Articles by Guido Henkel

We exclusively unveil Universal Home Video’s December releases

September 29, 1999 // 0 Comments

We have just received some information on Universal’s complete December DVD line-up. As many of you have certainly noticed, Universal’s line-up for October and November is rather slim compared to their previous batches of 10 or more titles. Sadly [...]

Here are some pictures and info from the new Wizard Of Oz

September 28, 1999 // 0 Comments

60 years ago, on August 15 1939, one of the best family films of all time opened at the Loew’s Capitol Theatre on Broadway, The Wizard Of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming, who had also directed “Gone With The Wind”, the film’s Dorothy was played by [...]

The early Lucy Lawless films are coming to DVD

September 28, 1999 // 0 Comments

One of the smaller and relatively new DVD publishers, First Run Features, has just sent some information our way regarding an upcoming title, slated for a November 9 release. All fans of the Warrior Princess Xena will be pleased to hear that “First Run [...]

Nightmare Encyclopedia

September 28, 1999 // 0 Comments

Although not necessarily a hidden feature, we wanted to shed some light on the tricky game on the “Nightmare Encyclopedia” disc that is part of the box set from New Line Home Video. If you go through the Labyrinth to discover all the bits and pieces [...]

Strange Days

September 28, 1999 // 0 Comments

“Strange Days” from Fox Home Video contains a stunning transfer of the film. Devoid of any noticeable film defects, the transfer is meticulously clean and boasts a good level of detail, despite the fact that it is not 16×9 enhanced. The image is [...]

Strangler Of The Swamp

September 28, 1999 // 0 Comments

Following their tradition to add little known and classic film gems to their catalog, Image Entertainment has just released’Strangler of The Swamp“, a small film that doesn’t get seen a lot and practically vanished into obscurity a long time ago. As [...]

Here’s an update on Anchor Bay’s 16×9 enhanced titles

September 27, 1999 // 0 Comments

Some time ago Anchor Bay Entertainment announced that it will start rolling out the majority of their films in widescreen versions that are enhanced for 16×9 TV sets. Apart from “The Car”, “Halloween” and “Army Of Darkness” no specific [...]

The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad is coming to DVD

September 27, 1999 // 0 Comments

We have just received information about the DVD release of a film I know many of you have been looking forward to for quite a while. Columbia Tristar Home Video has set The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad for release on November 30! This 1958 fantasy classic, [...]

Blockbuster Video finally commits to DVD across the board

September 27, 1999 // 0 Comments

After carrying DVD in selected locations for well over a year now, Blockbuster today announced that it will introduce DVD to almost 3,800 of its U.S. corporate stores by year’s end. Additionally, the company will also offer DVD in approximately 1,000 of [...]
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