Articles by Guido Henkel

As Good As It Gets

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

"As Good As It Gets" is a film that is so highly acclaimed that it is almost impossible to watch it without bias. The film features Jack Nicholson in yet another one of his Academy-Award-winning roles, giving one of the most vibrant performances [...]

Robocop

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

"Robocop" has become one of the most influential and memorable action films of the ‘80s, with its numerous special-effects-laden sequences and the provocative directorial style of the Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven. "Criterion [...]

James Taylor: Live At The Beacon Theater

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

Earlier this year, James Taylor and his band played at the Beacon Theater in New York, in front of an enthusiastic and stunned audience. Sony Music captured the event on video and have now released this great concert on DVD. It’s a mightily impressive [...]

Legends Of Porn

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

"Legends Of Porn" is an anthology of porn stars coming on two discs from Nutech Digital. As you would expect from the title, these discs cover the different eras the porn industry went through, mostly separated by the pre-video and post-video [...]

The Exorcist Special Edition delayed

September 30, 1998 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video let us know this morning that the upcoming 25th Anniversary Special Edition of William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” has been delayed by two weeks. The disc’s release is now scheduled for October 27. This Special Edition will include [...]

DTS announced DVD title availability before the end of the year

September 29, 1998 // 0 Comments

In a statement issued today by Dan Slusser, the CEO of Digital Theater Systems (DTS), he addressed the current situation regarding the heavily delayed DTS DVD releases. After all the delays and problems DTS have faced in the past months since their [...]

Tai Seng pull the stops on their domestic DVD releases

September 28, 1998 // 0 Comments

Sad, but true. Currently Tai Seng is working on domestic DVD releases of “Man Wanted” and “Untold Story”, due for release in January 1999 and March 1999 respectively. Unfortunately these two films will be the last domestic discs Tai Seng is [...]

Versatile Media One announce first free monthly VersaDisc

September 26, 1998 // 0 Comments

GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 26, 1998 — Software publisher Versatile Media One (VM1) announced today that “Telling Lies in America,” starring Kevin Bacon and Brad Renfro, will be their first free giveaway DVD movie release. Bacon plays a sleazy but [...]

Dead Alive

September 26, 1998 // 0 Comments

There are many different incarnations of Peter Jackson’s film "Dead Alive". The New Zealand filmmaker created a film that was so controversial and extreme that there are literally different versions for nearly every country in the world. [...]

DVD titles hit the 2000 mark after only 18 months

September 25, 1998 // 0 Comments

If you have wondered lately how many titles are currently available on DVD in total, here is the answer. NetFlix announced today that its inventory of DVD movies available for rental has now surpassed the 2000-title mark, making the Internet store at the [...]
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