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Excalibur & A Wicked Pack of Cards
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Last year, I had the pleasure of writing an essay for the upcoming Blu-ray and 4K UHD release of Excalibur (1981) from Arrow Video. John Boorman is one of my favorite directors, and Excalibur is a treasured film from my childhood, so the project was a joy to work on. My essay, which is titled “Strange Portents, Peculiar Signs, […]
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Remembering Robert Redford (1936-2025)
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From my latest post on Substack: “In a way, he was like the country he lived in. Everything came too easily to him, but at least he knew it.” – from The Way We Were (1973), scripted by Arthur Laurents It’s easy to assume that the memorable line I borrowed from The Way We Were […]
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New Shop
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Along with becoming a Substack subscriber @ https://kimberlylindbergs.substack.com/Or a Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/c/kimberlylindbergs You can now support Cinebeats by purchasing items in my new Threadless Artist Shop: @ https://arcadianarts.threadless.com In the shop, you’ll find prints, greeting cards, notebooks, totes, and other goodies for sale featuring my art & designs. Threadless is currently having a Cyber Week […]
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Farewell, Alain Delon 1935-2024
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Over on my Substack, I’ve published a lengthy appreciation and defense of Alain Delon. I hope you’ll join me there! It’s accessible to anyone but please consider becoming a paying subscriber. Supporting me on Substack helps keep Cinebeats and its archives online. Your support also allows me to write more. An excerpt from Remembering the […]
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Someone is Bleeding: Les seins de glace (1974)
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Note: I’m compiling a tribute post in honor of Alain Delon but in the meantime, I thought I’d share this piece that I originally wrote for Turner Classic Movies. Before Richard Matheson etched out a name for himself as a popular writer of horror and science fiction he dabbled in crime thrillers and mysteries. His […]
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Breaking Barriers: Walled Off (2023)
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“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Banksy, Walled Off (2023) Like most Americans, my understanding of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict was shaped by a dangerously inadequate public school education along with government and corporate-approved media coverage. As a result, I had to make a conscious decision to educate myself. To do so I […]
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SPY GAMES: STANLEY DONEN’S ARABESQUE (1966)
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Celebrating Sophia Loren Summer 2024 In the 1960s, director Stanley Donen delved into the intriguing world of international espionage with two captivating films, CHARADE (1963) and ARABESQUE (1966). Both were box office hits; however, CHARADE was also adored by critics, and over time it has been signled out as one of Donen’s finest films. It is a slick and darkly funny […]
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Sophia Loren Summer 2024
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According to style influncers we’re having a Sophia Loren Summer and Cinebeats is joining in the fun. You can read all about it as well as upcoming events associated with the Italian actress on my Substack newsletter or Patreon. Cinebeats @ Substack: https://kimberlylindbergs.substack.com/ Cinebeats @ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kimberlylindbergs If you appreciate the blog and want to […]
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Thoughts on Revolution in 35mm
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In 2020, when the pandemic had the world in lockdown, I formed a group on Facebook called the Red Screen Society. The purpose was to bring like-minded film writers together to create a joint publication or ezine that would address the world’s ills using film journalism as a weapon of defense. The idea emerged from […]
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Cinebeats Needs Your Support
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The cost of managing my blogs and website has doubled in the past year. I would like to keep Cinebeats free and accessible to all but to do that I need your support. If you’ve enjoyed having access to this content, benefited from my research and writing or just want to see more writing from […]
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