Donatello & Fosco Dubini / Barbara Obermaier - Hedy Lamarr – Secrets Of A Hollywood Star
MGM-tycoon Louis B. Mayer called Hedy Lamarr “the most beautiful girl of the century.” A psychological portrait of glamour star Hedy Lamarr who became scandalously famous in 1933 as the first nude on the screen with her appearance in the Austrian/Czech film Ecstasy. She then had an extraordinary career in more than 25 Hollywood films. But.. she also invented a torpedo guided system which was patented in 1942 and serves today as the basis for mobile phones.
The documentary (2006, 85 mins) contains interviews with Mickey Rooney, Lupita Kohner, Kenneth Anger and many other personal friends of Hedy. Also featured is the trailer “Jean Seberg – American Actress (5 mins), the trailer “Thomas Pynchon – A Journey Into The Mind (3 mins) – several documents and photos in ROM-format. Finally, the 2-disc DVD offers Hedy Lamarr’s legendary scandal film Ekstase (1933, 79 mins) in an uncut version.
Languages English and German, subtitles English and German.
€29.50
Stella van Voorst van Beest - Hoe Luidt het Land (The Hum of Holland)
Beautiful and unconventional documentary on the sounds of our country (yes, The Netherlands), and in general, how people experience noise, silence, the muzak in..(read more)
Label: Volya Films
Artist: Stella van Voorst van Beest
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Field Recordings, Sound Art.
Tony Conrad - Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain
Ten Years Alive On The Infinite Plain is the quintessential work of artist/filmmaker/composer Tony Conrad. Comprised of both film installation and minimalist sc..(read more)
Label: Superior Viaduct / SV049
Artist: Tony Conrad
Medium: 2LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '70s, Minimal Music, Pioneers, Strings, USA, Vinyl.
Wholphin - #14
Features Will Oldham telling an eerie bedtime story, Amy Grappell’s award-winning exploration of her parents’ polyamorous past, a brave journalist’s journ..(read more)
Label: McSweeney's Publishing / ISBN 978-1936365302
Artist: Wholphin
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Magazines, Shorts, USA.

