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

Martina Kudlácek - Notes on Marie Menken
Given access to Menken’s archive by her nephew, Kudlácek mixes rare footage with a soundtrack by John Zorn and interviews with Menken’s contemporar..(read more)
Label: Index / 030
Artist: Martina Kudlácek
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Austria, Avant-Garde, Documentary.

McSweeneys - #42
This issue (2012) is devoted to multiples. Here appearing are 42 versions of twelve stories. What makes the difference ? The translations ! In this issue one ma..(read more)
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing / 42
Author: McSweeneys
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Literature, Magazines, USA.

McSweeneys - #43
This issue (2013) is twinned with an anthology (the first-ever !) of fiction from the new nation of South Sudan, edited by Nyuol Lueth Tong. The regular issue c..(read more)
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing / 43
Author: McSweeneys
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Literature, Magazines, USA.
