The spawning - 12:27am

Following a mildly successful theatrical run this summer, on January 28th Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will bow the Dana Carvey comeback comedy The Master of Disguise. Presented in both anamorphic widescreen and full screen transfers and English 5.1 Dolby surround, this one comes feature loaded, with an audio commentary by director David Blake and Carvey, the "Man of a Thousand Faces," "Magic of Disguise" and "Identity Crisis" featurettes, deleted scenes and an alternate ending with new "Turtle Guy" intros, a music video, and trailers. Retail is $27.95.

Also on January 28th, Columbia will debut the 1932 Bing Crosby version of Pennies From Heaven, presented in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio and English mono. Extras are slim, with only bonus trailers included. Also due on the 28th is - at last! - the only James Cameron film not yet available on DVD, the terror sequel Piranha II: The Spawing. Although this little-seen gem has been highly sought-after by fans for years in a quality widescreen version, Columbia has failed to deliver yet again, offering only a full screen transfer and mono soundtrack plus some bonus trailers as extras. Retail is $19.95 each.

Last but not least, the 28th will also see the arrival of the recent limited release dramas The Foreigner and Blood Crime, each with a list price of $27.95. Stay tuned for specs...

Make mine music - 12:27am

Just in is another big batch of upcoming music titles, with something for everyone. First up, from Universal Music on November 26th comes Michael Ball: Live At The Royal Albert Hall, Slipknot: Disasterpieces, The Jam: The Complete Jam, The Cranberries: Stars - The Best of the Cranberries and five new Wagner releases, Das Rheingold, Der Ring Des Nibelungen (a 7 DVD set!), Die Walkure, Gotterdammerung and Siegfried. Retail is $19.95 each except $39.95 for the Wagner single-disc releases and $99.95 for the box set.

Rounding out the update, Warner Music also announced a big batch of new titles, including Phish: Live in Vegas, P.O.D.: Still Payin Dues, Miguel Bose: Los Videos, Ana Torroja and Miguel Bose: Girados Live, and the box set Metallica: Live Sh*t - Binge and Purge, all on November 12th. Retail is $24.95 each except $59.95 for the Metallica box. Last but not least is a one-week bump to November 28th for the new Depeche Mode two-disc reissue of The Videos 86-98+. Specs remain the same.

And rounding out the update, EMI will release Kylie Minogue: Kylie Fever 2002 - Live in Manchester on November 19th. Retail is $24.95.