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

Frans de Waard - America’s Greatest Noise
The story of Ron Lessard of RRRecords, a record store and label in Lowell, Massachusetts. Running a label and a store, weird projects, unfinished projects..
Publisher: Korm Plastics / RRR book
Author: Frans de Waard
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: '80s, '90s, Noise, Underground, USA.

Sound American - Issue 27: The Life Issue
Reflection upon the smallness—and largeness—of living amidst a tumultuous, globally-shared moment. Mazen Kerbaj, Pat Thomas, Cory Smythe, Katie Porter, Lea ..(read more)
Publisher: Sound American / 27: Life
Author: Sound American
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Music Magazine, USA.

Aliona van der Horst - A Passion For The Hermitage
A five-part documentary about the staff of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. A treasury of anecdotes from the people who have seen it through the ..(read more)
Label: Viewpoint Productions / 90-807619-3-1
Artist: Aliona van der Horst
Medium: DVD
Categories: Films, Second Hand.
Tags: Art, Documentary.
