversations with filmmakers, including Luke Lace and Marissa Roxas.
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Local critics pick overlooked films of 2024 to be grateful for.
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Actress Lucy Lawless makes an impressive directing debut with 'Never Look Away' about photojournalist Margaret Moth.
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A joint venture between The Globe and the University of San Diego provides unique opportunity for MFA students to perform Shakespeare.
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The Film Noir Foundation's Alan K. Rode talks about noir and film preservation.
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Charles Busch's dark comic satire echoes Grande Dame Guignol horror thrillers of '60s and '70s.
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The festival is a premier film showcase of Asian American and international cinema with more than 170 films from 35 countries over 11 days.
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The festival runs through Sunday with screenings, panels and awards.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.