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
McSweeneys - #38
McSweeney's, started out in 1998 as a literary journal for work rejected by other magazines. The idea, however charming, had to be abandoned to accomodate ..(read more)
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing / 38
Author: McSweeneys
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Literature, Magazines, USA.
Henry Flynt - Ascent to the Sun
Volume 4 is the final release in the New American Ethnic Music series (but not the last Henry Flynt on Recorded) is Ascent to the Sun, a brilliant, sparkling hi..(read more)
Label: Recorded / Recorded 021
Artist: Henry Flynt
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Folk, New Folk, Strings, USA.
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.
