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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Finest City Improv at San Diego Fringe
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Fringe preview: "On Earth as it is in Hell"
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Best of San Diego Fringe Festival
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'Dune' cinematographer Greig Fraser sheds light on his craft
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A cinephile's dilemma of having two film festivals happening at the same time: TCM Film Festival and San Diego Asian Film Festival's Spring Showcase.
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Film editor Laurent Sénéchal just received an Oscar nomination for his work on 'Anatomy of a Fall' and he discusses the challenges of editing the tense thriller.
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A bonus holiday edition! Cinema Junkie's Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala have created a cinematic shopping list to get you through the holidays and avoid any lumps of coal.
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Apple TV+ recently launched Season 3 of "Slow Horses" starring Gary Oldman. It is also midway through its "Monarch Legacy of Monsters" show that expands Legendary’s Monsterverse.
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Cinema Junkie speaks with Fil-Am filmmaker H.P. Mendoza about human flight, ghosts on the set, and 'grief release.'
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Cinema Junkie wants to extend the spooky season to 365 days a year with some home haunting memories and scary movie recommendations.
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Cinema Junkie speaks with filmmaker Errol Morris about his new documentary "The Pigeon Tunnel," which explores the life and work of David Cornwell, better known by his pen name of John Le Carré.
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Moises Esparza looks back on ten years of programming for San Diego Latino Film Festival to curate a list of film recommendations.
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Prepare for sensory overload with 11 days of eyeball busting theatrical experiences.
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The Comic-Con Museum's new "Collaboration(s)" exhibit explores how race, representation and horror intersect, and uplift people of color in the popular arts.
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The filmmakers of "Abigail," Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, talk about their ballerina vampire movie.
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KPBS Midday EditionFilm critics highlight the best action films in cinemas and a few you might have missed from the past.
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La Jolla Playhouse's Without Walls Festivals showcases site-specific and immersive theater starting Thursday.
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KPBS Midday EditionCritics highlight trailblazing women and first-time female directors.
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Filmmaker Alex Rivest talks about 'Canary' and what glaciers can tell us.
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KPBS Midday EditionTen days of shorts, features and documentaries from around the globe screen at AMC Mission Valley and Digital Gym Cinema.
We want to hear your voice on "Cinema Junkie." Submit your idea for "Share Your Addiction" (something cinematic you love and want to rave about on the show for 60 seconds) or "Going Cold Turkey" (where you get to rant about a film thing that needs to stop for 60 seconds) by emailing Beth with the subject line "Rant" or "Rave."
baccomando@kpbs.org
Also, be sure to check out "Cinema Junkie: Geeky Gourmet," a video series about what food or drink to pair with the films or themes discussed in the podcast.
baccomando@kpbs.org
Also, be sure to check out "Cinema Junkie: Geeky Gourmet," a video series about what food or drink to pair with the films or themes discussed in the podcast.