Articles by Guido Henkel

Fox brings controversial Australian flick to DVD in November

September 13, 2000 // 0 Comments

Fox Home Entertainment is bringing a very powerful slice of violent life to DVD with Romper Stomper this November. Those who saw Russell Crowe’s mesmerizing star turn in Gladiator will be blown away by his breakthrough performance in this movie. Crowe [...]

Dillinger

September 13, 2000 // 0 Comments

There are numerous film adaptations, telling the story of John Dillinger, one of America’s most notorious bank robbers and gangsters of the pre-FBI Hoover era. In 1973, director John Milius tackled the subject matter in a furious movie that packed [...]

The Beyond

September 13, 2000 // 0 Comments

Rarely seen and almost forgotten for the longest time, Lucio Fulci’s "The Beyond" has become a cult favorite over the years that was given a second chance at life by none other than Quentin Tarantino. Redistributed through his company Rolling [...]

Fox capitalizes on Wall Street in November

September 12, 2000 // 0 Comments

In the laudable rush to bring every film ever touched by Oliver Stone to market, Fox Home Entertainment will deliver the director’s Wall Street to DVD this November. In this riveting, behind the scenes look at big business in the 1980’s, an ambitious [...]

More pricing glitches for Amazon.com

September 12, 2000 // 0 Comments

On Amazon.com last Thursday, price savvy DVD shoppers placed dozens of orders for drastically discounted movies and box sets such as the The Beatles DVD Collector’s Set. But Seattle-based Amazon has since told customers that the prices–some were [...]

Under fire, Amazon.com discontinues pricing test

September 12, 2000 // 0 Comments

Under pressure from confused customers, Amazon.com has decided to back away from a price test in its DVD store and give refunds to customers who paid higher prices. The test, which ran early last week, affected dozens of Amazon’s top-selling titles. Due [...]

Universal makes changes to Orson Welles’ Touch Of Evil

September 12, 2000 // 0 Comments

The scheduled DVD release of the Orson Welles thriller Touch Of Evil has seen some unexpected changes. Universal Home Video just informed us that the DVD will no longer be a Collector’s Edition release as previously announced, but a standard release. [...]

Larry Clark’s Kids to be re-released in November

September 12, 2000 // 0 Comments

Trimark Pictures is re-releasing the excellent and disturbing drama, Kids to DVD this November. Directed by Larry Clark, and co-written with Harmony Korine, Leo Fitzpatrick, and Jim Lewis, this is a powerful and compelling film that looks at 24 frenetic [...]
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