The Venice Film Festival has set its pre-opening night event with the screening of Ecstasy, the Gustav Machaty-directed erotic romance drama that caused a scandal on the Lido when it was originally ...

Hedy LaMarr, the Austrian-born actress who scandalized Depression America with her skinny-dip in the Czech movie “Ecstasy” and spent the rest of her life insisting she was not just another dumb ...

Austrian-born actress Hedy Lamarr stole hearts on screen and made technological advancements which changed the course of history A NEW documentary delves deep into the life of the breathtakingly ...

“Ecstasy” is the film that liberated us all or the film that sent us on the road to hell, depending on your attitude toward erotic matters. It was so hot that the master of hot, Henry Miller, even ...

KAREN GRIGSBY BATES: Here's something you might not have known about World War II. One of the most popular Hollywood actresses of the era was also developing weapons systems for the U.S. Navy. Today ...

On the Lido, Ecstasy nevertheless shared the Coppa Città di Venezia for Best Director. The audience named it Best Foreign Film and gave Machatý Best Director. The story revolves around Eva (Kiesler), ...

Renaissance woman Hedy Lamarr was born on this day 100 years ago. Not only was she a major screen actress, she was also an inventor. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates speaks with Lamarr biographer Richard ...