Articles by Guido Henkel
A double dose of Sandra Bullock as Columbia announces 28 Days and Net
Columbia TriStar Home Video just announced two new DVDs starring Sandra Bullock, scheduled for release on September 19 as a double-pack. The set will contain 28 Days and The Net and will carry a suggested retail price of $44.95. In 28 Days, Gwen Cummings [...]
X The Unknown
British Hammer Studios had made a name for themselves mostly in the horror domain through their reincarnations of the classic monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy and many others. However, often overlooked, the Hammer Studios also created a [...]
The Audrey Hepburn Story
Produced for television and broadcast not too long ago, ’The Audrey Hepburn Story’ is a 2-hour biopic that allows you to get a better look at one of movie history’s most beloved actresses, who sadly passed away much too soon. Sensitive and touching, [...]
Welcome to the Witching Hour – Columbia brings you a Special Edition of The Craft
We just got information that Columbia TriStar Home Video has planned to release a Special Edition of The Craft on September 12. “The Craft” is the story of Sarah (Robin Tunney), who is a new transfer student at a Los Angeles high school. Her special [...]
ADV Films acquires Robotech from Harmony Gold for release on DVD
ADV Films has just announced the signing of the licensing agreement with Harmony Gold to release the 85-episode Japanese animated Robotech series on home video and DVD. The deal was inked at Anime Expo 2000 in Anaheim, California, last Friday. The [...]
Orson Welles’ Touch Of Evil to make its DVD debut in October
During this year’s VSDA, Universal Home Video finally announced Orson Welles“ eagerly awaited 1958 masterpiece Touch Of Evil for release on October 31. Prepared as a Collector’s Edition, “Touch Of Evil” will be released as a Director’s Cut, [...]
Columbia TriStar brings you laughs for Halloween in Three Stooges: Spook Louder
Columbia TriStar Home Video is slowly also beginning to unveil DVD plans for this year’s Halloween and the studio has just announced the release of six new classic episodes of The Three Stooges on one DVD on September 5. The DVD will carry the name [...]
At a mid-year analysis it turns out DVD does much better than expected
Based on the performance year-to-date, the DVD-Video industry is on target to beat all earlier industry sales projections. According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), in the first half of 2000 DVD player shipments were 2.7 million units. This [...]
Sharp and Pioneer team up to develop DVD Recorders
Japanese electronics firms Sharp Corp and Pioneer Corp set their sights on a bigger share of the growing DVD recorder market on Tuesday with an agreement to cooperate on digital products. Sharp will integrate its semiconductor laser and video signal [...]