Dueling bikes - 12:01am

Ah, another 80's classic/DVD no-show bites the dust. On 12/10, Columbia will finally release the Kevin Bacon bike messenger fave Quicksilver. Alas - and get ready to gnash your teeth - they've elected to release this one in full frame only, with English and French 2.0 Dolby surround tracks, English, French, Spanish and Japanese subtitles,and trailers. Retail is $24.95.

Also set for a 12/10 release are two acclaimed indies, My Wife is an Actress and Innocence. Each are relatively bare bones, with only anamorphic widescreen transfers and trailers as extras. Retail is $29.95 a pop.

Just in from Buena Vista are the full details for a number of their most eagerly-awaited fourth quarter titles. First up are the full specs for two of their big summer hits. Reign of Fire streets on 11/9 and will include a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, English and French 5.1 Dolby surround tracks, "A Conversation with Rob Bowman" and "The Special Effects of Reign of Fire" featurettes, and trailers. Halloween: Resurrection debuts on 12/10 and will come even more feature-loaded, featuring a 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, audio commentary with director Rick Rosenthal and editor Robert Ferretti, deleted and alternate scenes with commentary, "Web Cam" multi-angle feature with commentary, "On the Set with Jamie Lee Curtis," "Head Cam" and "Set Tour" production design featurettes, a still gallery, and three multi-angle storyboard comparisons. (Due to all the features, the disc will no longer contain a DTS track as previously announced.) Retail is $29.95 each.

Also just in are specs on two catalog favorites that we keep receiving lots of email on, the "30th Anniversary Edition" of the survival tale Alive, and Peter Jackson's uber-cult classic Heavenly Creatures. The Alive disc streets on 10/8 and will include a 1.85:1 non-anamorphic transfer, "Return to the Andes" and "20 Years Later: The Making of Alive" featurettes, and the trailer. And finally, we've received our review copy of Heavenly Creatures today, and despite the press release info stating a 99-minute running time, the disc does include the "Uncut version" and runs 109 minutes. (Watch for a full review real soon!) Retail is $19.95 each.