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

Francois de Menil and John de Menil - Max Ernst Hanging
In this revealing documentary collector and curator Dominique de Menil sets up the 1973 exhibition “Inside the Sight” in collaboration with Max Erns..(read more)
Label: Microcinema International
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Art, Documentary, Surrealism.

Jeremy Richey - Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol
The story of Sylvia’s astonishing career in the ’70s in a lavishly designed coffee table book with over 200 photos, film stills and posters.
Publisher: Cult Epics / ISBN: 9780999862759
Author: Jeremy Richey
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Cult Epics, Erotica, Female Icons, Film History, Portrait.

Sound American - Issue 25: The Folk Issue
Anniversary issue! With: Throbbing Gristle, Drew Daniel, Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Kurt Newman ..
Publisher: Sound American / 25: The Folk Issue
Author: Sound American
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Magazines, Music Magazine, New Folk, USA.
