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

Xiu Xiu - You Can’t Hear Me
Half live concert footage, half music video; You Can’t Hear Me is a series of experimental vignettes that expound upon the dark irony of the accompanying ..(read more)
Label: MVD Visual
Artist: Xiu Xiu
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Electronic Rock, Post-Punk.

Fucking Good Art - On Being Ill / Over Ziek Zijn
“For God’s sake, translate Rilke: only be sure of your rights,” wrote Virginia Woolf in 1928 to her friend and lover Vita Sackville-West. This..(read more)
Publisher: Own / ISBN: 978-90-817756-32
Author: Fucking Good Art
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: DIY, Female Icons, Graphic Art, Literature, UK.

Various Artists - High Zero Festival
High Zero 10th Anniversary DVD+CD 3 hours of live action Baltimore’s critically acclaimed High Zero is perhaps the most unusual festival of new music in the c..(read more)
Label: Recorded / Rec 024
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: CD + DVD
Categories: Films, Records & Tapes.
Tags: Documentary, Improvisation.
