Articles by Guido Henkel

Sirocco comes to DVD

November 1, 2002 // 0 Comments

One of the few Bogart films not available on DVD, Sirocco will come to disc in early 2003 from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Set in war-torn Syria, Bogart stars as gun smuggler Harry Smith, whose daring exploits earn him a ruthless reputation. But [...]

Walt: The Man Behind The Myth

November 1, 2002 // 0 Comments

"Walt: The Man Behind The Myth" is a TV production that was shown on ABC last year and that is now available on DVD from Walt Disney Home Video. It is a documentary about Walt Disney, the visionary, the affectionate father and husband, and the [...]

Eastwood returns in Blood Work

October 31, 2002 // 0 Comments

Eastwood returns in Blood Work Clint Eastwood mixes old school crime drama with a technological edge in his newest film Blood Work. The film will make its digital premiere from Warner Brothers Home Video. A former FBI profiler who has recently undergone a [...]

Michael Caine is Educating Rita

October 31, 2002 // 0 Comments

In other news of classic comedies centering around the romances of hairdressers, the 1983 bitersweet comedy Educating Rita will make its debut on January 7th. A genre setting film, Julie Walters stars as a Cockney hairdresser who revitalizes the life of a [...]

Columbia TriStar lathers up Shampoo

October 31, 2002 // 0 Comments

1975 was a great year for film, but an altogether far too serious year. The refreshing exception to that rule was the sexually charged comedy Shampoo which will finally be making its DVD debut in January from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Wicked [...]

DVD copy protection in danger

October 31, 2002 // 0 Comments

321 Studios will soon be shipping their newest product DVD Copy X, which will allow DVD owners to make backups of their DVDs, bypassing copy protection. Unfortunately, like all backup software, 321 president Robert Moore admits there is no way to prevent [...]

I ain’t got time to bleed… again

October 31, 2002 // 0 Comments

At long last Predator 2 will make it to DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The disc won’t be overly loaded with features, but at least it will finally be available. Out of the jungles and into the streets of Los Angeles, the Predator has [...]

Mysterious Island

October 31, 2002 // 0 Comments

Continuing their series of Ray Harryhausen releases, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has now made ’Mysterious Island’ available, Harryhausen’s 1961 collaboration with director Cy Endfield. Loosely based on a story by Jules Verne and told before [...]

Juwanna Mann arrives in November

October 30, 2002 // 0 Comments

The gender bending basketball comedy Juwanna Mann will makes its DVD bow in November with a few nice special features from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. In a story so close to Tootsie, it’s practically a remake, Jamal Jeffries is one basketball [...]

Eight Legged Freaks

October 30, 2002 // 0 Comments

On Warner Home Video’s release of the creature-feature “Eight Legged Freaks” you can find some cool stuff hidden on the disc. Throughout the disc’s menus you will see spiders crawling around the screen. Highlight any menu entry on each one of [...]
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