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
'John Wick 3' and Director Chad Stahelski
"John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum" finally arrives and stuntman-turned-director Chad Stahelski delivers an exhausting, exhilarating film. I have a review of the new film and have a 2017 interview w…
00:29:59 |
Thu 16 May 2019
'Tolkien' Director Talks About Making A Biopic
J.R.R. Tolkien famously wrote "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" books that inspired Peter Jackson's recent films. Now a film biography about the author hits theaters. I'll discuss the allure of To…
00:25:00 |
Fri 10 May 2019
Reel Science 3.0
Reel Science returns with the San Diego Natural History Museum and Digital Gym Cinema pairing sci-fi films with real scientists to put the movie science into a broader context. Whether you want previ…
00:31:05 |
Fri 03 May 2019
Academy Film Archive
I may hate the Academy for some of its Oscar choices but I have nothing but praise for the work it does to preserve film history. I speak with Josef Lindner, the preservation officer at the Academy F…
00:30:00 |
Fri 26 Apr 2019
TCM Classic Film Festival, Part Two
In part one of my look at the 10th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival I spoke with TCM Film Festival programmer Charles Tabesh. Now for part two, I speak with Fox archivist Schawn Belston about the stu…
00:29:30 |
Fri 12 Apr 2019
TCM Classic Film Festival, Part One
TCM Classic Film Festival is a four-day event held in Hollywood and showcasing films from the silents on up into the 1980s. In part one of this week's podcast I speak with TCM Film Festival programme…
00:29:00 |
Thu 11 Apr 2019
Dissecting 'Us'
This spoiler-filled episode examines the hidden meanings of Jordan Peele's latest box office hit with the help of a UC Riverside professor of media and cultural studies.
00:29:20 |
Fri 29 Mar 2019
Guillermo Del Toro And San Diego Latino Film Festival
With Alfonso Cuaron’s recent multiple Oscar win and San Diego Latino Film Festival entering its second quarter century, I felt it was the perfect time to pull up an archive interview I did with Mexic…
01:06:20 |
Fri 15 Mar 2019
The Lady From The Black Lagoon
You may not know Milicent Patrick's name and that's precisely why filmmaker, monster lover, and author Mallory O'Meara decided to write "The Lady From the Black Lagoon." It reveals the lost legacy of…
00:35:00 |
Fri 01 Mar 2019
Black Comix And Scary Black Folks
Cinema Junkie celebrates Black History Month by speaking with Keithan Jones, founder of Black Comix Day, about black comics and movies, and professor John Jennings about a new collective called Scary…
01:16:29 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
Breaking the Commandments With Pre-Code Hollywood
Films made between 1930 and 1934 have come to be known as pre-Code and display defiance of the self-censorship rules Hollywood laid down for itself. I will talk about the delicious naughtiness and se…
00:52:29 |
Fri 01 Feb 2019
Women Editors Discuss The Art, Craft Of Editing
Oscar nominations come out Jan. 22 and, since many people may not know a lot about what a film editor does, here is an archive edition of Cinema Junkie that will enlighten you about the art and craft…
01:00:20 |
Fri 18 Jan 2019
Cinema Junkie Awards And Reel Science Revisited
Cinema Junkie is technically on holiday break but here's something old and something new to start the year: an archive of my Reel Science episode plus my picks for the best films of 2018.
01:53:20 |
Fri 04 Jan 2019
Holy Archives Batman
Holy archives! Cinema Junkie is on holiday break but enjoy this popular episode dedicated to the 1960s Batman TV show and movie, which are the subject of The Hollywood Museum's exhibit that runs thro…
01:30:29 |
Fri 21 Dec 2018
Revisiting ‘Christmas Smackdown’
Cinema Junkie is taking a holiday break and will be re-posting popular podcasts in the interim. This week I pull up an archive show appropriate for the Christmas season but with some perverse holiday…
00:55:04 |
Fri 07 Dec 2018
Stunt Driver Picks Best Car Movies
Stunt driver Steve Lepper picks his favorite car movies as well as the best car chases ever put on film.
01:10:00 |
Tue 27 Nov 2018
From Raymond Chow To Current Asian Cinema
Legendary Hong Kong producer Raymond Chow died earlier this month. This podcast pays tribute to his legacy with San Diego Asian Film Festival artistic director Brian Hu. Plus we get a preview of the …
00:55:00 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
Witches In History And On Film
A discussion of witches through history and on film from ancient Rome to "Rosemary's Baby" and Monty Python.
01:49:29 |
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Remembering Your First Scary Movie
Cinema Junkie asks people about the first film they remember scaring them. Listen to memories from horror fans and some famous horror celebrities.
00:40:14 |
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Teaching Zombies
The Doctor of the Dead, Arnold T. Blumberg, uses zombies to teach media literacy and critical thinking. He has also just written a geeky, well-researched history of the zombie, "Journey of the Living…
01:05:29 |
Fri 14 Sep 2018
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