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

Blanche Blanche Blanche - Seashells
Already the 10th album by Zach Phillips and Sarah Smith. Quirky pop songs with lyrics full of sharp social commentary as well as a slightly juvenile joyfulness...(read more)
Label: Reading Group / RG19
Artist: Blanche Blanche Blanche
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Garde Pop, Songwriters, USA, Vinyl.

Storm de Hirsch - Mythology for the Soul
A major work in terms of style, structure, graphic invention, image manipulation and symbolic ritual. Short dream-like moments, fused together by the tension an..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / barcode: 3493551101765
Artist: Storm de Hirsch
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: '60s, '70s, 16 mm, Animation, Experimental, New York Film Coop, Super 8, USA.

Michael Z. Newman - Atari Age – The Emergence Of Video Games In America
The emergence of video games in America from ball-and-paddle games to hits like Space Invaders and Pac-Man, describing their relationship to other amusements an..(read more)
Publisher: MIT Press / ISBN: 9780262035712
Author: Michael Z. Newman
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Media Theory, USA, Video Games.
