Articles by Guido Henkel
Here’s a little more on The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection
As we announced previously, Universal Home Entertainment is currently putting the final touches to a DVD set containing some of the most eagerly awaited 50s science fiction classics, titling it The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection. The DVD set, which [...]
The Spirit Of St. Louis
Available individually or as part of the James Stewart Collection, Warner Home Video is presenting one of Jimmy Stewart's greatest films on DVD finally by giving us "The Spirit Of St. Louis." As the title suggests, the film chronicles the [...]
Image Entertainment rocks on HD-DVD
In a fairly surprising move, Image Entertainment just announced their entry in the high definition arena. The studio has scheduled three HD-DVD titles for release in November, all three of them concert videos. Heart: Alive In Seattle features the Wilson [...]
Masters Of Horror: Jenifer
On Anchor Bay Entertainment’s version of Dario Argento’s “Masters Of Horror” entry, “Jenifer” you can also find some hidden features, as expected. Insert the disc in your DVD player and from the Main Menu go to the “Audio Setup” section. [...]
Crypt Of Terror: Cemetery Of Terror / Grave Robbers
BCI Eclipse has signed the rights to the films of Rubén Galindo Jr., a Mexican filmmaker whose horror movies of the 80s hold up pretty well among the fare of the time. Here now we have a double feature DVD, containing "Cemetery Of Terror" [...]
Retailers harsh on high definition launch
I understand that some of you may think we’ve been sounding like broken records over the past weeks, as we lamented the way the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray high definition video formats were launched. While there has been some noticeable improvement on the side [...]
More Universal on HD-DVD
12 Monkeys, Out of Sight, Spartacus and The Thing are all comnig to HD-DVD in October from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The new discs will all likely have identical features to their DVD predecessors (sadly, The Criterion supplements for [...]
Tarantula comes as part of The Classic SciFi Ultimate Collection
For years fans have hoped that Universal would finally release some more of their golden age 50s science fiction films, especially Jack Arnold’s 1955 classic, Tarantula. The wait is finally coming to an end as Universal Home entertainment just unveiled [...]
The Shaggy Dog
For all those generations who never had the chance to see and enjoy the original "The Shaggy Dog, " Walt Disney Pictures has created a remake of the film, updating its contents, settings and plot to reflect these modern times. Dave Douglas (Tim [...]