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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Interview with 'Sunshine' actress Maris Racal
San Diego Filipino Film Festival serves up packed weekend
I was a scare actor for a night at Haunted Trail
San Diego Italian Film Festival celebrates courage
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The new documentary “Tura!” pays tribute to badass actress and pop culture icon Tura Satana. Cinema Junkie speaks with director Cody Jarrett and Satana’s friend and manager Siouxzan Perry. Warning: Episode contains mature language. -
Cinema Junkie presents this month's Midday Movies with an exploration of surprising takes on Shakespeare, from Bollywood's "Angoor" to Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood." -
Ben Model's new book defines the visual language and lasting impact of silent cinema. -
Cinema Junkie joins Midday Movies to spotlight Digital Gym Cinema, a microcinema keeping cult classics, international gems and community film events alive in San Diego. -
Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is a vampire tale, a story of the Jim Crow South, an Afrofuturistic vision and a heart-pounding tribute to the blues and Black culture. Cinema Junkie takes a deep dive into the film with critics and authors. -
Cinema Junkie celebrates Walpurgisnacht with Joe Bob Briggs, host of Shudder's "The Last Drive-In." -
Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando talks with Pacific Arts Movement artistic director Brian Hu and filmmaker Jota Mun about must-see Asian cinema — from iconic kung fu classics to groundbreaking new films featured in this year's Spring Showcase. -
Hit the dark alleys of film noir with the usual suspects from the Midday Movies gang to find some femme fatales who made the genre iconic.
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Kick off Black History Month by celebrating Black creators. -
The Stay Strange Short Film Festival and 'Lumpia with a Vengeance' release parties taking place on Saturday will satisfy diverse tastes. -
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center will be new home for Cygnet Theatre -
Curator Michael Uslan highlights recent additions. -
Plus, 10 Best Lists from Midday Movies critics. -
Stars Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, and Director Tom Holland will hold a question and answer panel, plus signing at Star Theatre. -
Theatre company performs at 66-seat black box space at Mission Valley Shopping Center. -
KPBS Midday EditionFilm Geeks SD will present a year-long film series dedicated to the iconic monster at Digital Gym Cinema.
Stripper Energy just received an Emmy for Journalistic Enterprise, you can watch the six-part video podcast now.