Articles by Guido Henkel

Warner Bros. brings you Empire Of The Sun

October 9, 2012 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video has released information about the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Empire Of The Sun, scheduled to appear in stores in November. Based on J. G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel, “Empire of the Sun” tells the story of a young English [...]

Dracula

October 8, 2012 // 0 Comments

To say Tod Browning's 1930 version of "Dracula" is a classic movie is still an understatement. It is a landmark, or rather, the word to put this movie in its historic context has yet to be created. For over 80 years now, the images and [...]

ParaNorman arrives in November

October 4, 2012 // 0 Comments

Universal Home Entertainment has just announced the upcoming release of the stop-motion animated movie ParaNorman, scheduled to arrive on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in late November. From the makers of Coraline comes the story of Norman, a boy who must use his [...]

Little Shop of Horrors

October 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

"Little Shop of Horrors" may not really qualify as a horror movie, but I feel it nonetheless fits perfectly in the theme and spirit of Halloween. Warner Home Video has just prepared a glorious Blu-Ray version of Frank Oz's version of the [...]

Halloween 5

October 1, 2012 // 0 Comments

During the heydays of horror film sequelitis that permeated Hollywood during the 80s, the "Halloween" franchise, along with others, was continuously tampered with and received one sequel after the next, sadly of wildly varying quality. Anchor [...]

Judge Dredd

September 27, 2012 // 0 Comments

After a string of rather average movies, including stints in the comedy genre, Sylvester Stallone decided to get back to his roots in 1994 and do a full-blown action movie with the comic book adaptation of "Judge Dredd." This no-holds-barred, [...]

Dark Shadows

September 25, 2012 // 0 Comments

The gothic horror soap opera "Dark Shadows" has been flickering across TV screens for many years and has drawn legions of fans in its following. While I've seen the occasional episode here and there, I have to admit that it's never [...]

Ed Wood

September 21, 2012 // 0 Comments

Tim Burton's loving tribute to cult-trash director Edward D. Wood Jr. is available on Blu-Ray Disc, at last. I did not hesitate for a moment to put this disc in my player and give it a spin to see how it lives up in high definition. The film tells [...]

Halloween 4

September 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

With Halloween fast approaching once again, Anchor Bay seems to remember that they once were the champion of horror movies during the DVD heydays – a period in the studio's existence that is sorely missed by genre fans. As they opened their [...]

Pet Sematary

September 17, 2012 // 0 Comments

Along with "IT!, " "Pet Sematary" has probably always been one of my favorite Stephen King books. See, I enjoyed the horror master's early writing a whole lot more than the overly bloated pieces he's been delivering starting [...]
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