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

Bruce Haack - Farad: The Electric Voice
Collected released and unreleased vocoder recordings, covering music released during the later part of Haacks career from 1970-82 and specifically focuses on tr..(read more)
Label: Stones Throw / STH2221
Artist: Bruce Haack
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '70s, '80s, Electronic, Pioneers, USA.

Red Krayola - Blues, Hollers And Hellos
Coming full circle, and in need of a new release Mayo Thompson and company bring an EP of delightfully stripped sound that moves slightly ahead of more recent e..(read more)
Label: Drag City / DC190CD
Artist: Red Krayola
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Rock, New Wave and Post-Punk, USA.

Paolo Magagnoli - Documents Of Utopia – The Politics Of Experimental Documentary
Experimental documentary projects of significant artists of today: Hito Steyerl, Joachim Koester, Tacita Dean, Matthew Buckingham, Zoe Leonard, Jean-Luc Moulèn..(read more)
Publisher: Wallflower Press / ISBN: 9780231172714
Author: Paolo Magagnoli
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Documentary, Futurism, Utopia.
