Articles by Guido Henkel

Ed Harris: An Ode to Jackson Pollock

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

For almost ten years Ed Harris harbored the idea to make a movie about the late painter Jackson Pollock. After having received a biography of the modern painter by his father, Harris was intrigued in the life, the antics and the art of this remarkable [...]

Pioneer launches new DVD-based navigational system for cars

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Pioneer Electronics (NYSE: PIO) today announced the launch of the AVIC-9DVD, the company’s first DVD-based navigation system for the U.S. and Canada. The DVD-based navigation system has exclusive features such as real-time traffic information and DVD [...]

Two wartime epics from Universal

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Video salutes America’s World War II soldiers with two classic war films on DVD. MacArthur and a Collector’s Edition of Midway are both coming to disc in October. “MacArthur” relates the extraordinary account of General Douglas [...]

The Phantom Lover

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Hidden from the naked eye, there is a hidden feature on Tai Seng’s 2-disc Special Edition release of Hong Kong director Ronny Yu’s sweeping film “The Phantom Lover.” Insert the second disc from the set in your player and wait until the main menu [...]

Pollock

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

We have come to know Ed Harris as a prolific character actor who is able to tackle even the most difficult parts with seemingly natural ease. After years in front of the camera, the actor has recently also produced and directed his first movie, while also [...]

Beast From Haunted Cave

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans of classic B-horror and science fiction movies should listen up now! If you enjoyed films like the original ’The Thing’ or Hammer’s ’The Abominable Snowman, ’ you will love ’Beast From Haunted Cave.’ The film is Monte Hellman’s [...]

Final Fantasy will make DVD bow in two separate versions

July 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

Although “Final Fantasy” is just about to start its theatrical run, plans for two separate DVD versions of the fully computer generated movie have been unveiled. According to producer Jun Aida, the film will come as a regular DVD version, as well as a [...]

Total Recall returns as a brand new Special Edition

July 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful “Terminator 2: Ultimate Edition”, Artisan Entertainment will be revisiting another of their early Schwarzenegger DVDs with Total Recall: Special Limited Edition. Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) [...]

Synapse Films readies the original Exorcism

July 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

The French film Exorcism never saw a U.S. release in its original unedited form. Re-edited and retitled “Demoniac”, the film has rarely been seen by American audiences in its original form. Now Synapse Films has restored the film to its original [...]
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