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

Banksy - Exit through the Gift Shop
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinia..(read more)
Label: Afilm / DS93309
Artist: Banksy
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Activism, Documentary, Graffiti, Street Art.

Blanche Blanche Blanche - Seashells
Already the 10th album by Zach Phillips and Sarah Smith. Quirky pop songs with lyrics full of sharp social commentary as well as a slightly juvenile joyfulness...(read more)
Label: Reading Group / RG19
Artist: Blanche Blanche Blanche
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Garde Pop, Songwriters, USA, Vinyl.

Elliott Carter - Holiday Overture / Suite from Pocahontas / Syringa
First work is from 1944 (revised 1961), Second from 1939 & played by the American Composers Orchestra, Third from 1978, by Speculum Musicae & Group for ..(read more)
Label: Composers Recordings Inc. / 610
Artist: Elliott Carter
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Composers, Contemporary, USA.
