Articles by Guido Henkel

Columbia TriStar spends An Evening with Kevin Smith

October 16, 2002 // 0 Comments

The charming film director Kevin Smith toured the country to talk with his fans, and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment was there. Now the interviews and discussions come together in An Evening with Kevin Smith. “An Evening with Kevin Smith” is a [...]

Transformers: Season 2 goes to DVD

October 16, 2002 // 0 Comments

Warner Music is planning to release the second season of the 80’s cartoon opus Transformers, or rather the first half of the season. Not to be confused with the current Transformers show on Cartoon Network, the original Transformers will invade DVD in [...]

Wal-Mart takes on Netflix

October 15, 2002 // 0 Comments

Wal-Mart has just announced the upcoming launch of their new mail-order DVD rental service with the slightly unoriginal title Wal-Mart DVD rentals. With the backing of Wal-Mart, the system will be the first major competitor for the long-standing champ [...]

Cooking with Porn Stars comes for the holidays

October 15, 2002 // 0 Comments

Never let it be said that DVD doesn’t have something to offer to everyone. Coming in December is what is sure to be a new Christmas classic, Cooking with Porn Stars – For the Holidays. I can’t even write up the summary for this disc for fear that [...]

More info on Signs

October 15, 2002 // 0 Comments

The final specs have come in on the latest thriller from M. Night Shyamalan. The alien film Signs will have many fine features indeed. Everything that farmer Graham Hess assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message – an intricate [...]

How Steven Saved E.T.

October 15, 2002 // 0 Comments

In a surprising last minute revelation, Steven Spielberg has revealed that the plans for E.T. The Extra Terrestrial have changed dramatically. As originally announced, a two-disc DVD would contain the retooled 20th anniversary edition of the film, while [...]

Insomnia

October 15, 2002 // 0 Comments

On Warner Home Video’s release of the thriller “Insomnia” you can find some additional footage hidden on the disc. From the disc’s Main Menu go to the “Special Features” and there select “Production Diaries.” You will see a picture of [...]

Warner plays with Fingers

October 14, 2002 // 0 Comments

An early role for Harvey Keitel, and a first effort from director James Toback, Fingers took gangster films in new directions. Now Warner Brothers Home Entertainment is preparing a new DVD release for this fall. Jimmy Fingers is a young man grappling with [...]

The Civil War

October 14, 2002 // 0 Comments

Filmmaker Ken Burns has long established himself as one of the preeminent film documentarians of American history in all its forms. One of his most acclaimed works is "The Civil War, " an 11-hour feature that covers the American Civil War from [...]
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