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Portable Grindhouse: The Lost Art of the VHS

Kimberly Lindbergs — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:43:03 +0000

I grew up in the video age and I’m still in awe of the technology that first allowed me to watch thousands of movies in the privacy of my own home. Call me sentimental and nostalgic, but when I first got wind of Jacques Boyreau’s upcoming book Portable Grindhouse: The Lost Art of the VHS [...]

Art Film As Fashion Trend

Kimberly Lindbergs — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:03 +0000

In 1962 Alain Resnais’ film Last Year at Marienbad aka L’année dernière à Marienbad (1961) debuted in America and made quite a splash with film critics as well as fashionistas. As the following fashion article from ‘62 makes clear, women were obviously inspired by the lovely Delphine Seyrig and attempted to mimic her look including [...]

Modern Mondays: Gus Van Sant’s “Death Trilogy” 2002-2005

Kimberly Lindbergs — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:54:44 +0000

“Ours is a culture notoriously uncomfortable with death. We’ve minimized and sterilized our rituals for processing it; we pack it away in Styrofoam and plastic wrap at the grocery store; we worship our children and pour our resources into the fantasy of postponing old age. Yet it courses into our collective consciousness with renewed insistence [...]

Modern Mondays: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

Kimberly Lindbergs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:41:39 +0000

If you’ve been reading Cinebeats for awhile you’re probably well aware of my fascination and fondness for spies. From the smart and exceptional Prisoner to the ridiculously silly Last of the Secret Agents?, I never seem to get tired of watching spy movies or television shows as long as they have a good soundtrack accompanying [...]

Ghost Story (1974) Comes to DVD

Kimberly Lindbergs — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:25 +0000

Marianne Faithfull Horror film lovers and Marianne Faithfull fans can rejoice! Stephen Weeks’ spooky British thriller Ghost Story (1974) is finally coming to DVD on November 16th from Nucleus Films in the UK. Unfortunately it will only be available in Britain as a Region 2 PAL disc but if you happen to own an all-region DVD [...]

Akira Kobayashi Turns 72

Kimberly Lindbergs — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:45 +0000

Akira Kobayashi One of my favorite Japanese actors turned 72 yesterday so I thought I’d make some time to wish Akira Kobayashi a very happy belated birthday. Earlier this year I had planned on paying tribute to Kobayashi during the Japanese Cinema Blogathon but at the last minute I decided to write about director Yasuharu Hasebe [...]

Nicolas Caesar’s Grindhouse Nov. 1-15th

Kimberly Lindbergs — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:53:14 +0000

Live in the Southern California? Still in the Halloween spirit? Looking for a fun way to celebrate the Day of the Dead aka El Día de los Muertos or All Souls’ Day? Consider stopping by the Hyaena Gallery located in Burbank California Nov. 1-15th and you can enjoy a display of art by my net [...]

Freddie Francis’ Girly (1969)

Kimberly Lindbergs — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:51:37 +0000

Howard Trevor, Ursula Howells, Vanessa Howard & Pat Heywood in Freddie Francis’ Girly (1969) Creepy families with murderous intentions have become a staple of horror cinema. Most recently directors like Rob Zombie have attempted to cash in on this long standing tradition with films like House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and The Devil’s Rejects (2005), but long [...]