Articles by Guido Henkel

Kung Fu is on the way from Warner

January 12, 2004 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video is preparing the first season of the show that made martial arts cool. Kung Fu is coming to DVD. He is a man of peace in a violent land. He is Kwai Chang Caine, schooled in the spirit-mind-body ways of the Shaolin priesthood by the blind [...]

Horatio Hornblower: The New Adventures

January 12, 2004 // 0 Comments

Every other year or so, A&E produces sequels to their phenomenal Horatio Hornblower series, each installment eagerly awaited by fans of the series. With ’The New Adventures, ’ the studio serves up two new feature-length episodes in which Horatio [...]

The Last Unicorn will soar again

January 8, 2004 // 0 Comments

Back before there was DVD, an animated movie in theatres was a cool, cool thing. Now, The Last Unicorn will finally be seen again on DVD this March. Molly is a unicorn who discovers one day that she is the last one, and sets out to find out what happened [...]

Police Academy gets spruced up for anniversary

January 7, 2004 // 0 Comments

All seven Police Academy movies are getting touched up in time for the 20th anniversary of the original film. Warner Brothers Home Video is responsible. The first film has been restored and is available with an audio commentary by Steve Guttenberg, [...]

Warner Brothers puts The Looney Tunes Back in Action

January 7, 2004 // 0 Comments

The attempt to update the Looney Tunes met mixed reactions last year, but the DVD will be filled with surprises. Looney Tunes: Back in Action comes to disc from Warner Brothers Home Video Yikes! The fate of the human race is in the hands of Bugs Bunny and [...]

The Pink Panther is coming back

January 6, 2004 // 0 Comments

Before he was animated and sold insulation, The Pink Panther came to life on screen with the help of Peter Sellers. A five disc set of the films will be arriving soon from MGM Home Entertainment. The Pink Panther, A Shot in the Dark, The Pink Panther [...]

The Accidental Tourist

January 6, 2004 // 0 Comments

Macon Leary (William Hurt) is a stoic travel guide writer, evaluating the world through the eyes of a business traveler who would rather stay at home than spend his days in hotel rooms and foreign cities. The loss of their 12-year old son a year ago has [...]

Escape From New York

January 5, 2004 // 0 Comments

On MGM Home Entertainment’s Special Edition release of the post-apocalyptic John Carpenter actioner “Escape From New York, ” the studio has hidden an additional gem for you to uncover. Insert the second disc of the DVD set and on the Main Menu, [...]

Anita Mui passes away at the age of 40

January 2, 2004 // 0 Comments

It is truly a sad way to begin the new year, and I am truly at a loss for words. Hong Kong superstar Anita Mui died of cancer earlier this week at the age of 40 in her homeland Hong Kong. Long-time friend Jackie Chan was at her side when the star passed [...]

Happiness is a Black Gunn

January 2, 2004 // 0 Comments

Blaxploitation has never been so vibrant as in the 1972 film Black Gunn. The action will hit DVD this month thanks so Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. When a group of revolutionaries rob a Mafia-run gambling operation, nightclub owner Gunn, who [...]
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