Articles by Guido Henkel

Doomsday

July 8, 2008 // 0 Comments

I knew absolutely nothing about "Doomsday" until recently a press release appeared indicating the film would appear on DVD and Blu-Ray. I had not caught any theatrical buzz or trailers and as such the film was a complete novelty to me. It [...]

A gem for Hitchcock fans arrives in October

July 3, 2008 // 0 Comments

MGM Home Entertainment has just added an 8-disc DVD set called the Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection to their October release line-up. Nominated collectively for a total of 23 Academy Awards, the films included in this DVD set are beautifully restored [...]

7 Seconds will be in it for you in August

July 3, 2008 // 0 Comments

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has added a Blu-Ray Disc version of the Wesley Snipes actioner 7 Seconds to their release line-up. Action star Wesley Snipes is a professional thief whose high-stakes caper goes murderously wrong in this explosive, [...]

Risky Business returns to home video

July 2, 2008 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video has just added Risky Business for a DVD Deluxe Edition re-release and on Blu-Ray Disc for the first time. Meet Joel Goodson. Industrious, college-bound 17-year-old. Responsible, trustworthy son. But he’s been good for too long. [...]

Warner is bringing The Adventures Of Robin Hood to Blu-Ray

July 2, 2008 // 0 Comments

It has been out on HD-DVD for some time now, but this morning Warner Home Video finally announced a Blu-Ray version of the 1938 swashbuckling Errol Flynn movie The Adventures Of Robin Hood. In this rousing family adventure, nobleman Robin, the Earl of [...]

Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition

June 30, 2008 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video couldn't give fans a better present than a full blown "Dirty Harry" box set in high definition, containing each of the five movies in new 1080p transfers, but also including a number of gizmos. It is as if Christmas [...]

Charlie Chan commences in September

June 27, 2008 // 0 Comments

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just unveiled details about The Charlie Chan Collection: Volume Five , the final installment in the sleuth’s series, for release in September. Starring Sidney Toler as the sage detective and filled with the clever [...]

Prepare for the Fox Horror Classics Volume Two in September

June 26, 2008 // 0 Comments

Unearthed from the vaults, three of Hollywood’s finest and scariest movies are unleashed for the first time on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in September as part of the lauded Fox Cinema Classics Collection. Featuring performances from [...]

Sony keeps feeding the PSP

June 26, 2008 // 0 Comments

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has added another big slate of movies for release on UMD discs for playback on the Playstation Portable (PSP). On September 2 you will be able to get your hands on Idle Hands, John Carpenter’s Vampires, Jawbreaker, [...]

Half Past Dead arrives in August

June 26, 2008 // 0 Comments

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has added the Steven Seagal actioner Half Past Dead to their line-up on DVD and Blu-Ray for an August release. Welcome to Alcatraz. “The Rock” has just re-opened for business, but the first criminal slated for the [...]
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