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

Helen Reddington - She’s at the Controls
A socio-historical examination of the roles of women studio professionals in the UK music industry. Interviews conducted over 6 years with 30 female studio prac..(read more)
Publisher: Equinox Publishing / ISBN: 9781781796511
Author: Helen Reddington
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Female Icons, Feminism, Sound Engineering, Sound Studies, UK.

Kevin Macdonald - My Enemy’s Enemy
A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as “The Butcher of Lyon.” This documentary’s main focus wil..(read more)
Label: Afilm / DS92623
Artist: Kevin Macdonald
Medium: DVD
Categories: Films, Second Hand.
Tag: Documentary.

Sound American - Issue 29: The Roscoe Mitchell Issue
Celebrates Art Ensemble of Chicago founder Roscoe Mitchell. An appreciation of Mitchell’s career as an improvisor, instrumentalist, composer, painter, and..(read more)
Publisher: Sound American / 29: Roscoe Mitchell
Author: Sound American
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Music Magazine, USA.
