Articles by Guido Henkel

Clinton testimony for 2 cents

September 22, 1998 // 0 Comments

President Clinton’s Grand Jury Testimony will be available for $.02 immediately from Netflix! Sacrificing profits for the public interest, NetFlix, announces the immediate availability of “President Clinton’s Grand Jury Testimony” on DVD for $.02, [...]

Matsushita announce first car DVD player

September 22, 1998 // 0 Comments

Japanese electronics manufacturer Matsushita today announced it will market the world’s first digital DVD based car navigation system that is also capable of playing DVD movies and CD audio discs. The DVD car navigation-entertainment system will be [...]

President Clinton’s Grand Jury Testimony on DVD

September 21, 1998 // 0 Comments

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 21, 1998–Media Galleries, a leading DVD developer, announces the release of “President Clinton’s Grand Jury Testimony” (SRP: $9.95) on DVD exclusively through NetFlix.Com, [...]

Trimark take the Kings Road

September 21, 1998 // 0 Comments

Trimark have signed an agreement with Kings Road Entertainment to distribute a number of its films on video and DVD in North America. The agreement includes 19 Kings Road titles including Jim McBride’s “The Big Easy” with Ellen Barkin and Dennis [...]

DVD delays lead to DTS layoffs

September 21, 1998 // 0 Comments

Seven workers have reportedly been laid off at Digital Theater Systems (DTS) two weeks ago from their Agoura Hills (CA) offices. These layoffs are mostly attributed to the fact that all DTS encoded DVDs are heavily delayed. First announced last January [...]

Merlin

September 18, 1998 // 0 Comments

Earlier this year a stunning TV mini-series was announced on the NBC network, featuring a remarkable cast and some very interesting special effects. When it finally aired in April, it turned out that "Merlin" was actually delivering what it [...]

Tom Cruise wooes Woo

September 17, 1998 // 0 Comments

Tom Cruise has revealed that he has signed up the infamous Hong Kong director John Woo (Face/Off, The Killer) to direct the forthcoming sequel to his smash hit film Mission Impossible. Cruise reportedly told syndicated columnist Cindy Perlman that the [...]

Spielberg is lowering his guard

September 16, 1998 // 0 Comments

After much speculation regarding the announced DVD release of “The Mask Of Zorro”, today “The Hollywood Reporter” issued a comment directly from Spielberg’s side. It makes clear that the director is indeed starting to see DVD as an opportunity [...]

The Man In The Iron Mask

September 15, 1998 // 0 Comments

Hollywood once was synonymous with spectacular adventure movies, filled with heroic characters, breath-taking stunts, exotic sceneries, atmospheric settings, and stunning costumes. The actors were high-profile icons and their entertaining swashbuckling [...]
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