Articles by Guido Henkel

Backbeat: Collector’s Edition

February 23, 2005 // 0 Comments

’Backbeat ’ is a movie about Stu Sutcliffe who could have been in ’The Beatles.’ As every fan of the Fab Four knows, of course, that Stu Sutcliffe has always been referred to as the fifth Beatle and director/write Ian Softley decided to make a [...]

XXX gets reinvented

February 22, 2005 // 0 Comments

To promote the upcoming sequel, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the ext4ended, unrated cut of XXX on DVD this spring. Xander “XXX” Cage: the notorious underground thrill seeker who until now has been deemed untouchable by the law. NSA [...]

Quantum Leap goes for a third season

February 22, 2005 // 0 Comments

The time traveling of Quantum Leap continues in May with a DVD box set of the third season. The 1990 season began with a trip home and the Vietnam and ended with a terrifying visit to early mental health institutions. All 22 episodes of the Emmy Award [...]

The Ice Pirates

February 22, 2005 // 0 Comments

I remember seeing ’The Ice Pirates’ back in the 80s when it was first released but in all honesty I did not remember how funny this space-opera-comedy was. Seeing it here on DVD again, I found myself laughing out loud many times as I discovered [...]

Elektra is hitting DVD in April

February 18, 2005 // 0 Comments

We just got word that the comic book adaptation of “Elektra” starring Jennifer Garner is already making its DVD debut on April 5. The film’s super-lukewarm box office reception may have contributed to the fast to-video turnaround, but here she [...]

Paramount relays Unfortunate Events

February 18, 2005 // 0 Comments

Paramount Home Entertainment is getting ready for Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events with three DVD releases in April. After Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire’s parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of their [...]

Beast Wars: Season 3

February 18, 2005 // 0 Comments

On Rhino Entertainment’s release of “Beast Wars Transformers: The Complete Third Season” the studio has also added a small hidden feature. Though it is advertised on the packaging it is nonetheless pretty tricky to find if you don’t know where to [...]

Hotel Rwanda for a cause

February 17, 2005 // 0 Comments

The Hotel Rwanda release will help further the cause of the film. A portion of the DVD sales will go towards relief of the the struggle in Rwanda and Sudan. The DVD also comes with a postage paid envelope for donations. As his country descends into [...]

Slipknot: Disasterpieces

February 17, 2005 // 0 Comments

On their release of “Distasterpieces, ” Slipknot has added an interesting little hidden feature for fans of the band to enjoy. Run the DVD as you normally would, watching the concert. During the song “Left Behind” there is a Joey’s drum solo and [...]

Poirot: The New Mysteries Collection

February 17, 2005 // 0 Comments

In this 4-disc box set A&E Home Entertainment is presenting the most recent "Poirot" made-for-television movies from their longstanding series. Produced in 2003 and 2004 here we have four new murder mysteries to be solved by Agatha [...]
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