Articles by Guido Henkel

Columbia TriStar salutes Besson with new box set

August 30, 2001 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has struck a distribution deal with MGM Home Entertainment allowing them to release six of Luc Besson’s films together in a new box set. The Luc Besson Collection will include the films “The Big Blue”, “The [...]

The Duel

August 30, 2001 // 0 Comments

Since "The Storm Riders" has conquered the Hong Kong box office some time ago, it has not only revived theatrical revenues in Hong Kong in general, as expected – and hoped for – it has also brought forth a number of films that put [...]

Cameron Crowe makes good on Almost Famous promises

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

Before the recent DVD release of last year’s semi-biographical tale from Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous, Crow and Dreamworks Home Entertainment promised a special edition of the film containing Crowe’s definitive cut of the film was on the way. This was [...]

Columbia TriStar is set to let us woo at America’s Sweethearts

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

While the film is still showing in some theatres across the U.S., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment is already hard at work on the upcoming DVD special edition of this summer’s romantic comedy America’s Sweethearts. Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jonas) and [...]

Point Men is getting prepped from Columbia

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

Based on the dark action novel “The Heat of Ramadan”, James Bond alumnus John Glen created the high adrenaline hit Point Men. Originally released in Sweden, the film hasn’t been released in America, but it will be coming to DVD this fall through the [...]

Battle of the Planets gets unearthed by Rhino

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

Rhino Home Video is continuing its trend of releasing classic 70’s and 80’s cartoons with the first two volumes of the first Japanese cartoons to make it to American shores back in 1978. Battle of the Planets, created from the Japanese cartoon [...]

Skeletons In The Closet

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

In Artisan Home Entertainment’s DVD release of the thriller “Skeletons In The Closet” you can find some exciting hidden material if you know where to look. From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special Features” and there select the “Cast [...]

Reptilian

August 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

From South Korea comes a film by first-time director Hyung Rae Shim by the title of ’Repilian, ’ maybe better known as ’2001 Yonggary, ’ which has now found its way to DVD through Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. In essence, this film is at [...]

Celebrate Christmas with the Muppets

August 28, 2001 // 0 Comments

After releasing four of the six full-length motion pictures featuring Jim Henson’s Muppets, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has fortunately decided to revisit the terribly fun television special A Muppet Family Christmas. The special was a special [...]

Anzio blasts onto DVD

August 28, 2001 // 0 Comments

Edward Dmytryk’s 1968 sweeping war epic Anzioraised the bar for war films in terms of cinematography and realism. The dramatic effect led the way for later successful war films including “Platoon” and “Saving Private Ryan”. The film which has [...]
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