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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'Park Opera' redefines opera in Balboa Park
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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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The 28th annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival has some strong screenings this year.
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New Clint Eastwood film looks to three Americans who thwarted a terrorist attack
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KPBS Midday EditionClosing night film from Australian director Greg McLean chronicles real life story
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Documentary looks to 2014 police shooting of Dontre Hamilton
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Action, sci-fi, romance, and foreign films fill the bill at Landmark this week
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The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to the Museum of Photographic Arts with films that resonate locally.
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New dētour series production is already close to sold out
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KPBS Midday EditionDigital Gym Cinema series explores the hard-boiled literary roots of film noir
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!