Articles by Guido Henkel

Columbia TriStar shows a Mona Lisa Smile

January 21, 2004 // 0 Comments

Mona Lisa Smile will be coming to DVD this spring from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. In 1953, when women’s roles were rigidly defined, novice art history professor Katherine Watson begins teaching at the prestigious all-female college Wellesley. [...]

Freaks and Geeks get the last word

January 20, 2004 // 0 Comments

Fans of the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks seemed to go unheard as the show was quickly pulled off the air, and then completely ignored. But a huge petition has prompted Shout! Factory to release the entire series on six discs this spring. All [...]

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

January 20, 2004 // 0 Comments

Superheroes in movies are hot these days and it is hardly surprising that apart from the straight paper-to-celluloid adaptations of the most infamous characters we also see incarnations of some smaller comic books. Not surprisingly, these more obscure [...]

Miramax will Kill Bill

January 16, 2004 // 0 Comments

But not in this film, the first half of the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill will make its debut this spring in time for the second installment in the story. The Bride was left for dead in the church. That was her price for betraying Bill. But one thing [...]

Friends go for a seventh season

January 15, 2004 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Entertainment knows that it can’t ride the success of Friends forever, so the seventh season will be available just in time for the series finale this April. Season Seven of Friends picks up after Monica and Chandler get engaged and follows [...]

Fist Of The Red Dragon

January 14, 2004 // 0 Comments

It consistently amazes me how Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment butchers Hong Kong films without showing any respect for the films or remorse for their doing. The latest example is ’Fist Of The Red Dragon.’ Don’t be surprised if you’ve never [...]

The Matrix Revolutions concludes the trilogy

January 13, 2004 // 0 Comments

Philosophy and Kung Fu end their marriage as the final installment of The Matrix trilogy comes to DVD. The Matrix Revolutions comes to DVD this spring. In the powerful final chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Neo took another step forward in the quest for [...]

Xena goes for season three

January 13, 2004 // 0 Comments

Among fans of Xena: Warrior Princess, Season Three of the series is regarded as a pinnacle in the six-year fantasy action epic about the legendary adventures of the beautiful and powerful heroine portrayed by Lucy Lawless. Anchor Bay Entertainment will [...]

Freddy vs. Jason

January 13, 2004 // 0 Comments

New Line Home Entertainment has included two nice little Easter Eggs on their release of the horror icon showdown “Freddy vs. Jason.” Here is how to find them. Insert the second disc of the DVD set and on the Main Menu select the menu entry “The [...]

Marci X

January 13, 2004 // 0 Comments

Completely forgotten at the box office, ’Marci X’ is now making its DVD debut from Paramount Home Entertainment. While not exactly a comedy highlight, the movie is still not nearly as bad as many critics would have you believe. Starring Lisa Kudrow [...]
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