Articles by Guido Henkel

The Manchurian Candidate

July 26, 2004 // 0 Comments

In time with the theatrical release of a remake, MGM Home Entertainment is bringing the original 1962 version of "The Manchurian Candidate" to DVD. Starring Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh in a super-charged political thriller, this film is [...]

Gothika gets the two-disc treatment

July 23, 2004 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video is gearing up a special two disc edition of the creepy suspense film Gothika for release this fall. A brilliant and respected criminal psychologist, Dr. Miranda Grey is an expert at knowing what is rational. Under the direction of her [...]

The Girl Next Door gets naughty

July 23, 2004 // 0 Comments

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has more in store with a new unrated version of The Girl Next Door coming to DVD this fall. Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman is a straight-laced overachiever who has never really lived life – until he falls [...]

2019: After the Fall of New York

July 23, 2004 // 0 Comments

An interesting little hidden feature can be found on Media Blaster’s release of the post-apocalyptic nightmare “2019: After The Fall Of New York.” Insert the disc in your DVD player and on the Main Menu select the menu entry “Extras.” In the [...]

In The Soup

July 23, 2004 // 0 Comments

Every so often you manage to catch a independent film that really grabs you and makes you understand why indies are so important to all creative media. Alexandre Rockwell’s "In The Soup" is definitely one such example. Winner of two Sundance [...]

Farewell Jerry Goldsmith – we will always remember you

July 22, 2004 // 0 Comments

Sad news reaches us this morning that composer Jerry Goldsmith passed away in his sleep Wednesday at the age of 75. Battling cancer for some time, Goldsmith has had a career that spanned over 50 years and gave the world some of the most memorable film [...]

Columbia TriStar is offering Twenty Bucks

July 22, 2004 // 0 Comments

Before alternate storytelling became cool, the indie film Twenty Bucks swept Sundance. The film is coming to DVD for the first time from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Twenty Bucks traces the story of a $20 bill and the unique cast of characters [...]

Cannibal Apocalypse

July 22, 2004 // 0 Comments

In Image Entertainment’s DVD release of “Cannibal Apocalypse” you can find a very rare but amazing eastern egg if you know where to look for it. On the Main Menu of the DVD select the “Sewer Dwelling Special Features” menu entry that will take [...]

Yngwie Malmsteen

July 22, 2004 // 0 Comments

During the late 80s instructional guitar videos were all the rage, and while the demand may have tapered down a bit, they are still with us today. Well, the age of the shredders is over, and most of these 80s guitarists have disappeared from the scene. [...]

20 years of Purple Rain

July 21, 2004 // 0 Comments

The twentieth anniversary of the musical Purple Rain is already upon us. And although its original ad campaign promise that it would make us forget Michael Jackson never came to be, it made us stand up and notice Prince. Now Warner Home Entertainment is [...]
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