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

The Baffler - # 46: Down By Law
Over the last several decades, the American capitalist consensus, a joint project of neoliberalism and neoconservatism, has realized its dream of a racist, entr..(read more)
Publisher: The Baffler / # 46 (July/August 2019)
Author: The Baffler
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Criticism, Magazines, Neoliberalism, Politics, USA.

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.

Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack - The Oil Crash
OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European journalists and filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack, tells the story of how our civilization’s..(read more)
Label: Telepool
Artist: Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack
Medium: 2DVD
Category: Films.
Tag: Documentary.
