Articles by Guido Henkel

A third season is in the works for Hercules

January 28, 2004 // 0 Comments

Kevin Sorbo and crew return in the third season of Hercules on DVD this spring. The set will contain all 22 episodes uncut. Each episode will be available in it original fullscreen presentation and sound remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1. The set includes [...]

The nominees are in

January 27, 2004 // 0 Comments

The nominees for this year’s Academy Awards are in, and they are as follows: Best Picture LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING (New Line Cinema) LOST IN TRANSLATION (Focus Features) MASTER & COMMANDER (20th Century Fox) MYSTIC RIVER (Warner Bros.) [...]

The Front

January 27, 2004 // 0 Comments

In the "The Font" Woody Allen, this time neither directing or writing – simply acting, plays Howard Prince, a smalltime New York restaurant cashier, part-time bookie, and as usual a nerdy loser. It is 1952 and the Un-American Committee is [...]

Ed Wood is delayed again

January 26, 2004 // 0 Comments

Although The Shawshank Redemption and Back to the Future may hold the record for most delayed DVDs, the Tim Burton hit Ed Wood is closing in. The disc has been indefinitely postponed for a second time. Any new information will be posted here as soon as it [...]

The Rose Gang is coming

January 26, 2004 // 0 Comments

DEJ is putting a hip-hop spin on the western genre this month with the release of The Rose Gang on DVD. Rachel, Chastity, Kim, Ming Li, Maria are the “Rose Gang.” In five years, they’ve robbed 27 banks and then vanished without a trace. Now, a small [...]

H. R. Pufnstuf to scare a whole new generation

January 23, 2004 // 0 Comments

The wonderfully fun, yet slightly creepy exploits of H. R. Pufnstuf are set to come to DVD as the complete series gets a box set. The series follows the story of Jimmy, who, while playing on a riverbank with his magic singing flute, Freddie, boards a boat [...]

S.W.A.T.

January 23, 2004 // 0 Comments

On their release of “S.W.A.T.” Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment has added a nice little hidden feature. From the disc’s Main Menu go to the “Special Features.” Once there, go to the second page and highlight the menu entry that reads “Sixth [...]

Gaslight

January 23, 2004 // 0 Comments

Warner’s DVD treatment of the 1944 version of ’Gaslight’ actually features another gem that’s easy to overlook – the 1940 British version of ’Gaslight’ as well, which makes an exciting release even more desirable. ’Gaslight’ tells the [...]

At the End of History, Lies Nicholas Meyer

January 22, 2004 // 0 Comments

Director Nicholas Meyer will be signing copies of the new release of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country at two Borders locations in the coming week. Tuesday, January 27, 7:30PM Borders Westwood in Los Angeles 1360 Westwood Blvd., Westwood Saturday, [...]

More Star Trek VI news – edits

January 22, 2004 // 0 Comments

Although the Star Trek releases have been generally praised, a standout complaint has been the lack of theatrical versions on the sets, either via seamless branching or a separate transfer. The upcoming Star Trek VI release will be neither the original [...]
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