Hedy Lamarr’s early life was the stuff of movies: As a teenage starlet, she became the face of “Ecstasy,” one of the most controversial films of its day. By 18, she was the Jewish trophy wife of a ...

Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired distribution rights to “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” which Susan Sarandon executive produced. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. If documentarian Alexandra Dean’s debut theatrical release falls short in some aspects, it’s not for lack of a fascinating subject ...

Hedy Lamarr was, to use the old studio lingo, a bombshell, one of the most glamorous stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. But that’s only part of her story. She was also a groundbreaking inventor ...

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When filmmaker Alexandra Dean first heard that Hedy Lamarr - considered one of the most beautiful actresses of the 1940s - was also an inventor who held a patent on an antijamming device for ...

The actress Hedy Lamarr appeared in close to three-dozen films during Hollywood’s Golden Age, but her life had more drama than any of them. As detailed in Alexandra Dean’s timely documentary, ...

Coinciding with International Women's Day, a documentary looks at the life of Hedy Lamarr, the glamorous actress who led a secret life as an inventor. Jennifer Bisset was a senior editor for CNET. She ...

It doesn’t seem fair that anyone as beautiful as legendary movie star Hedy Lamarr should be smart, too, but she was. Or that’s what the documentary “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” would have you ...

Actress Hedy Lamarr was known for her beauty in the 1930s and '40s. The new documentary “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” explores the woman behind the Hollywood star. In 1933 Hedy Lamarr, then known ...

Born Hedwig Kiesler in Vienna, the late screen siren known as Hedy Lamarr was famous for two things: her glamorous good looks and a scandalous performance, while still a teenager, in “Ekstase” ...