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

Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O‘Connor - Obscene
OBSCENE is the definitive film biography of Barney Rosset, the influential publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review. He acquired the then fledgling Gro..(read more)
Label: Arts Alliance / MC-834
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Politics.

Degenerate Art Ensemble - Razor Stitch
Seattle residents Degenerate Art Ensemble deliver a schizophrenic, theatrical, and over-the-top variety of art-rock that fuses carnival-esque metal with avant-g..(read more)
Label: Own / 004
Artist: Degenerate Art Ensemble
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Art Rock, Free Jazz, USA.

Joe McPhee - Mister Peabody Goes To Baltimore
Recorded September 2000 in various locations as part of the High Zero Festival in Baltimore. Joe McPhee – tenor with Jack Wright, Ian Nagoski, Michael Joh..(read more)
Label: Recorded / 005
Artist: Joe McPhee
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Saxophone, USA.
