Articles by Guido Henkel

Touch Of Evil

October 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

If there is one film besides "Citizen Kane" that became synonymous with the legacy of ingenious filmmaker Orson Welles, it has to be his 1958 movie "Touch Of Evil." After turning his back on Hollywood in frustration in 1948, Welles [...]

Sherlock Holmes: Woman In Green / Dressed To Kill

October 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

Some time ago these 1945 films were released by Focus Films as part of their 4-disc Sherlock Holmes box set and although the release wasn’t very impressive, it was merely a matter of source material deterioration that plagued the release. Marengo Films, [...]

X-Men: The Phoenix Saga

October 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

The Marvel Comic superheroes, ’X-Men’ are making their DVD debut now through Universal Home Video’s release of the six-episode animated serial ’The Phoenix Saga.’ Produced as part of the ’Fox Kids’ television programming, the story is [...]

The new James Bond Collection #3 has some subtitle problems

October 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

MGM Home Entertainment has just informed us that there is obviously a problem with two of the discs from the new James Bond Collection 3. Similar in nature to the previous problem the studio had with their release of “This Is Spinal Tap” and “The [...]

MGM takes us to the River’s Edge

October 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

A film that many people have been waiting for is finally coming to DVD courtesy of MGM: River’s Edge. Considered by many to one of the key films of the 80s, this is a disturbing look at how desensitized subsequent generations have become to violence. A [...]

The Perfect Storm

October 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

German director Wolfgang Petersen is no stranger to the sea. Not only has he been raised close to the sea, he also brought us one of the most memorable high-seas war movies of all times with his 1981 epic "Das Boot." But Petersen is also no [...]

The Patriot: About Guts and Glory

October 16, 2000 // 0 Comments

As you can tell from our review of “The Patriot”, Columbia Tristar Home Video once again created a DVD that is filled with exciting extras and offers a splendid presentation of the film itself. Covering one of the most important moments in American [...]
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