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

Henry Flynt - Hillbilly Tape Music
Third volume in the New Americam Ethnic Music series, following: You Are My Everlovin’ & Spindizzy. Featuring recordings from 1971 through 1978, this ..(read more)
Label: Recorded / 007
Artist: Henry Flynt
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: New Folk, Strings, Tape Experiments, USA.

Dziga Vertov - Man with a movie camera
Man with a Movie Camera is an experimental 1929 silent documentary film, with no story and no actors[2], by Russian director Dziga Vertov, edited by his wife El..(read more)
Label: Moskwood Media / 2076
Artist: Dziga Vertov
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Classics, Documentary, Pioneers, Russia.

Stella van Voorst van Beest - Hoe Luidt het Land (The Hum of Holland)
Beautiful and unconventional documentary on the sounds of our country (yes, The Netherlands), and in general, how people experience noise, silence, the muzak in..(read more)
Label: Volya Films
Artist: Stella van Voorst van Beest
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Field Recordings, Sound Art.
