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

Ernst Schmidt Jr. - Stones & 20 Action and Destruction Films
Ernst Schmidt Jr. died in 1988, leaving behind experimental documentary films, material films, expanded cinema, abstract films, project films, conceptual film..(read more)
Label: Index / 042
Artist: Ernst Schmidt Jr.
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: '60s, '70s, 16 mm, Actionism, Austria, Avant-Garde, Documentary, Experimental.

Eugene Chadbourne and Jim McHugh - Highway 23
This one sounds like what it looks like. Country music with a twist, by a duo that go back some time, and… partly recorded in Nashville, “at Mike La..(read more)
Label: House of Chadula / Highway 23
Artist: Eugene Chadbourne and Jim McHugh
Medium: CD-R
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: 1-of-a-Kinds, Banjo, Country Blues, Improvisation, USA.

Sound American - Issue 21: Change
“Sound American is a great resource for anyone interested in experimental music. I find the journal’s writing to be passionate, informative and thought ..(read more)
Publisher: Sound American / 21: Change
Author: Sound American
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Music Magazine, USA.
