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

Joseph Cornell - Joseph Cornell’s Dreams
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was an artist and film maker known specifically for his boxes, toy-like constructions whose playfulness and humor are anchored in a p..(read more)
Publisher: Exact Change / ISBN 1-878972-41-3
Author: Joseph Cornell
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Art, Biography, Eccentrics, Fantasy, Portrait, USA.

John Akomfrah - The Stuart Hall Project
Award-winning documentarian John Akomfrah made a sensitive, emotionally charged portrait of Jamaica-born cultural theorist Stuart Hall. A founding figure of con..(read more)
Label: British Film Institute / BFIVD998
Artist: John Akomfrah
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Activism, Black Culture, Documentary, UK.

Sound American - Issue 30 – The Final Issue
Final issue in a ten-year run of the American publication on music and musicians edited by trumpet player and composer Nate Wooley.
Publisher: Sound American / 30: Final Issue
Author: Sound American
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Magazines, Music Magazine, USA.
