Articles by Guido Henkel

All hail the Queen: ‘Cleopatra’ is coming

January 19, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fox Home Entertainment has announced the latest release in the studio’s Five-Star DVD Collection, and, in keeping with the film’s history, they’re putting together a huge package. Coming this April is the 3-Disc boxed set of 1963’s Cleopatra. This [...]

What Lies Beneath

January 19, 2001 // 0 Comments

When "What Lies Beneath" was trailered in theaters, I didn’t care much for the film because the story seemed predictable and the trailer obviously gave away most of the film’s highlights and plot points. As a result of this, what I [...]

Buena Vista to release ‘Reindeer Games: Director’s Cut’

January 18, 2001 // 0 Comments

Apparently not thrilled with the film the way it was released, director John Frankenheimer and Buena Vista Home Video are preparing another DVD release for Reindeer Games, this time in a Director’s Cut. For those unfamiliar with the film: upon release [...]

‘Toy Story’ 1 & 2 to be released as separate discs

January 18, 2001 // 0 Comments

Buena Vista Home Video has announced that they will be releasing the DVDs of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 as separate discs this coming March. The films were released back in October as a 2-pack featuring both films, and as a 3-pack Ultimate Toy Box [...]

Miramax offers “Guinevere” for rent as Internet download

January 18, 2001 // 0 Comments

The quest for downloadable cinematic gold continues as Miramax Films announced it will offer its 1999 release Guinevere, starring Sarah Polley and Stephen Rea, as an Internet download for $3.49 for a 24-hour viewing license. The 500-megabyte file will [...]

Take ‘A Passage To India’ on DVD this March

January 17, 2001 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Video has announced that they are preparing to release David Lean’s A Passage To India (1984) on DVD this March. This film is based on E.M. Forster’s classic novel, an emotional and deeply personal story of love and class [...]

Columbia wants you to meditate on “The Tao Of Steve”

January 17, 2001 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Video will invite audiences to contemplate the essence of male attraction when they issue a March DVD release of The Tao Of Steve (2000). The title refers to the prototypical cool guy, a Steve McQueen, Steve McGarrett or Steve [...]

Anchor Bay sees a better tomorrow after incorrect audio track

January 16, 2001 // 0 Comments

The hot new release of John Woo’s actioner A Better Tomorrow from Anchor Bay Entertainment has been stopped in its tracks before it really made it to the retail shelves. As it turns out, the disc contains a defective Cantonese audio track, which not [...]
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