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

IMA Fiction - Portrait #3: Heidi Grundmann
Heidi Grundmann was a key figure documenting three generations of artists in radio, media and network art for the Austrian radio listener.
Label: Institut für Medienarchäologie / IMA FICTION #3
Artist: IMA Fiction
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Austria, Female Icons, Portrait, Radio Art.

Pip Chodorov - Free Radicals
A film that shines with its cast: Hans Richter, Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, Peter Kubelka, Maurice Lemaitre and other experimental filmmakers who, b..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / ASIN: B00T6F8HSC
Artist: Pip Chodorov
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Early Cinema, Film History, Pioneers.

McSweeneys - #42
This issue (2012) is devoted to multiples. Here appearing are 42 versions of twelve stories. What makes the difference ? The translations ! In this issue one ma..(read more)
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing / 42
Author: McSweeneys
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Literature, Magazines, USA.
