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

Various Authors - Räume in der Zeit – Die Filme von Nikolaus Geyrhalter
In German. Austrian filmmaker who has directed numerous documentaries. Published in 2015. Second -hand but in good state!
Publisher: Sonderzahl / ISBN: 9783854494416
Author: Various Authors
Medium: Book
Categories: Books & Magazines, Second Hand.
Tags: Austria, Documentary, Portrait.

The Baffler - # 46: Down By Law
Over the last several decades, the American capitalist consensus, a joint project of neoliberalism and neoconservatism, has realized its dream of a racist, entr..(read more)
Publisher: The Baffler / # 46 (July/August 2019)
Author: The Baffler
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Criticism, Magazines, Neoliberalism, Politics, USA.

Henk Lamers & Jeanne de Bont - Kamer 306 (Room 306)
70 minutes documentary about the birth of Dutch electronic pop music, 1956-1960. Philips at the time had the knowledge and facilities to design new sound equipm..(read more)
Label: Loftmatic / 2006
Artist: Henk Lamers & Jeanne de Bont
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Electronic Music, Pioneers.
