Articles by Guido Henkel

MGM commits Original Sin

January 25, 2002 // 0 Comments

MGM Home Entertainment is preparing not one, but two new releases for last year’s thriller Original Sin. The theatrical version is coming to DVD this spring, as is a new unrated version. “Original Sin” is a sexy, suspenseful thriller about the [...]

Sleuth

January 25, 2002 // 0 Comments

Jospeh Mankiewicz’s mystery comedy ’Sleuth’ still ranks as one of the best of its genre and I find myself smiling smirking still, just as I write this. The story of a wealthy writer (Laurence Olivier) and a penniless hairdresser (Michael Caine) [...]

Columbia TriStar adds more Superbit titles

January 24, 2002 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has decided to expand its Superbit line with two more titles. Vertical Limit and The Big Hit will be available this spring giving collector?s with higher end equipment the option of sacrificing supplements for video and [...]

Ocean’s 11

January 24, 2002 // 0 Comments

With all the publicity surrounding Steven Soderbergh’s remake of the classic movie, I was eager to see the original ’Ocean’s 11,’ featuring the Rat Pack, also known as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford. It is the story [...]

Paramount makes and Indecent Proposal

January 23, 2002 // 0 Comments

Lust, greed and money: all the ingredients needed for a film by director Adrian Lyne. Paramount Home Entertainment is preparing a new special edition DVD for one of Lyne’s more popular works, Indecent Proposal. In Las Vegas and desperate for cash, a [...]

Two eighties classics from Fox

January 23, 2002 // 0 Comments

Twentieth Century Fox has gone to great care to present its action films from the eighties, but now the studio is starting to pay attention to its less action intensive films from the decade. All the Right Moves and Less Than Zero are both heading towards [...]

Fox downgrades three DVDs

January 23, 2002 // 0 Comments

Twentieth Century Fox was one of the first to jump on the 2-disc special edition bandwagon. Now the studio is going back and re-releasing movie only editions of some previous 2-disc sets. The Abyss, Cast Away and Independence Day are set for release this [...]

Kiss Of The Dragon

January 23, 2002 // 0 Comments

’Kiss Of The Dragon’ is a weird combination of influences. Produced by French director Luc Besson, directed by newcomer French director Chris Nahon, featuring Hollywood actress Bridget Fonda and Hong Kong superstar Jet Li, this formula would typically [...]

Warner conjures up Thirteen Ghosts

January 22, 2002 // 0 Comments

Movie goers in 1960 were frightened and thrilled with the horror film Thirteen Ghosts. Over forty years later, the remake scared the daylights out of audiences again. After releasing the film last summer, Warner Brothers Home Entertainment is preparing a [...]
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