Articles by Guido Henkel

Pow, Thwap, Kablooie, Batman comes to DVD

June 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

Forget Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, or Geroge Clooney. The one true Caped Crusader is coming to DVD. Adam West and Burt Ward star in the original 1966 film, Batman: The Movie which is now coming to DVD courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. [...]

Columbia prepares to release Tomcats

June 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

Following the recent trend of racy teen comedies, Tomcats hit theaters earlier this year. This August, the movie will come to DVD thanks to the folks over at Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Seven years ago, a bunch of friends made a bet that would [...]

New Line presents more John Waters

June 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

Following the success of the first John Waters two-pack on DVD, New Line Home Entertainment has announced the second volume with two more of the director’s films; Polyester and Desperate Living. “Polyester” features the Fishpaws, a typical nouveau [...]

Gandhi is coming from Columbia TriStar

June 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

It’s a good day for people looking to build a collection of Oscar-winning pictures on DVD. This August, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will release the epic 1981 film Gandhi on DVD for the first time. The biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, who rose [...]

Poison: Greatest Video Hits

June 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

On the EMI release of “Poison: Greatest Video Hits” you can find some additional footage, if you know how to get to it. From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Bonus Videos” section. Once you get there, highlight the menu entry for “So Tell Me [...]

Dogma: Special Edition

June 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

I find it very interesting that movies that stir up the most fervent controversies the fastest, are films that touch upon religious subjects. As soon as a filmmaker suggests a different view on theological issues, the moral-apostles of the Catholic church [...]

Deep Purple: Come Hell Or High Water

June 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

For the longest time I have been a Deep Purple listener and follower of the band, although I have to admit that I always found the constant antics and personal battles within the group a major distraction from the fact that they created some incredible [...]

Paramount Home Entertainment unveils The Godfather Trilogy

June 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

As we had pointed out repeatedly last week, today Paramount Home Entertainment has finally unveiled the release date and exact details about the upcoming DVD release of Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, The Godfather! The films will be released as a [...]

Warner plans to revisit Willy Wonka

June 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

When Warner Home Video started the DVD bandwagon in early 1997, one of their initial offerings was the 1971 classic children’s tale Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Although the disc was a best-seller, it was – like most early DVDs – a [...]

Dreamworks prepares The Mexican

June 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

The teaming of two of Hollywood’s most glamorous stars came last year in the form of the action packed comedy The Mexican. Now Dreamworks Home Video is preparing a new Special Edition DVD set to hit shelves this August. Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt get [...]
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