Articles by Guido Henkel

Matsushita to launch recordable DVD player

May 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

What will the future of recordable DVD look like? We don’t know, but given recent developments and trends throughout the industry it appears safe to say, we will see a revival of a serious format war, as we have seen in the VHS/Beta war years ago. [...]

MGI ships software DVD Player with Dolby Headphone technology

May 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

MGI Software today announced MGI SoftDVD MAX with Dolby Headphone. The product is the world’s first DVD software for PCs to integrate Dolby Headphone technology, which delivers home theater-like surround sound through any regular pair of headphones. MGI [...]

Pioneer‘s profit rises, helped by strong DVD sales

May 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

Pioneer Corp , a major Japanese audio equipment maker, on Monday reported group operating profit rose 17.3 percent in the year to March 31, boosted by strong sales of DVD players and plasma displays. It posted an operating profit of 23.6 billion yen [...]

The Green Mile

May 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

I think Stephen King was a great writer… once. That was before his works became overly bloated, less imaginative, and removed from the horror roots I so much cherished. In that light it should be hardly surprising that I never gave the novels of the [...]

Monsieur Verdoux

May 15, 2000 // 0 Comments

’Monsieur Verdoux’ was one of Charles Chaplin’s later films and is a gem that stands on its own. Although his trademark slapstick can be found in a very few select scenes in the movie, ’Monsieur Verdoux’ is a rather dramatic film that uses humor [...]

Anchor Bay Entertainment adds new titles to next year’s line-up

May 11, 2000 // 0 Comments

Anchor Bay Entertainment has just added a number new titles to their roster, which are losely sated for release for next year. As released on their website, here are some of the details. Horror fans will be happy to know that Anchor Bay will be releasing [...]
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