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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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. -
Feminist western barely qualifies as a subgenre since there are so few entries but "The Keeping Room" offers a strong entry. -
This week's horror-themed October Cinema Junkie podcast pays tribute to "Re-Animator The Musical." -
It's all about obedience and madness with reviews of "The Experimenter" and National Theatre Live's "Hamlet" with Benedict Cumberbatch. -
This week's horror-themed edition of the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast looks at "The Babadook" through the eyes of a psychoanalyst. -
Guillermo del Toro returns to the realm of ghosts for his gothic romance, "Crimson Peak." -
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. -
This week's Cinema Junkie podcast looks to the new horror film "Goodnight Mommy" that hails from Austria.
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San Diego Opera's "Tosca" may make you think of "Star Wars"... just a little. -
Real attorneys consider rights under Imperial rule and bullying at Nevermore Academy. -
Stuntman-turned director Chad Stahelski and star Keanu Reeves are still raising the bar on action. -
Author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai will be in San Diego on Tuesday to discuss her new novel about Amerasian children born and abandoned during the Vietnam War. -
If you missed the festival, you can still seek out some films -
For three decades the San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) has been showcasing diverse voices from around the globe. This year it serves up 160 films, food, and music for an eleven-day celebration of Latinx culture. -
Choreographer-turned-playwright serves a loving send up of horror tropes. -
Scholar, musician, composer and opera enthusiast died of pancreatic cancer earlier this week
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!