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

Degenerate Art Ensemble - Razor Stitch
Seattle residents Degenerate Art Ensemble deliver a schizophrenic, theatrical, and over-the-top variety of art-rock that fuses carnival-esque metal with avant-g..(read more)
Label: Own / 004
Artist: Degenerate Art Ensemble
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Art Rock, Free Jazz, USA.

Jonas Mekas - Jonas Mekas
On the occasion of Jonas Mekas' complete film retrospective at the Pompidou Center in Paris in December 2012 -January 2013, and the BFI retrospective and t..(read more)
Label: Re:voir
Artist: Jonas Mekas
Medium: DVD Box
Category: Films.
Tags: Arthouse, Avant-Garde, Classics, Cult, Documentary, Experimental, Pioneers.

Joseph Cornell - Joseph Cornell’s Dreams
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was an artist and film maker known specifically for his boxes, toy-like constructions whose playfulness and humor are anchored in a p..(read more)
Publisher: Exact Change / ISBN 1-878972-41-3
Author: Joseph Cornell
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Art, Biography, Eccentrics, Fantasy, Portrait, USA.
