Articles by Guido Henkel
Smallville has a forth season
Although the forth season of Smallville only ended two weeks ago, it is already slated for DVD release later this summer. Season Four continues the tradition of introducing well-known characters from the Superman mythology — this time Lois Lane. [...]
The Three Stooges In Color
On 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s release of “The Three Stooges In Color” the studio has also added a little extra. Although the Easter Egg is advertised on the packaging, it is not immediately obvious. So here’s how to get to it. During [...]
The Revelations of Universal
The mini-series at the end of the world is coming to DVD. Universal Studios presents Revelations. The time of miracles is once again at hand in the six-hour epic event, Revelations. Bill Pullman stars as Harvard professor Dr. Richard Massey, an [...]
Miss Congeniality 2 hits the DVD
The sequel to the beauty-queen cop film Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous is coming to DVD from Warner Home Entertainment. Sandra Bullock returns as Special Agent Gracie Hart in a funny, fabulous Miss Congeniality follow-up. This time, she’s the [...]
Ben Hur gets 4 DVDs
Warner Home Video is about to release a 4-disc set of the epic story of Ben-Hur. The film has been remastered and spread over two discs in anamorphic widescreen and with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. An audio commentary with film historian T. Gene Hatcher [...]
Blues Brothers turns 25
An odd confession, one of the reasons this writer bought a DVD player eight years ago was to eventually pick up the 1980 musical review The Blues Brothers. Although Universal Home Entertainment eventually put out a quality DVD with extra supplements and a [...]
Northern Exposure goes to season Three
The third season of Northern Exposure will be arriving in June to bring a little cool to your summer. Zip up your parkas and rejoin Joel (Rob Morrow), Maggie (Janine Turner), “Chris in the Morning” (John Corbett) and the rest of the gang under the [...]
The Phantom Of The Opera
Like countless others, I’ve been a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "The Phantom Of The Opera" musical version for some time but I did have some difficulties wrapping my mind around the thought of perceiving this musical as a movie production [...]