Articles by Guido Henkel

Anchor Bay bring you Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits

March 15, 1999 // 0 Comments

On April 27, Anchor Bay Entertainment will release Terry Gilliam’s critically acclaimed fantasy movie and dark comedy Time Bandits to DVD. Unlike the Criterion Edition of the same film around the same time, Anchor Bay releases this film in a no frills [...]

Palm Pictures releases Fabulous Story of the Cuban Cigar

March 12, 1999 // 0 Comments

On May 25 Palm Pictures will release The Fabulous Story of the Cuban Cigar as told by the people who are experts in growing some of the finest tasting tobacco the world has ever known. Finally, their meticulous tobacco cultivation has achieved worldwide [...]

Star Wars: Episode I to arrive earlier than expected

March 12, 1999 // 0 Comments

It’s getting little much Star Wars news lately, but new information just keeps flooding in. Although not DVD related, we hope you enjoy these snippets as much as we do, however. George Lucas announced Wednesday night during the trailer’s first [...]

After a long delay, finally a look at Kingpin

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

The hilarious and absurd comedy Kingpin had been announced for release on DVD a long time ago, but MGM Home Video pulled the title from its release schedules at some point without further notice. The disc has finally been re-scheduled this week and also [...]

Take a look at the new Star Wars trailer

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

The official Star Wars website now has the new longer trailer for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace ready for your viewing. The trailer for Episode I now runs for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and is just a slightly longer than the teaser trailer we saw earlier. [...]

The age of digital movie theaters is dawning

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

Texas Instruments today announced that its innovative Digital Light Processing(TM) (DLP(TM)) projector technology has been selected as a participant in a truly ground-breaking event which will provide a vital glimpse into the future of movie presentation. [...]

Hear the roar of gunfire… MGM preps war front line action

March 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

On May 18 some epic war dramas from MGM Home Entertainment will hit the shelves and put you to the trenches. All priced at $24.98, the combat thrillers Run Silent, Run Deep and Pork Chop Hill are featured in widescreen and pan&scan versions. Also [...]

Good news for gamers… Psygnosis announces new DVD games title

March 10, 1999 // 0 Comments

Psygnosis, a computer games company well known for its stunning visual presentations, has just announced Lander, the company’s first DVD game for release in late March. Delivering MPEG 2 full-motion video sequences with Dolby® Digital 5.1 channel music [...]

DVD Express name former Blockbuster head exec as new CFO/CCO

March 9, 1999 // 0 Comments

DVD Express just announced that former Blockbuster Vice President of Financial Operations Andy Crist has joined the company as its chief financial officer/chief operating officer, a new position specifically created for him. Crist brings 20 years’ [...]
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