Articles by Guido Henkel

Speed Racer is coming

February 11, 2003 // 0 Comments

Artisan Home Entertainment is ready to visit everyone’s old friend Speed Racer when the first several episodes come to DVD this spring. The first eleven episodes of the series will be in the box set including the stories The Great Plan, Challenge of the [...]

Thumbtanic

February 11, 2003 // 0 Comments

On their release of the Steve Oedekerk filmette “Thumbtanic, ” Image Entertainment has also included some hidden footage, just like on most of the other Thumbation films. On the disc’s Main Menu, highlight the “Scene Selections” menu entry and [...]

An Affair To Remember

February 11, 2003 // 0 Comments

Under the "Studio Classics" banner, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is currently releasing a number of their classic films, beautifully restored and with a number of supplements. The 1957 Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr romance "An Affair [...]

Still Mad About You

February 10, 2003 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is apparently pleased with the sales on the first season of the NBC sitcom Mad About You on DVD as it has set into motion the second season of the show set to hit DVD this spring. The second season features several of [...]

George Lucas confirms no original Star Wars

February 10, 2003 // 0 Comments

At a Hollywood celebration of ILM and Skywalker Sound, filmmaker George Lucas spoke on many topics including the conviction that the original versions of his Star Wars trilogy will not make it to DVD. Although it has been hinted for some time, that only [...]

More details on The Jack Ryan Collection

February 10, 2003 // 0 Comments

As previously announced, The Jack Ryan Collection is coming soon with re-releases of the films The Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger with some exciting new features. The final specs have come in and look good. First and [...]

The Tuxedo

February 10, 2003 // 0 Comments

Prepared as a Special Edition, Dreamworks Home Entertainment is now sending Jackie Chan’s latest movie ’The tuxedo’ into the DVD race. However, Jackie Chan fans will find that this film is sadly one of the weakest and unsatisfying Jackie Chan [...]

A New Documentary explores Biggie and Tupac

February 7, 2003 // 0 Comments

A hit at the Sundance Film Festival, the new documentary Biggie and Tupac is making its way to DVD this spring. Directed by Nick Broomfield, the acclaimed and controversial filmmaker of such other documentary exposés as Kurt & Courtney and Heidi [...]

Columbia TriStar wants your TV input

February 7, 2003 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar is starting to dive head first into television series DVD releases, and the studio is looking for consumer input as to the nature and content of its upcoming TV related discs. Now you have no excuse to complain that some of your favorite [...]

Walking Tall Trilogy

February 7, 2003 // 0 Comments

With ’Walking Tall, ’ Rhino Home Video is releasing a 3-dsic box set, containing all three parts of the motion picture franchise about an unstoppable Tennessee sheriff who takes the law into his own hands in order to clean out his community. The film [...]
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