Beth Accomando

Cinema Junkie

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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.

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Beth Accomando

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Simon Pegg on 'Hot Fuzz' 31.07.2015 18:50

With Simon Pegg returning in "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation," I decided to reach into the archives for a 2007 interview with Pegg about "Hot Fuzz."

'Mission Impossible' Is A Fun Adrenaline Rush 30.07.2015 1:19

Spies are back in style as the "Mission Impossible" and 007 franchises serve up new entries, and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." TV show gets a big screen reboot. The latest "Mission Impossible" film looks a lot like an old James Bond film.

'Pigeon' Film Delivers Deadpan Art House Comedy 25.07.2015 1:29

“A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence,” which opened Friday at the Digital Gym Cinema, is the final part of a Swedish trilogy about being human.

'The Third Man' 4K Digital Restoration Comes To Ken Cinema 23.07.2015 1:36

A 4K restoration of "The Third Man" opens at the Ken Cinema and that's cause for celebration.

War Boy Nicholas Hoult 23.07.2015 28:39

Actor Nicholas Hoult, of "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Warm Bodies," was nineteen when I interviewed him. He was starring with Gabriel Byrne in Richard E. Grant autobiographical film about growing up in Swaziland, "Wah-Wah." Hoult has grown up on screen in starting with "About A Boy" and on through playing Hank/Beast in the "X-Men" films.

Sir Ian McKellan On ‘Richard III’ 17.07.2015 50:32

This week Sir Ian McKellan appears as Sherlock Holmes in a new film. So Cinema Junkie looks back to the archives for an interview with the actor about playing Richard III.

The Game's Afoot With An Aging 'Mr. Holmes' 16.07.2015 1:59

After more than a century, Sherlock Holmes’ popularity continues to rise with a play at the Globe, more of the BBC series in the wings, and now Sir Ian McKellan taking on the role of the great detective for the feature film, “Mr. Holmes."

'The Overnight' Is Like A Horror Film Where 'Sex Is The Monster' 01.07.2015 12:16

"The Overnight” has been stirring buzz since its premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It's a raunchy comedy but with more than sex on its mind.

Old Globe Presents Summer Shakespeare Films 29.06.2015 16:45

It’s summer so that means Shakespeare takes the stage at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. But for its 80th anniversary, the Globe is adding a twist to the Summer Shakespeare season — films.

'We Are Still Here' Slow Build, Big Pay Off 26.06.2015 0:42

In an era of fast food entertainment, “We Are Still Here” (opening June 25 at the Digital Gym Cinema) serves up a slow meal of haunted house horrors.

'Me And Earl And The Dying Girl' Tackles Life, Death, And Horrors Of High School 19.06.2015 4:38

“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (opening June 19 in select San Diego theaters) won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.