Articles by Guido Henkel

Ivanhoe

January 13, 2005 // 0 Comments

To me, ’Ivanhoe’ has always been one of the most perfect adventure movies about medieval knights, their honor, pride and shiny armors. Part of it is because everything in this film is exceedingly romanticized and, well, perfect. From the painted puffy [...]

The Ultimate Matrix Collection

January 12, 2005 // 0 Comments

On Warner Brothers’ excessive DVD release “The Ultimate Matrix Collection” the studio has even included a number of hidden clips, as if the regular content weren’t enough. Insert the eighth disc of the DVD set called “The Roots Of The Matrix.” [...]

Sony vows to Stand By Me

January 11, 2005 // 0 Comments

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is revisiting the 1980s coming of age story with a new deluxe edition of Stand By Me coming this year. In a small woodsy Oregon town, a group of friends — sensitive Gordie, tough guy Chris, flamboyant Teddy, and [...]

Miss Congeniality freshens up

January 11, 2005 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video is preparing to hype the upcoming sequel to the Sandra Bullock film with a new deluxe edition of the film Miss Congeniality for release this spring. When a terrorist threatens to bomb the Miss United States pageant, the FBI rushes to [...]

HD-DVD make the first strike

January 10, 2005 // 0 Comments

The battle for the future of the format had a major strike over the weekend as the proponents of the HD-DVD format announced nearly one hundred titles for release in 2005, and big titles at that. The first wave of HD will look something like this. [...]

Troy

January 10, 2005 // 0 Comments

On their 2-disc DVD set of “Troy” Sony Picture Home Entertainment has also included some hidden bonus. Here’s how you, too, can view it. Insert the second disc of the set in your DVD player and highlight the menu entry “In The Tick Of The [...]

Shaun Of The Dead

January 10, 2005 // 0 Comments

Have you ever felt like every day is the same? You go to your job repeating the same routine day in, day out and your friends/loved ones question whether you have any direction in your life. Welcome to Shaun’s world. "Shaun of the Dead" opens [...]

The Dukes are Back

January 7, 2005 // 0 Comments

Good Ole Boys return in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Second Season coming this month from Warner Home Entertainment. Bo, Luke, Daisy, Uncle Jesse, Cooter, Boss Hog, Roscoe and the rest of Hazzard County continue another year of car chases, moonshine [...]

MacGyver winds up on DVD

January 6, 2005 // 0 Comments

Angus MacGyver could figure out pretty much any situation with no prep time, and now he’s coming to DVD. MacGyver: The Complete First Season hits the platter thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment. Although no features have been announced, the six disc [...]

Spend Christmas with the Kranks

January 6, 2005 // 0 Comments

It may be coming up on Spring, but Christmas with the Kranks is coming up for DVD release. Luther Krank convinces his wife Nora that with their daughter Blair away at college, they should skip Christmas altogether and bask in the tropical sun on a [...]
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