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
Larry Cohen, King Of The B Movies
Maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen died on March 23, 2019 at the age of 77. His schlocky B-movies won him a devout cult following and Cinema Junkie had a chance to speak with him in 2017 about his long a…
01:15:00 |
Sat 11 Nov 2017
Bruce Campbell, Hail To The Chin Baby
"Ash Vs. Evil Dead" season three opener has been postponed to February! So if you want your Bruce Campbell fix in October, check out this podcast and his new book, "Hail to the Chin."
00:50:00 |
Sat 28 Oct 2017
Gay Horror And The Final Boys
You all know about the final girl in horror, that feisty possibly virginal heroine who’s the last one left standing after some serial killer goes on a rampage. But are you familiar with the final boy…
00:50:00 |
Sat 14 Oct 2017
Giallo, Killing It With Style
Italian giallo cinema is something everyone needs to experience at least once. It consumes you like a fever dream and assaults your senses with an audacious excess of style. Soak up some glorious gia…
01:30:03 |
Sat 07 Oct 2017
Horrible Imaginings And 'Uncharted Regions'
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival wrapped up earlier this month, and it was another great year embracing the darkness. Here's a reflection on the event and a look at the radio drama created specifica…
01:42:00 |
Fri 22 Sep 2017
To Be, Or Not To Be ‘Hamlet’
The Old Globe has a bold new production of “Hamlet” on stage now. It is directed by Barry Edelstein and it made me see the play with new eyes. This podcast is dedicated to Shakespeare’s great play an…
00:56:00 |
Tue 12 Sep 2017
RIP George A. Romero, Godfather Of The Undead
George A. Romero died on July 16. The zombie community paid tribute to him during Comic-Con, and I gather some of those memories and an archive interview with him for this remembrance.
01:22:00 |
Thu 17 Aug 2017
TCM Spotlight On Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, Hitch — however you want to refer to him — is a filmmaker who has left an indelible mark on cinema. His career spanned the silents and talkies, black and whi…
01:08:20 |
Wed 12 Jul 2017
In Praise Of Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright has a new film out and that is cause for celebration. I speak with the director about "Baby Driver."
00:26:59 |
Sun 09 Jul 2017
Shakespeare, The Film’s The Thing
San Diego's Old Globe Theatre has an eight decade history of performing Shakespeare on stage. Now its artistic director Barry Edelstein wants to highlight the Bard on film.
00:40:00 |
Sat 24 Jun 2017
‘Dawson City: Frozen Time’ Revels In Real Found Footage
Found footage is a tired trope in horror but those films all manufacture their supposed found footage. That kind of fakery holds no interest for filmmaker Bill Morrison. He is interested in the real …
00:40:00 |
Fri 16 Jun 2017
Queer Horror
FilmOut San Diego is hosting its first-ever block of gay horror shorts and it highlights how LGBT filmmakers are turning more and more to genre filmmaking. So I felt it was time to pay tribute to que…
01:23:00 |
Fri 09 Jun 2017
David Lynch Revisited
With the return of "Twin Peaks" and a revival screening of "Fire Walk With Me," I decided it was time to dig into the archives for an interview with David Lynch.
00:36:00 |
Sat 27 May 2017
The Beauty And Danger Of Nitrate Film
For almost a century nitrate base film was the standard for motion pictures and for good reason. The image looked stunning on the huge screens of movie palaces. But now only a handful of theaters can…
00:36:00 |
Fri 12 May 2017
'Casablanca' At 75
You must remember this … after 75 years, the film “Casablanca” still maintains an iconic place in pop culture. A new book explores the life, legend and afterlife of Hollywood’s most beloved film.
01:00:00 |
Sat 29 Apr 2017
Stuart Gordon, Kurt Vonnegut And The Sirens Of Titan
Forty years ago, Stuart Gordon adapted Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “The Sirens of Titan” to the stage. Now, Sacred Fools Theater Company in Los Angeles is reviving that adaptation and finding it surprising…
00:42:30 |
Tue 18 Apr 2017
TCM Film Festival 2017 Focuses On Comedy
It is that time of year for classic film zealots to make the pilgrimage to the mecca known as the TCM Film Festival, running April 6 through 9 in Los Angeles.
00:38:30 |
Thu 06 Apr 2017
Gourmet Cannibal Films And Stuart Gordon’s ‘Taste’
Cannibal films — in which people mindlessly slaughter and eat others or where carnage soaks the screen — are a dime a dozen. But films in which great care is taken with both the filmmaking and the pr…
01:20:00 |
Sat 25 Mar 2017
Alejandro G. Iñárritu And Latin Cinema, So Good It’s Scary
This week, the 24th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival kicks off, and that is a perfect excuse to look at Latin cinema — so good it’s scary.
02:14:48 |
Fri 17 Mar 2017
The Voice Behind Samurai Jack
The wait is finally over. After 13 years "Samurai Jack" is back for his fifth and final season and I speak with Phil LaMarr, the voice actor who has brought Jack to life since his debut in 2001.
00:58:00 |
Sat 11 Mar 2017
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