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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After more than a century, Sherlock Holmes’ popularity continues to rise with a play at the Globe, more of the BBC series in the wings, and now Sir Ian McKellan taking on the role of the great detective for the feature film, “Mr. Holmes."
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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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Sign up for the email book club to get "Frankenstein" in your inbox.
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Aaron Nabus achieves his dream, creating an event to celebrate, support, and empower San Diego’s Filipino American creative community.
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San Diego's LGBTQ+ film festival showcases queer horror on Friday the 13th.
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Benito Bautista and Emma Francisco launched San Diego Filipino Cinema in 2018 and will be hosting the 4th Annual San Diego Filipino Festival in October.
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The 'RuPaul Drag Race' winner talks about drag and the world premiere of 'Velour: A Drag Spectacular' at La Jolla Playhouse.
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Our top picks for film festivals in San Diego this season: Asian, Italian and LGBTQ+ film festival fill local cinemas.
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Our top picks for theater in San Diego this season: Agatha Christie, 'Midnight at the Never Get' and opera.
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Greg DeFatta has been been making people scream for 35 years, and he loves it.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.