Articles by Guido Henkel

20th Century Fox prepares Commando: Director’s Cut

May 16, 2008 // 0 Comments

We just got information that the folks over at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment are currently preparing a Director’s Cut of the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick Commando for release in September. Former head of a special commando strike team, [...]

Universal Home Entertainment unleashes Doomsday this summer

May 16, 2008 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Entertainment has just added the futuristic thriller Doomsday to their summer line-up on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc. In “Doomsday, ” authorities brutally quarantine a country as it succumbs to fear and chaos when a virus strikes. The literal [...]

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

May 15, 2008 // 0 Comments

Honored with four Academy Awards in 1969, George Roy Hill's "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid" is still one of the most beloved buddy-movies of a great many film fans. Not only did it practically start the genre, but it still stands out [...]

Universal bows a new version of Van Helsing

May 15, 2008 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Entertainment has announced a new DVD Collector’s Edition of Stephen Sommers’ horror actioner Van Helsing. Legendary monster hunter Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is summoned to mysterious Transylvania on a mission that will thrust him into [...]

Holocaust

May 14, 2008 // 0 Comments

As a teenager in 1978 I witnessed a TV mini-series that shook me to my foundation. For the first time the atrocities of the Nazi Regime, the horrors of the Jewish genocide were driven home to me in a matter that was tangible. Not the dry dissertation in [...]

The Mummy comes back

May 14, 2008 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Entertainment resurrects The Mummy and The Mummy Returns with new DVD and Blu-Ray Disc rerelease this summer, to celebrate the theatrical release of the franchise’s latest film. In The Mummy, in 1290 B.C., an ancient Egyptian curse is [...]

Lionsgate invites Dracula’s Guest to DVD

May 14, 2008 // 0 Comments

In their string of independent direct-to-video horror releases, Lionsgate Home Entertainment is preparing Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest for release on DVD in August. It may carry the name but in reality the film has absolutely nothing in common with [...]

Lionsgate goes for The Bank Job

May 14, 2008 // 0 Comments

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has added the Jason Statham actioner The Bank Job to their DVD and Blu-Ray Disc release line-up with a July release date attached to it. A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry (Jason Statham) has always avoided [...]

Genius Products makes sure you are Wide Awake in August

May 14, 2008 // 0 Comments

The Korean thriller Wide Awake by Kyoo-man Lee is arriving on DVD this summer, courtesy of Genius Products. A young boy experiences extreme pain and trauma when he is forced to experience the effects of surgery while still “awake” (but unable to move) [...]

Witness The Exorcism Of Emily Rose in high definition

May 13, 2008 // 0 Comments

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just added the atmospheric horror flick The Exorcism Of Emily Rose to their Blu-Ray line-up, scheduling the film for a July release. A thrilling, horror film based on a true story about a single lawyer (Laura Linney), [...]
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