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

Jonas Mekas - Jonas Mekas
On the occasion of Jonas Mekas' complete film retrospective at the Pompidou Center in Paris in December 2012 -January 2013, and the BFI retrospective and t..(read more)
Label: Re:voir
Artist: Jonas Mekas
Medium: DVD Box
Category: Films.
Tags: Arthouse, Avant-Garde, Classics, Cult, Documentary, Experimental, Pioneers.

Art Ensemble of Chicago - A.A.C.M., Great Black Music – A Jackson In Your House
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is one of the most enduring units dedicated to free improvisation and modern jazz composition. A Jackson in Your House was recorded ..(read more)
Label: BYG Actuel / 529.302
Artist: Art Ensemble of Chicago
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '60s, Black Culture, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz, USA, Vinyl.

Mika Taanila - Time Machines – Aikakoneita
Bilingual edition of an exhibtion catalogue ('13/'14) presenting an inventory of Taanila's key works from the past ten years. Film-maker and arti..(read more)
Publisher: Kiasma / ISBN: 978-951-53-3503-6
Author: Mika Taanila
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Documentary, Video Art.
