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

Richard H. Brown - Through The Looking Glass – John Cage and Avant-Garde Film
Ooops.. this was suddenly in demand, and now out of stock, sorry. Will re-order it as soon as possible!
John Cage’s interactions and collaborations with..(read more)
Publisher: Oxford University Press / ISBN: 9780190628086
Author: Richard H. Brown
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Artist Film, Avant-Garde, Composers, USA.

The Baffler - # 34 (March 2017)
The US are in bad weather because Americans naively trusted the so-called experts. Issue 34: “The Snare of Preparation.”
Publisher: The Baffler / ISSN: 1059-9789
Author: The Baffler
Medium: Magazine
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Activism, Magazines, Politics, USA.

Ernst Schmidt Jr. - Stones & 20 Action and Destruction Films
Ernst Schmidt Jr. died in 1988, leaving behind experimental documentary films, material films, expanded cinema, abstract films, project films, conceptual film..(read more)
Label: Index / 042
Artist: Ernst Schmidt Jr.
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: '60s, '70s, 16 mm, Actionism, Austria, Avant-Garde, Documentary, Experimental.
