Talk about bad timing... - 12:01am

After playing in theaters for all of about 12 seconds, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will bow the box office bomb Trapped on December 24th. Starring Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love as child kidnappers, the "timely" plot hardly attracted moviegoers, but this will be still come as one feature-loaded DVD. Presented in 1.85;1 anamorphic widescreen and English 5.1 Dolby surround, extras include 2 audio commentaries with director Luis Mandoki and writer Greg Iles, a making-of featurette, deleted scenes and an alternate ending, production notes, filmographies and the trailer. Retail is $27.95.

The final frontier? - 12:01am

Who was it that said films aren't finished, they're abandoned? Such words may never have proven more true than in the case of the much-maligned Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. William "I am not Kirk!" Shatner's directorial debut failed to win over either critics or most Trekkers, yet rumors continue to swirl of a "Director's Cut" finally popping up on DVD.

As fans already know, Paramount will be releasing special editions of all the original cast Trek films (with installments I, II and III already out), and several sources have indicated that Shatner is currently in talks to supervise a new cut of the film, a la The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition, complete with new effects.

While certainly nothing has been officially announced, there are enough rumors swirling about that it was worth contacting a Paramount spokesperson for comment. While "Things are cooking" on the upcoming DVD, Paramount is unable to confirm nor deny the rumors. But that still at least leaves Trek fans room for hope that something special may come. Stay tuned...

Back in 'Black' - 12:01am

As the many fans of this underrated slasher gem already know, Canadian distributor Critical Mass is set to release a new special edition of the Bob Clark classic Black Christmas on December 3rd. But now we U.S. horror buffs don't have to travel way up north and freeze our tails off just to get a copy: Domestic distributor Eclectic DVD has announced a U.S. release "day and date" with the Canadian version. Specs and extras are the same, including a new 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, two audio commentaries with director Bob Clark and actors John Saxon and Keir Dullea, the brand-new "Black Christmas Revisited" documentary, an alternate title sequence, still gallery, the complete "Dark Dreamers" interview with Saxon (seen in excerpts only on the previous release), and trailers and TV spots. Retail is $24.95.

'Future' launch - 12:01am

With the highly-anticipated, first-ever DVD release of the Back to the Future trilogy set to arrive this Christmas, Universal Studios Home Video has finally launched the official BTTF DVD website (http://www.bttfmovie.com/). Some of the many goodies now up include complete info on the DVD features, a still gallery, clips and trailers, a chat room, sweepstakes and more. Check out the website for the full tour, and the BTTF trilogy box set is set to hit stores on December 17th.