Articles by Guido Henkel

Ultraman: Series 1 Volume 1

July 20, 2006 // 0 Comments

With the Japanese monster films (kaiju) such a success during the 60s and 70s, it was only a matter of time for a TV show to pop up that would take the genre and bring into people's homes on a regular basis with a regular cast of characters. In July [...]

The Sentinel takes position in August

July 19, 2006 // 0 Comments

It has been a long time since we had the chance to see Michael Douglas in a new movie, but finally he’s back, teaming up with Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria, this time. Information just came in about 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s plans to [...]

Kong is Long

July 19, 2006 // 0 Comments

The long expected announcement of Peter Jackson’s latest effort came through with the word from Universal Home Entertainment coming that King Kong will receive two DVD releases for the extended director’s cut. A three disc version of the film with a [...]

Enter The Dragon

July 19, 2006 // 0 Comments

After celebrating the movie's 30th Anniversary a few years ago, Warner Home Video has released Bruce Lee's masterpiece "Enter The Dragon" on HD-DVD as well now, making sure the film is always present in the public's mind. To [...]

Ricoh will help to unify HD-DVD and Blu-Ray

July 18, 2006 // 0 Comments

As I pointed out earlier, my firm belief is that the competing high definition formats, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, will coexist as combo players that are able to playany format will penetrate the market at a rapid pace. Rico just unveiled that they have [...]

Star Trek is animated

July 18, 2006 // 0 Comments

Before DVD, owning an entire television series on home video seemed a ridiculous concept. But a few die hard fans and clubs raised the money and the shelf space for the entire original Star Trek series on VHS. Now with DVD, owning complete series is [...]

Batman Beyond and Justice League

July 18, 2006 // 0 Comments

The animated adventures from the DC Universe are continuing with two very nice looking packages from Warner Home Entertainment. Justice League Unlimited: Season One and Batman Beyond: Season Two both come soon. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, [...]

Pitch Black

July 18, 2006 // 0 Comments

I never viewed "Pitch Black" on DVD because the premise of the movie appeared superficial to me and simply a rehash of what had been done before in countless other movies. With the arrival of the film on HD-DVD I reconsidered and gave the film a [...]

Buena Vista Home Entertainment announces first Blu-Ray titles

July 17, 2006 // 0 Comments

This morning, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has just announced its first slate of high definition Blu-Ray titles, scheduled for release on September 19. The line-up will contain the Walt Disney Pictures Dinosaur and Eight Below as well as the Miramax [...]

New Line brings The Butterfly Effect 2 to DVD in October

July 17, 2006 // 0 Comments

In time for Halloween, New Line Home Entertainment will release The Butterfly Effect 2 on DVD to continue their original movie. Nick Larson (Eric Lively) is on his way to making his dream come true. He is in love with his girlfriend, Julie (Erica [...]
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