Cinema Junkie
Satisfy your celluloid addiction with the "Cinema Junkie" podcast, where you can mainline film 24/7. This film and entertainment series is run by KPBS Film Critic Beth Accomando. So if you need a film fix, want to hear what filmmakers have to say about their work, or just want to know what's worth seeing this weekend, then you've come to the right place.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 148 minutes
- Episodes
- 270
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Cynthia Nixon On Acting And ‘James White’
This year is turning out to be a good one for older actresses. Cynthia Nixon talks about her role in the new independent film “James White” (opened Dec. 4 at Arclight La Jolla).
00:20:12 |
Sat 05 Dec 2015
A John Waters Christmas Promises To Be Naughty
John Waters – the self-proclaimed "Pope of Trash" and "People’s Pervert" – returns to San Diego (Nov. 30 at The Observatory North Park) for the John Waters Christmas Tour 2015.
00:32:51 |
Fri 27 Nov 2015
Frizzi 2 Fulci
Italian film composer Fabio Frizzi made his first tour of the U.S. this year with a tribute concert to director Lucio Fulci called Frizzi 2 Fulci. I saw the concert in L.A. last month and caught up w…
00:40:57 |
Fri 13 Nov 2015
Revisiting The Hollywood Blacklist With ‘Trumbo’
In a year when I was breathlessly awaiting a new Bond film and a promising "Star Wars" installment, "Trumbo" (opening Friday throughout San Diego) was the film that in some ways I was most excited ab…
00:10:42 |
Thu 12 Nov 2015
San Diego Asian Film Festival Celebrates Its Sweet 16
The San Diego Asian Film Festival celebrates its sweet 16 this year. Artistic director Brian Hu talked about programming the festival and highlights some festival offerings.
01:05:02 |
Thu 05 Nov 2015
‘SPECTRE’ And James Bond Geekiness
Bond. James Bond. My obsession with 007 began as a child and I continue to thrill at the new films, including the latest "SPECTRE."
00:29:57 |
Thu 05 Nov 2015
What Was The First Film To Scare You?
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.
00:32:14 |
Fri 30 Oct 2015
Feminist Western And Horror Film List
Feminist western barely qualifies as a subgenre since there are so few entries but "The Keeping Room" offers a strong entry.
00:19:23 |
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Tribute To ‘Re-Animator The Musical’
This week's horror-themed October Cinema Junkie podcast pays tribute to "Re-Animator The Musical."
01:08:19 |
Fri 23 Oct 2015
Obedience And Madness
It's all about obedience and madness with reviews of "The Experimenter" and National Theatre Live's "Hamlet" with Benedict Cumberbatch.
00:14:25 |
Thu 22 Oct 2015
Psychoanalyzing ‘The Babadook’
This week's horror-themed edition of the KPBS Cinema Junkie Podcast looks at "The Babadook" through the eyes of a psychoanalyst.
00:50:03 |
Fri 16 Oct 2015
‘Crimson Peak,’ ‘Victoria,’ Halloween Horror
Guillermo del Toro returns to the realm of ghosts for his gothic romance, "Crimson Peak."
00:10:25 |
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Take A Tour Of Surgeons’ Hall Museum With Mr. Horror Musical
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.
01:07:26 |
Fri 09 Oct 2015
‘Goodnight Mommy’ Serves Up Intimate Horror
This week's Cinema Junkie podcast looks to the new horror film "Goodnight Mommy" that hails from Austria.
00:09:03 |
Thu 08 Oct 2015
‘The Martian,’ Titans And Hitchcock
All the hype this week is focused on "The Martian" (opening Oct. 2 throughout San Diego), but there are plenty of other film choices for this weekend.
00:10:06 |
Fri 02 Oct 2015
Author And Filmmaker Clive Barker
An archive interview with Clive Barker from 2005 launches a month of horror themed podcasts on Cinema Junkie.
00:27:52 |
Fri 02 Oct 2015
San Diego Film Festival Auteur Award Recipient Brit Marling
The 14th Annual San Diego Film Festival will hand out its tribute awards on Saturday, with Brit Marling receiving its Auteur Award.
00:45:06 |
Wed 30 Sep 2015
Son Of Monsterpalooza Wrap-Up
A wrap-up from last weekend's Son of Monsterpalooza Convention in Burbank with a trio of interviews.
00:53:28 |
Fri 25 Sep 2015
Let’s Jam With ‘Cowboy Bebop’
Let's talk anime. "Cowboy Bebop" is my all-time favorite anime and this Saturday the Ken Cinema is showing the movie as it’s midnight film. If you have never seen an anime before then make this the o…
00:11:32 |
Thu 24 Sep 2015
Opera Field Trip With Tenor Rene Barbera
Tenor Rene Barbera talks about opera, breathing, and heavy metal as we take a field trip outside the world of film.
00:29:20 |
Fri 18 Sep 2015
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