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
Jonas and Adolfas Mekas - The Brig
A faked documentary about ten soldiers confined on a US Navy ship and the three guards who beat and humiliate them. ‘A raw slice of new American cinema fi..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / CDC EDV 519
Artist: Jonas and Adolfas Mekas
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tag: Documentary.
Jehane Noujaim - Control Room
A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world’s most popular news out..(read more)
Label: Tartan Video / TVD3516
Artist: Jehane Noujaim
Medium: DVD
Categories: Films, Second Hand.
Tag: Documentary.
McSweeneys - #38
McSweeney's, started out in 1998 as a literary journal for work rejected by other magazines. The idea, however charming, had to be abandoned to accomodate ..(read more)
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing / 38
Author: McSweeneys
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Literature, Magazines, USA.
