Articles by Guido Henkel

Zombie

August 8, 1998 // 0 Comments

Italian director Lucio Fulci passed away only a few years ago, but his legacy is fortunately still there for us to behold. Anchor Bay Entertainment have now released one of Fulci’s best known works on DVD. Reason enough for us to take a look at this [...]

The full Godzilla details

August 7, 1998 // 0 Comments

Eagerly awaited, Columbia Home Video are currently preparing this summer’s blockbuster Godzilla for a DVD release on November 3, as we had reported earlier already. Now the final details about the release have landed on our desks. The Godzilla disc will [...]

New titles from Warner and more from MGM

August 7, 1998 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video have announced a number of exciting titles for release in October. As we had mentioned earlier already, A Perfect Murder is coming to DVD, as is Cowboys, Dangerous Beauty and Altered States. The highlight of their release line-up is [...]

No Escape recalled

August 7, 1998 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video have recalled the release of “No Escape”. As we had reported earlier, the disc has a serious production problem, causing the audio track to drop out for a long period of time at the end of the film. The disc has now bee nrecaleld [...]

Trimark sign up with Macrovision

August 4, 1998 // 0 Comments

Macrovision Corporation announced today that Trimark Pictures has signed a one year agreement to use the Macrovision copy protection on all of its future DVD releases. Trimark’s decision to use Macrovision copy protection was made to help ensure the [...]

Image Entertainment sues Polygram

August 3, 1998 // 0 Comments

In an interesting article in “Daily Variety” today, the magazine claims that Image Entertainement is suing Polygram Filmed Entertainment for the rights of their DVD and Laserdisc releases. Here’s the whole article as a reprint for your convenience. [...]

The Thing

August 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

After a long, long wait, Universal Home Video have now released John Carpenter’s "The Thing" on DVD. Subtitled "the ultimate in alien terror" on the front of the box, it is also tempting to add "the ultimate in Special [...]

Wag The Dog

August 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

"Wag The Dog", a hysterical political satire, no matter how strangely fictional it may seem, has been outdone by the real events surrounding the American presidency these days. If nothing else, it demonstrates writer Larry Beinhart’s keen [...]

Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts

August 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

You either love him or you hate him. Vincent Furnier’s alter ego, Alice Cooper, allows for nothing in between. To let you know where I stand: Alice has been an idol ever since I heard and saw him for the first time in the early seventies. Like Kiss, [...]

Jimi Hendrix: Live At The Isle Of Wight

August 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Not many people can change the course of music history to the extent Jimi Hendrix did during his short, intense career a career that ended abruptly in 1970. Even today, 30 years after Jimi’s days of success, his spirit can be felt literally every time [...]
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