Articles by Guido Henkel

Warner gives a true Christmas present

July 31, 2003 // 0 Comments

High on the list of great movies with lousy DVD releases is the Christmas film second only to “It’s a Wonderful Life”; A Christmas Story finally comes as a two disc special edition from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. All that stands between [...]

Spongebob Squarepants: Tide And Seek

July 31, 2003 // 0 Comments

Paramount Home Entertainment has unleashed another disc with the adventures of Spongebob and his co-stars Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Craps and gang. 10 episodes of the Nickelodeon TV series have been included here and I found them to be an exciting mix, as [...]

Columbia TriStar gets involved with Hollywood Homicide

July 30, 2003 // 0 Comments

Harrison Ford is back in action in Hollywood Homicide which will come to DVD this fall. In Hollywood, no one is really who they want to be. Veteran cop Joe Galivan and his rookie partner K.C. Calden are no exception. Between Joe’s struggling real estate [...]

James Bond will return

July 30, 2003 // 0 Comments

MGM Home Entertainment has announced the all three sets of James Bond films will arrive on the same day this fall. The James Bond Collection Volume 1 will contain Dr. No, Goldeneye, Goldfinger, License to Kill, Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved [...]

El Mariachi and Desperado

July 29, 2003 // 0 Comments

In hopes to stir up excitement for the upcoming film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will be remastering the first two films of the series and releasing them as special editions. First is El Mariachi which is presented in [...]

Finding Nemo gets a two-disc set

July 29, 2003 // 0 Comments

Buena Vista Home Entertainment are getting ready to release another one of their excellent two disc releases, this time with the recent Pixar hit, Finding Nemo. In the warm tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef, a Clownfish named Marlin lives safe and [...]

Soylent Green

July 29, 2003 // 0 Comments

Richard Fleischer’s 1973 science fiction film ’Soylent Green’ may not feel very scientific or futuristic with its gritty retro-world, but despite the dated vision of the world of 2022 the film’s story still holds up extremely well. Charlton Heston [...]

At the age of 100 years, Bob Hope passed away last night

July 28, 2003 // 0 Comments

Only a few weeks after his 100th birthday, Bob Hope passed away last night. Funnyman Hope, who has inspired many comedians over the years, and who has help lifting many a spirits in his time, was clearly one of the most prolific actors ever to come out of [...]

Casablanca

July 28, 2003 // 0 Comments

Although "Casablanca" had been released previously on DVD, it somehow failed to make the sort of impact in the market that one would have hoped for, for such a highly regarded movie. Now, Warner Home Video has decided to celebrate the movie’s [...]

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang gets a tune-up

July 25, 2003 // 0 Comments

The popular children’s film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has been treated horribly on DVD up to this point, but MGM Home Entertainment has finally gotten the message, and re-released the film as a very nice special edition. Caractacus potts is an eccentric [...]
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