Articles by Guido Henkel

Friday Night Lights

January 24, 2005 // 0 Comments

On Universal’s release of the sports movie “Friday Night Lights” the studio has added an additional clip in the depths of the disc’s menu. From the Main Menu go to the “Bonus Features” and there highlight the menu entry “DVD-ROM.” Now [...]

Litte Caesar

January 24, 2005 // 0 Comments

’Little Caesar’ was Edward G. Robinson’s break-through role. The rough character of Rico Bandello seemed so much tailor-made for the square-faced actor that he instantaneously became an icon for movie gangster despite the fact that Robinson’s own [...]

Benny Hill: Complete & Unadulterated

January 21, 2005 // 0 Comments

British comedian Benny Hill has always had a special place in my heart. Always funny and suggestive, often lewd, and as a whole utterly inimitable, Benny Hill has created some great comedy moments over the many years of his career. With the second set of [...]

More Incredible news

January 20, 2005 // 0 Comments

More details have arrived on the March release of The Incredibles. Both the fullscreen and anamorphic widescreen releases will contain audio in Dolby Digital 5.1 EX. Two audio commentaries, one with Brad Bird and John Walker, the second with the animators [...]

Viva La Bam: Season 1

January 20, 2005 // 0 Comments

On Paramount Home Entertainment’s release of the first season of the MTV series “Viva La Bam” the studio has added a gimmicky little Easter Egg. Insert the second disc of the DVD set and go to the “Music Videos.” In the following menu screen [...]

Battlestar Galactica

January 20, 2005 // 0 Comments

When I was growing up ’Battlestar Galactica’ was one of my favorite space operas. It had great characters with Apollo and Starbuck, was headed by a strong central leader in Lorne Greene’s Captain Adama and had some cool science fiction elements, [...]

Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

January 19, 2005 // 0 Comments

On the 2-disc Collector’s Edition of “Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind” Universal Home Video has added a nice little hidden feature. To locate it insert the second disc of the set in your DVD player. On the Main Menu highlight the menu entry [...]

Ice Station Zebra

January 19, 2005 // 0 Comments

A spy-thriller from the writings of Alistair MacLean, ’Ice Station Zebra’ is a classic film about secrets, spies, sabotage and the Cold War. After a Russian satellite crashes in the Antarctic its contents are taken into possession by the inhabitants [...]

The Incredibles are coming back

January 18, 2005 // 0 Comments

With Oscar buzz on an animated film for the first time in over a decade, The Incredibles is coming to DVD in the spring as a two disc special edition from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The set will be released both as a fullscreen and an anamorphic [...]

Viacom plans to open the floodgates

January 18, 2005 // 0 Comments

Viacom, the mega-conglomerate that controls close to 3, 000 movies and television programs has announced over the weekend that the company would move the massive bulk of its underutilized properties off the company’s shelves and onto DVD. According to [...]
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