and will be rewarded with an explanation to one of the biggest mysteries of the show's extraordinary five-season run: the disappearance of Mulder's sister.' Wide range of gifts for fans If there are science-fiction fans on your gift-giving list this year, you must reward them with the video of "The X-Files'' movie by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

You'll be giving them more than a holiday gift -- new, never-before-seen footage included with the video will answer one of the long-standing questions that fans have been puzzling over for years.

Based on the award-winning television series "The X-Files,'' created by Chris Carter, "The X-Files'' feature film follows FBI Special Agents Mulder and Scully as they are drawn into a web of intrigue while investigating the mysterious bombing of a Dallas office building and the secret buried inside.

Set against the dynamic backdrops of Washington, D.C., the dusty fields of northern Texas, private meeting rooms of London and the frigid reaches of Antarctica, "The X-Files'' is carefully designed to introduce the series' popular characters to a whole new audience.

But its existing core of fans will also find much to like about the film and will be rewarded with an explanation to one of the biggest mysteries of the show's extraordinary five-season run: the disappearance of Mulder's sister.

"The X-Files'' movie delves deeply into the mythology of the series -- further exploring the intrinsic relationship between Mulder and Scully -- and ultimately exposes the truth behind a project that threatens to irrevocably alter the future of mankind.

The film stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, and co-stars Academy Award winner Martin Landau, Blythe Danner and Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl. The video also includes exclusive interviews with Anderson and series creator Carter.

For the true "X-Files'' aficionado, Fox Home Entertainment has created "The X-Files Collector's Gift Set,'' which contains many highly collectible "X-Files'' items not available anywhere else.

In addition to a wide screen copy of the film, the gift set includes: a numbered script printed on non reproducible red paper as was done for the film; five individual frames from the 35mm film print; 8-by-10 reprints of the three theatrical posters that are suitable for framing; an all-new, exclusive "behind-the-scenes'' videocassette programme, "The Making of The X-Files;'' plus a special printing of "the X-Files'' book from HarperCollins.

The gift set is available at retailers throughout North America. More information is available by visiting the Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Web site at www.foxhome.com .

From out there in your stocking: The X-files movie, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, is the perfect gift for the dedicated fan of the TV series.From out there to in your stocking: The X-Files movie, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, is the perfect gift for the dedicated fan of the TV series.