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

John Cage / Christian Wolff - Untitled
Originally released in 1963 by Time Records in the US, this LP is perhaps best known to avant-garde and noise fiends for inclusion of Cage’s Cartridge Music [..(read more)
Label: Jeanne Dielman
Artist: John Cage / Christian Wolff
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '60s, Avant-Garde, Composers, USA, Vinyl.

Mina Kim | Natty Gray - Unstable Play / Tulsa Sound
Collaboration between Unheard Records and Cult Love Sound Tapes (Tulsa, OK), bringing together Mina Kim (Seoul) and Natty Gray (Tulsa) in a split tape..
Label: Unheard Records / Cult Love Sound / UHTAPE
Artist: Mina Kim | Natty Gray
Medium: Music Cassette
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Electronic, Field Recordings, Korea, Tapes, USA.

Various Artists - Around China with a Movie Camera
Explore 50 years of Chinese history across a diverse range of footage from the BFI National Archive, including what may be the oldest surviving film to be shot ..(read more)
Label: BFI / 5035673020890
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Film History.
