Articles by Guido Henkel

We now have the release date for Citizen Kane!

June 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

As we had announced previously already, Warner Home Video has been working on a DVD version of Orson Welles’ masterpiece, Citizen Kane. Now we have been able to find out that the DVD is scheduled for a release on September 25! Condemned in its own day [...]

Columbia TriStar throws some dirt your way… Joe Dirt that is!

June 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

We have just received the full details about Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment upcoming release of the David Spade comedy Joe Dirt, scheduled for release on August 28. Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream — to [...]

U2 Guitarist Reveals Plans For DVD, TV Show

June 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

Rock band, U2 has a couple of things in mind for the footage shot at its recent Boston show. During a chat with fans on the group’s official website, singer-guitarist the Edge revealed that the Irish group plans to release a DVD from its current [...]

December 7th: The Pearl Harbor Story

June 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

Before going into more detail about this release, let me tell you right off the bat that all the special features and bonus material that are listed on the box are very well hidden on this disc. No, I should say, the feature presentation is exceedingly [...]

The complete Fawlty Towers series is on its way

June 21, 2001 // 0 Comments

This September, Warner Home Video will further their relationship with the BBC when it releases John Cleese’s popular British comedy Fawlty Towers on DVD in the autumn. Inspired by a hotel John Cleese once stayed in when he was filming “Monty [...]

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe hits DVD this fall

June 21, 2001 // 0 Comments

Dolph Lungren took on the role of the Most Powerful Man in the Universe, when he took the role of He-Man in the live-action adaptation of the then popular cartoon series and children’s toy line. Panned by critics and audiences, the film eventually [...]

YesVideo video-to-DVD conversion firm, gets new backing

June 21, 2001 // 0 Comments

YesVideo Inc., a California-based company specializes in DVD video conversion from video tapes and other video sources, has piqued the interest of Eastman Kodak who will be investing $2.4 million in the small company. The investment will give Kodak a [...]

Disney prepares Spy Kids for DVD

June 21, 2001 // 0 Comments

Robert Rodriguez’s action-comedy Spy Kids was a surprising box-office hit early this year. Now the film from Miramax and Dimension Films is being readied for DVD. Bursting with ultracool, high-tech gadgetry, “Spy Kids” delivers enough thrilling [...]

Criterion prepares three Hitchcock titles

June 20, 2001 // 0 Comments

Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, has been treated very well on DVD. Criterion now announces three new titles from the director’s earlier works. Rebecca, Notorious, and Spellbound are all on their way. In “Rebecca”, a timid, young ladies [...]

Columbia offers a second helping of Zorro

June 20, 2001 // 0 Comments

1998’s swashbuckling adventure The Mask of Zorro was released as a basic DVD shortly after the film’s release with the promise of a Special Edition on the way. It may have taken longer than expected, but Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment finally [...]
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