Articles by Guido Henkel

DVD-RAM drives begin to gain acceptance in the market

April 16, 1999 // 0 Comments

Competitive Technologies, Inc., today reported retained royalties of $133, 000 from its laser diode technology used in DVD-RAM drives for PCs and other optical storage devices for the first six months of fiscal 1999. This represents a 22% increase over [...]

MGM unleashes the Scalper on June 15 in Just The Ticket

April 15, 1999 // 0 Comments

MGM Home Entertainment has just announced to release their romantic comedy Just The Ticket on DVD day & date with the VHS cassette on June 15. It is a lighthearted comedy about a con artist and his witty schemes to win the love of his life. Based on [...]

Disney and Pixar let you dance the days away

April 15, 1999 // 0 Comments

In an interesting promotional move, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios initiate a dance marathon to celebrate the release of A Bug’s Life on VHS and DVD on April 20. The marathon, called A JitterBUG’S LIFE will be accompanied by a [...]

Ghostbusters will hit DVD on June 29, read the details

April 14, 1999 // 0 Comments

Columbia Home Video’s official announcement for the release of Ghostbusters was just coming. The title is slated for release on June 29 and it contains some of the most exciting and extensive bonus materials ever seen on DVD. Apart from the film’s [...]

MGM reacts to the death of director Stanley Kubrik

April 14, 1999 // 0 Comments

We just got information from MGM Home Entertainment in, regarding some new DVD releases, scheduled for release on June 29. To honor director Stanley Kubrik, who died only recently in his home in England, MGM will release three of the director’s earlier [...]

Columbia announce Jean-Jacques Annaud’s The Bear

April 13, 1999 // 0 Comments

Today new information came in about a really exciting release from Columbia Tristar Home Video. Jean-Jacques Annaud’s The Bear from 1988 will be making its DVD debut on August 31! “The Bear” is an action-packed outdoor adventure tale about an [...]

DVD Express goes public!

April 13, 1999 // 0 Comments

Faster than many have expected, DVD Express yesterday announced the filing of a Form S-1 Registration Statement, which is the beginning if a public offering. Here’s the complete announcement. DVD Express announced that it filed with the Securities and [...]

Pixar: Changing the Face of an Industry

April 12, 1999 // 0 Comments

Computer technology has taken filmmakers from the stone ages of film making to completely new heights. You don’t believe me? Well, take it from someone who knows then, from the man who started it all because he was aggravated with the encumbrances [...]
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