Articles by Guido Henkel

Who will watch ‘The Watcher’?

December 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

We’ve just received word that Universal Home Video is getting ready to release the thriller The Watcher to DVD this February. A detective tracking a serial killer gives up all hope of solving the crimes and moves to another city. After he’s settled [...]

Full steam ahead: ‘Red Shoe Diaries: The Movie’

December 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

Ah, the pleasures of cable TV. You get to hear people swearing better, killing gorier, and, well, it’s certainly a lot clearer exactly where babies come from, yes? Fans of Showtime’s The Red Shoe Diaries are particularly aware of this last, as the [...]

Another Fellini film makes it to DVD: ‘City of Women’

December 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

Though still a young medium, the growth of DVD has insured that with each passing year, more and more great directors and their work are being represented on disc. And of course, the more great work available, the more people are interested. Everyone [...]

The Twilight Zone, Vol. 28 and up

December 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

If you own one of the more recent “Twilight Zone” releases from Image Entertainment, you may want to look for some cool hidden features that may be lurking on the disc. Hidden Features can be found on these releases from Volume 28 up, so keep your [...]

Hollow Man

December 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

The thought of seeing an updated version of ’The Invisible Man’ sounds intriguing, especially in the light that many of the required effects shots could be done masterfully in CGI these day and as such it is a shocking disappointment that the big [...]

A&E to release “Thunderbirds” and “Catherine the Great”

December 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

The good folks at A&E will be releasing a couple of interesting DVDs this coming February. First up is the classic British TV puppet series, Thunderbirds, which was shown on American television in the mid-60s. The show is about an international [...]

“Frank Herbert’s Dune” series is slated for DVD release

December 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

We’ve just received word that The Sci-Fi Channel miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune is going to be making its way to DVD, courtesy of Artisan Entertainment. The 270 minute series was directed by John Harrison, and stars William Hurt, [...]

Blockbuster issues 30-day DVD rental pass

December 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

Perhaps worried about online competition, Blockbuster Video is finally jumping on the DVD bandwagon by launching a $19.99 ‘DVD pass’ good for 30 rentals over 30 days. The new program layers over the chain’s ‘guaranteed satisfaction’ policy for [...]

Hollywood dealt setback in DVD code case

December 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

The motion picture industry’s effort to ban computer code that subverts its DVD encryption scheme has suffered a setback in California, with the state’s high court issuing an order that could see many of the defendants dropped from the closely watched [...]

Get ready to ‘Meet The Parents’

December 14, 2000 // 0 Comments

In case you missed it mere weeks ago in theaters, you’ll get the chance to enjoy watching Robert DeNiro make Ben Stiller squirm when Universal Home Video releases the DVD of Meet The Parents this March. A huge comedy hit this past summer, ‘Meet The [...]
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