Articles by Guido Henkel

Boogie Nights

January 20, 2010 // 0 Comments

"Boogie Nights" was 1997's sleeper hit, a movie that caught the industry by surprise and earned one of its stars, Burt Reynolds, an Academy Award nomination. It was director Paul Thomas Anderson's second feature movie, and as such [...]

Moon

January 19, 2010 // 0 Comments

On Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s release of “Moon, ” the studio has also included a little hidden bonus feature for you to uncover. To see it, select “Previews” from the disc’s Main Menu and then to highlight the “Special Features” [...]

The House Of The Devil

January 19, 2010 // 0 Comments

Every once in a while a movie comes along that takes you entirely by surprise because you may not only have never heard of it before, but also because it turns out to be an excellent viewing experience. Ti West's "The House of the Devil" is [...]

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

January 15, 2010 // 0 Comments

"Cheaper By The Dozen 2, " directed by Adam Shankman, is one of those safe yet generic family comedies that's harmless enough to sit through; especially if you have children and are already conditioned to watching such fare with them. As [...]

Get yourself a decent Bitch Slap in March

January 15, 2010 // 0 Comments

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has added an unrated version of Bitch Slap to their release line-up, marking the release down for March. Unlike any “B” movie ever seen! Assume the position and prepare to get slapped as bodacious bad girls, fervent [...]

Whiteout

January 14, 2010 // 0 Comments

When I first saw the trailer for "Whiteout" on TV some time ago, it invariably reminded me of John Carpenter's "The Thing," a film I hold in very high esteem. Naturally, I was intrigued, and curious to see the film. Now it is [...]

Lionsgate unleashes the horror of The Relic in high def

January 14, 2010 // 0 Comments

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has added the horror thriller The Relic, based on the best-selling novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, to their release line-up, bringing the film to Blu-Ray Disc in April. Plucky evolutionary biologist Dr. Margo Green [...]

Gentlemen Broncos try to take a shot at fame

January 14, 2010 // 0 Comments

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is bringing Gentlemen Broncos to DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in March. Mount your battle stag, grab a popcorn ball and get ready to laugh your head off at “Gentlemen Broncos!” The director of “Napoleon Dynamite” (Jared [...]

Michael Mann’s Collateral is making for high definition

January 14, 2010 // 0 Comments

Paramount Home Entertainment and Dreamworks Home Entertainment are preparing a Blu-Ray version of Michael Mann’s 2004 thriller Collateral for release in March. Vincent (Tom Cruise) is a cool, calculating, contract killer at the top of his game. Max [...]

Warner lets us hear from The Informant

January 13, 2010 // 0 Comments

Warner Home Video has added The informant to their list of releases, bringing the film to DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in February. What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre (Matt Damon) suddenly [...]
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