kimberly
lindbergs
Writer, Researcher, Artist & Astrologer
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Hello!
My name is Kimberly Lindbergs and I’m a writer, researcher, artist, and astrologer living in Northern California. As a working-class woman managing a speech disability, I’m not immune to adversity and in my creative life, I often strive to challenge myself and my readers.
My writing has been featured in an eclectic mix of film and culture outlets, including Turner Classic Movies, FilmStruck, Cineaste, Fandor, Publishers Weekly, and Fashion Doll Quarterly. My essays have also been published in Blu-ray, DVD, and CD releases by companies such as Cauldron Films, Second Sight Films, Arrow Video, and Harkit Records. In addition, I’ve enjoyed working as a volunteer researcher and archivist at local museums where I've been able to hone my investigative skills.
Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990 is the title of my first book, which is a collaboration with other writers. This comprehensive work is scheduled for publication in 2024 and examines the intersection of political movements and cinematic expression over three decades, offering readers a unique analysis of how cinema has been used as a tool for resistance and social commentary.
Along with writing, I am passionate about visual art and have explored multiple mediums including illustration, collage, assemblage, and digital design. My artistic work has been showcased in gallery exhibitions in New Orleans, Wyoming, and on various online platforms. In 2024 one of my illustrations was featured in Garbology, an anthology of pulp-style fiction.
My interests also extend into Western esotericism and in 2023 I became a certified astrologer. This fusion of historical research, artistic exploration, and esoteric inquiry shapes my creative and intellectual pursuits, enabling me to bring a distinct and multifaceted perspective to all my work.
What I Do
Writing & Research
I have written essays, reviews, news stories personality profiles, opinion pieces and promotional material for a variety of web outlets and print publications. I’m also a published poet. Along with writing, I have worked as a researcher and fact checker with Turner Classic Movies and local museums.
Need some help with a writing or research project? Get in touch! Estimates are free.
Art & Design
I enjoy experimenting with many different mediums including illustration, collage, and assemblage. My skills also extend to digital design and include creating web and print-ready graphics, websites and blogs as well as designing products such as logos, greeting cards, book covers, t-shirts, notebooks and mugs.
Need some help with a design project? Get in touch! Estimates are free.
Astrology & Tarot Readings
As a certified Hellenistic astrologer and student of tarot I offer astrology and astrology-based tarot readings by request.
Interested in getting a reading from me? Please visit Arcadian Arts for information about my latest offerings.
Books & Media
Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990
Book - PM Press
Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror
Blu-ray Set - Arrow Video
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
4KUHD Set - Second Sight Films
Audrey Rose
Blu-ray - Arrow Video
Murder in a Blue World
Blu-ray - Cauldron Films
BOOM!
Soundtrack - Harkit Records
The Girl on a Motorcycle
DVD - Anchor Bay
Writing Samples
Cult & Arthouse Films
- Surveying the RED DESERT (1964)
- The Living and the Dead: L’ECLISSE (1962)
- Roger Corman’s THE TRIP (1967)
- Spies Among Us: ANOTHER COUNTRY (1984)
- Culture Clash: RUDE BOY (1980)
- Question Authority: THE RULING CLASS (1972)
- Albert Finney in UNDER THE VOLCANO (1984)
- Angry Cinema: The British New Wave
- The Whole World is Watching: MEDIUM COOL (1969)
- Politics, Progress & Protest in THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT (1970)
- Embracing Ambiguity: FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE (1970)
- Losey Let Loose: THE CRIMINAL (1960)
- Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
- Eli Wallach in THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
- Just Shut Up & Watch: Remembering Seijun Suzuki
- Screen Sorcery: BELLADONNA OF SADNESS (1973)
- Remembering Oliver Reed
- Celebrating Dirk Bogarde
- Surrealist Cinema: PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (1951)
- SPY GAMES: Frank Tashlin & Doris Day Go Undercover
- Melvin Van Peebles: THE STORY OF A THREE-DAY PASS (1967)
- James Dean: A Celluloid Revolution
- The Malaise of the Ghetto: LA HAINE (1995)
- When Fact Mirrors Fiction: AGATHA (1979)
- Bigotry & Bloodshed: SAPPHIRE (1959)
- Nippon Noir: I AM WAITING (1957)
- Akira Kurosawa’s STRAY DOG (1949)
- Lee Marvin: A Sensitive 17-Year-Old Boy
- The Decadent World of the BLACK LIZARD (1968)
- In Praise of Elizabeth Tyalor: HAIL CLEOPATRA!
- ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS (1986)
Horror Films
- Cineaste Webtakes: KILL LIST (2012)
- Devil’s Advocate: ROSEMARY’S BABY (1968)
- Venomous Snakes & Poison Ants: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975)
- Women at War: ONIBABA (1964)
- Dueling Delons: SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968)
- Mind Over Matter: THE SORCERERS (1967)
- Noir-Horror: THE LEOPARD MAN (1943)
- Boris Karloff is THE BODY SNATCHER (1945)
- Barbara Steele in THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
- Dancing THE MEPHISTO WALTZ (1971)
- Looking into THE EYE OF THE DEVIL (1966)
- Elisabeth Lutyens: The Horror Queen of Film Composers
- Reassessing the Critical Response to PEEPING TOM (1960)
- Matrimony, Madness & Murder: HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON (1970)
- FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY (1973)
- In the Trenches with James Whale: FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
- Reimagining a Classic: WERNER HERZOG’S NOSFERATU
- Vincent Price & Gene Tierney: A Doomed Romance
- Christopher Lee in NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT (1972)
- Ancient Evil is Now a Modern Industry: THIRST (1979)
- Climbing THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1946)
My Blogs
Want to read more? Visit My Blogs!
- Beats & Transgressions: My Substack Blog & Newsletter
- Cinebeats: My award-nominated film blog.
- The AstroMagick Lounge: My pop esoterica blog.
- Mid-Century Living: My retro shelter blog.
Art & Design
I'm inspired by many things, including 1960s and 1970s concert posters, vintage children's books, Victorian bric-a-brac, Silver Age comic books, folk art, and film. What follows is a selection of my work in various mediums as well as design examples.
Mediums Used: Illustration, watercolor & acrylics, photography, assemblage, traditional and digital collage.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop and Canva
Astrology & Tarot
I’m a certified Hellenistic astrologer and student of tarot. I received my astrology certification from Adam Elenbaas in 2023 and have studied with several acclaimed astrologers and tarot experts including Chris Brennan, Austin Coppock, Rebecca Tarnas, Rachel Pollack, and T. Susan Chang.
I use ancient Greek methods as well as modern techniques, including the placements of major asteroids and stars, and aspects of Western esotericism to analyze birth charts and interpret tarot cards. Insterested in getting a reading from me? Please visit Arcadian Arts where you can find my latest offerings,
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