Articles by Guido Henkel

44 Minutes

November 17, 2003 // 0 Comments

I still vividly remember the 1997 North-Hollywood bank robbery in which two heavily armed bank robbers held the police at bay for almost an hour. ’44 Minutes’ is a film adaptation of the events of that fateful day and it manages to conjure up these [...]

My Fair Lady comes back to DVD

November 14, 2003 // 0 Comments

Several new Oscar winners from years past will be making their DVD debut or receiving new updated editions from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. First up is a new two-disc My Fair Lady. My Fair Lady will receive the deluxe treatment on two discs. The [...]

Buena Vista delays next round of Walt Disney Treasures

November 14, 2003 // 0 Comments

We just got notice from Buena Vista Home Entertainment that the next wave of Walt Disney Treasure that was originally scheduled for release this winter has been re-scheduled to be released on May 18, 2003. Buena Vista Home Entertainment cites an [...]

Rescue Heroes: The Movie

November 14, 2003 // 0 Comments

Based on the TV series ’Rescue Heroes, ’ Artisan is now delivering the first full-length movie, starring the action rescue heroes from the show. It tells the story how the heroes have to work together to find out what causes terrible electrical storms [...]

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

November 13, 2003 // 0 Comments

Well, the wait is finally over and the Extended Version of Peter Jackson’s second installment in "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy has finally arrived in its Extended Edition. I deliberately avoided all the posts and reports on the Internet [...]

Eclectic presents Exorcismo

November 12, 2003 // 0 Comments

Eclectic DVD and Sinema Diable have announced the home viewing release of Exorcismo for worldwide distribution on DVD. A deceased father is enraged at his wife’s infidelity. To get back at her, he returns as a sadistic demon that takes over the body of [...]

The Valley Of Gwangi

November 12, 2003 // 0 Comments

On Warner Home Video’s release of “The Valley Of Gwangi, ” the studio has hidden a small but lovable Easter Egg by Ray Harryhausen. To find it, insert the DVD in your player and on the Main Menu select the “Special Features.” On the following [...]

The Looking Glass War

November 12, 2003 // 0 Comments

A spy thriller based on John Le Carré’s best-selling book, ’The Looking Glass War’ is a great cold-war spy movie that truly makes you think. Consistently the movie asks the question whether a ’mission’ should be worth the life of a human [...]

Columbia TriStar tells the tale Once Upon a Time in Mexico

November 11, 2003 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will soon release the third installment of Robert Rodriguez’s trilogy with Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Set against the backdrop of revolution, greed and revenge is the saga of the mythic guitar-singing hero, El [...]

Boy Meets Girl

November 11, 2003 // 0 Comments

I think we all have these feelings and fears what would haven if we were thrown into a situation in which we are entirely powerless. Helplessly at the hands of fate or other people. It is this exact fear in all of us that ’Boy Meets Girl’ plays on [...]
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