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

Grapefruits - #05: Punk
Presenting seven female*-led bands and artists: Punk: Bärchen und die Milchbubis, Burka Band, Gudrun Gut, Haru Nemuri, Östro 430, Radamel, SIKSA.
Publisher: Grapefruits / 05 - Punk
Author: Grapefruits
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Fanzines, Female Icons, Feminism, Music Magazine, Punk.

Xiu Xiu - You Can’t Hear Me
Half live concert footage, half music video; You Can’t Hear Me is a series of experimental vignettes that expound upon the dark irony of the accompanying ..(read more)
Label: MVD Visual
Artist: Xiu Xiu
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Electronic Rock, Post-Punk.

Henri de Gerlache - Magritte, Le Jour et la Nuit
As mystifying and peculiar as his work, Rene Magritte painted in a style that was at once real and surreal, witty and disturbing. His enigmatic nature and amazi..(read more)
Label: Arte Video
Artist: Henri de Gerlache
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Art, Biography, Documentary, Portrait, Surrealism.
