Articles by Guido Henkel
Curse Of The Golden Flower
For fans of Hong Kong movies, the name Yimou Zhang creates sparkling eyes of excitement, conjuring up images of movies such as "Hero," "Raise The Red Lantern" or "House Of Flying Daggers." Known for his dazzling movies, his [...]
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return in full glory in TMNT
They may have been considered a flash in the pan in the 80s at one point or another but it seems these reptiles are here to stick around the 21st century as Warner Home Video is preparing the release of TMNT, the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie [...]
Epic Movie
On 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s release of “Epic Movie” you can also find a hidden feature if you look real close. Go to the DVD’s Main Menu and there select the “Special Features” menu entry. Now press the “Up” arrow key on your [...]
Dawn Of The Dead goes high def!
Universal Home Entertainment has just announced a number of new HD-DVD titles, slated for release in August, including the 2004 remake of Geroge A. Romero’s Dawn Of The Dead. Packed with more blood, more gore, and more bone-chilling, jaw-dropping [...]
Jim Henson’s masterpieces return to DVD
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has just unveiled details about DVD re-releases of Jim Henson’s feature film master pieces The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, scheduled for August as Special Editions. In another time, the Dark Crystal was the Balance and [...]
The Frighteners
What a difference 10 years make. When "The Frighteners" first appeared in 1992, few people had heard of the name Peter Jackson, an independent filmmaker from New Zealand with a knack for dark horror comedies, such as "Dead Alive (aka [...]
Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons
On Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s release of “Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons” the studio has also included some hidden features. Insert disc 4 of the DVD set into your player and highlight the “Set up” entry at the bottom of [...]
Donnie Brasco
I'm a sucker for mob movies and whether it's one of Scorsese's mafia films, Coppola's treatment, Damiani's "La Piovra" TV series or as in this case Mike Newell's "Donnie Brasco," the subject matter holds [...]
Pan’s Labyrinth
On the release of Guillermo Del Toro’s movie “Pan’s Labyrinth” the studio has also included some bonus materials hidden from plain sight. Insert the second disc of the 2-disc DVD set and go to the “Director’s Notebook” section. There , [...]