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

Robert J. Flaherty - Nanook Of The North
Robert J. Flaherty’s groundbreaking “Nanook Of The North” (1922) was the first long anthropological documentary in filmhistory.The film is abo..(read more)
Label: Living Colour Entertainment / 1200001
Artist: Robert J. Flaherty
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Cinema, Documentary.

Werner Herzog - The Big Box
On the occasion of Herzog's 70th birthday, which was celebrated @ WORM three days long with film, food and festivities, we decided to offer this impressive..(read more)
Label: Werner Herzog Film
Artist: Werner Herzog
Medium: DVD Box + Book
Category: Films.
Tags: '60s, '70s, Avant-Garde, Cinema, Documentary.

Tony Russell - Rural Rhythm
In this groundbreaking book, music historian Tony Russell turns the spotlight on 78 original 78rpm discs of songs and tunes from the 1920s and 1930s.
Publisher: Oxford University Press / ISBN: 9780190091187
Author: Tony Russell
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Country Blues, Early 20th Century, Folk, History, Traditional, USA.
