Kimberly Lindbergs Actors, Actresses, Brigitte Bardot, Directors, French Cinema, James Dean, Jean Cocteau, Movie Reviews, Orson Welles, TCM

“A FILM IS A PETRIFIED FOUNTAIN OF THOUGHT.” – JEAN COCTEAU

When Jean Cocteau’s name surfaces most of us think of the visionary artist, poet and director who made films such as BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946), BLOOD OF A POET (1930), LES PARENTS TERRIBLES (1948) and ORPHEUS (1949). Cocteau is all these things and more but he also happens to be one of my favorite film critics. I hesitate to call … Continue reading “A FILM IS A PETRIFIED FOUNTAIN OF THOUGHT.” – JEAN COCTEAU

Kimberly Lindbergs Actors, Orson Welles, TCM, Vincent Price

VINCENT PRICE TAKES CENTER STAGE

This post was part of my month-long celebration of Vincent Price–TCM’s October Star of the Month in 2013. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the death of one of my favorite actors; the remarkable Vincent Price. Vincent Price also happens to be TCM’s Star of the Month and every Thursday throughout October viewers can tune in … Continue reading VINCENT PRICE TAKES CENTER STAGE

Kimberly Lindbergs British Cinema, Directors, Horror, Irish Cinema, Movie Reviews, Orson Welles

Orson Welles’s Irish Ghost Story

I love a good ghost story and some of the best ones ever written have come from the hearts and minds of Irish authors but very few of them have been adapted for the screen. Horror movies set in Ireland that feature an Irish cast are a rare commodity, which makes RETURN TO GLENNASCAUL (1953) all the … Continue reading Orson Welles’s Irish Ghost Story

Kimberly Lindbergs Alfred Hitchcock, American Cinema, Ann-Margret, Books, British Cinema, Comic Books, Crime, Frankenstein, Hammer Horror, Horror, Klaus Kinski, Michael Caine, Orson Welles, Science Fiction, Soundtracks, TCM, Westerns

6 Months of Film Writing

I'm afraid I've been neglecting Cinebeats again but I've been busy with various personal projects and obligations. I've also recently started writing for Publishers Weekly but I thought I'd finally update with some highlights from TCM's Movie Morlocks. Here's some of the more interesting (in my estimation) film related writing & entertaining babble I've produced … Continue reading 6 Months of Film Writing

Kimberly Lindbergs Brigitte Bardot, Gay Interest, Orson Welles, TCM

“A film is a petrified fountain of thought.” – Jean Cocteau

"I know of no elite and no tribunal which can take upon itself to judge what a film will unleash in its immeasurable course. The only jurisdiction to which a film should be subject concerns its style and its expressive power. The rest is a mystery and will always remain so." - Jean Cocteau My … Continue reading “A film is a petrified fountain of thought.” – Jean Cocteau

Kimberly Lindbergs British Cinema, Horror, Orson Welles, TCM

The Fantastique World of Orson Welles

I recently had the opportunity to watch the often forgotten and neglected horror anthology THREE CASES OF MURDER (1955), which features Orson Welles in a segment titled Lord Mountdrago. It's assumed that he directed some of the dream sequences in the film but after finally seeing it for myself I'm convinced that he had a … Continue reading The Fantastique World of Orson Welles

Kimberly Lindbergs Ann-Margret, British Cinema, Composers, Directors, Drama, Experimental, Federico Fellini, Francois Truffaut, Horror, Jean Cocteau, Ken Russell, Movie Reviews, Musicals, Oliver Reed, Orson Welles, Rants

KEN RUSSELL: IN HIS OWN WORDS

Controversial film director Ken Russell passed away suddenly this week at the age of 84. Russell has long been considered the bad boy of British cinema or the original ‘enfant terrible’ of the empire, but for almost as long as I can remember he’s been one of my favorite filmmakers. I was introduced to his … Continue reading KEN RUSSELL: IN HIS OWN WORDS

Kimberly Lindbergs Alain Resnais, British New Wave, Delphine Seyrig, Favorite 2007 DVDs, Karel Reisz, Malcolm McDowell, Movie Reviews, Orson Welles

Favorite DVD Releases of 2007: Part III.

Favorite DVD Releases of 2007: Part III. - Top 30 DVDs #11-20. John Savage in The Killing Kind (1973) The Killing Kind (Dark Sky Films) Please see my brief look at this Curtis Harrington film HERE. Latitude Zero (1969) Latitude Zero (Dub Sub) (Media Blasters) Please see my review of Ishiro Honda's Latitude Zero HERE. … Continue reading Favorite DVD Releases of 2007: Part III.

Kimberly Lindbergs Cannes 60th Anniversary, Francois Truffaut, French Cinema, Orson Welles, Terence Stamp

Celebrating Cannes 60th At Home

Like many people I would love to be in France this weekend, but I'll have to settle for celebrating Cannes 60th Anniversary in the privacy of my own home. In true armchair traveler fashion I thought I'd share some tips on how you can throw your own 1960s-1970s style Cannes Festival at home for yourself … Continue reading Celebrating Cannes 60th At Home