Articles by Guido Henkel

More details on Cleopatra are here

January 23, 2001 // 0 Comments

Last week we have announced that 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has plans to release a spectacular Special Edition of Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1963 monumental epic Cleopatra on DVD. On April 3 we will be able to behold this epic film in all its glory [...]

Columbia TriStar brings Krull to DVD

January 23, 2001 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Video bows Peter Yates’ atmospheric fantasy film Krull in April. Scheduled for release on April 3, “Krull” will come as a Special Edition with a few exciting bonus features. Journey into a mystical time and place that [...]

John Lennon goes to war in April in How I Won The War

January 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans of the late, great John Lennon will be pleased to hear that MGM Home Entertainment has scheduled How I Won The War for release on April 10. In this little-seen comedy that was directed by Richard Lester, the man behind the Beatles movies, John Lennon [...]

Strike looms over Hollywood, foreshadowing this summer’s films

January 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

Talks this week between screenwriters and producers could signal whether Hollywood faces a full-blown strike this summer. Two weeks of negotiations were scheduled to begin Monday between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture [...]

Toy Story 2

January 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

In Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s release of “Toy Story 2, ” which can be found in the “Toy Story 2-Pack” as well as the “Toy Story Ultimate Toy Box, ” you can find an interesting feature that is not easy to detect. During Buzz [...]

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January 22, 2001 // 0 Comments

Steve Brooks, a notorious lady’s man and chauvinist has had one affair too many. Extremely unpopular among his countless former flames, Steve is one day invited to a party at one of his girlfriends’ place. What appears to be a sensual private party [...]

2 from Harmony Korine: ‘Gummo’ and ‘Julien Donkey-Boy’

January 19, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans of the bizarre and cutting edge will be glad to hear that New Line Home Video will soon release two of their Fine Line titles from director Harmony Korine: Gummo (1997) and Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) Gummo is a portrait of small-town Middle American [...]

The edgy independent comedy ‘Nurse Betty’ comes to DVD

January 19, 2001 // 0 Comments

This April, USA Films will release the DVD of Neil LaBute’s Nurse Betty. A Kansas City waitress with dreams of becoming a nurse loses it after seeing her no-good car salesman husband murdered. Becoming delusional from shock, she becomes convinced that [...]

Criterion to release ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘Coup de Torchon’

January 19, 2001 // 0 Comments

The good folks at Criterion Collection have announced two more films to be added to their eclectic collection of DVDs: Neil Jordan’s Mona Lisa (1986), and Bertrand Tervanier’s Coup de Torchon (1981). Coming in a director approved Special Edition, [...]
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