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

The Baffler - # 46: Down By Law
Over the last several decades, the American capitalist consensus, a joint project of neoliberalism and neoconservatism, has realized its dream of a racist, entr..(read more)
Publisher: The Baffler / # 46 (July/August 2019)
Author: The Baffler
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Criticism, Magazines, Neoliberalism, Politics, USA.

Jeremy Richey - Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol
The story of Sylvia’s astonishing career in the ’70s in a lavishly designed coffee table book with over 200 photos, film stills and posters.
Publisher: Cult Epics / ISBN: 9780999862759
Author: Jeremy Richey
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Cult Epics, Erotica, Female Icons, Film History, Portrait.

Henry Flynt - You Are My Everlovin’ / Celestial Power
You Are My Everlovin’ was Flynt’s first published musical work, recorded live in a lower Manhattan loft in 1981. Featuring solo electric violin and ..(read more)
Label: Recorded / Recorded 003
Artist: Henry Flynt
Medium: 2CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Drones, Minimal, Strings, USA.
