Articles by Guido Henkel
Gleaming The Cube
Pioneer’s “Gleaming The Cube” contains a hidden documentary. From the main menu of the disc, go to the “Special Features”. When you get there, press the right arrow button to highlight the eyes on the bottom of the skateboard. If you press [...]
DVD Review gets extensive exposure in the Chicago Tribune
Yesterday national newspaper Chicago Tribune took a rare look at the DVD video industry, publishing an interview with “DVD Review” editor Guido Henkel on their pages. The point of interest in the interview were Easter Eggs on DVD. Since “DVD [...]
ATI brings new graphics board with hardware DVD acceleration for $99
ATI Technologies Inc. today announced the XPERT 2000(TM), with 32 MB of memory, 32-bit true color acceleration and full hardware DVD acceleration for only $99. The board will become available in August and give users strong 2D and 3D, 32-bit true [...]
Fright Night and The Holy Grail are back on track with more new Columbia titles!
Today Columbia TriStar Home Video announced four titles for release on DVD on August 31, putting the long awaited horror comedy Fright Night and Monty Python And The Holy Grail back on release schedules, also adding two new titles to the release [...]
Exciting new details on Argento’s The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
Great news for all Argento fans! After unveiling VCI Home Video’s plans to release Dario Argento’s directorial debut The Bird With The Crystal Plumage on DVD in September, we have now received some updated information. The company’s original [...]
Rocky is back! – MGM unveils latest Sylvester Stallone project
In interesting, though somewhat unrelated news, MGM yesterday unveiled plans about a new Rocky movie. Sylvester Stallone will come back to write, direct and star in Rocky VI, the first sequel since 1990 and almost a quarter of a century since the [...]
Matsushita to launch DVD-audio players in U.S.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd said today it would launch the world’s first DVD-audio players in the United States in October. The company said in a statement it will sell two types of DVD players in the U.S. market, which will then be introduced [...]
The Stoned Age
Trimark’s release of the comedy “The Stoned Age” contains a hidden feature in the best Trimark tradition. From the disc’s main menu select the Trimark logo by arrowing down, and then press “Enter”. This will take you to a 2-minute trailer for [...]
We have some nifty menu screenshots from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Steaming hot, fresh off Buena Vista’s computers we have just received some menu screenshots from their upcoming Who Framed Roger Rabbit? DVD. Yes folks, you won’t find these images anywhere else! The colorful menus for this hilarious comedy nicely [...]