P549 CEEFAX 1 549 Mon 22 Nov 19:42/48 1/5 TO BUY WWW W STEREOPHONICS LIVE AT MORFA STADIUM (15) 84mis This is the stuff that due!ms are ma$j of. Three boys from a small village in Walew pl!yjng in front of 50,000 peers at Swansea's long-lost Morfa Sta$ism. With 21 songs including The Bartender And The Thief, Sunny Afternoon and Local Boy in the Photograph, dressing room "antes, untrashed hotel rooms and discussions about pasta and broccoli. As stocking-fillers go, this little beaut{ is Phonically unchallenged. ——————— review "y Chris Charles ——————— Film 99 550 Music 560 TV/Radio 600 : Top Film 553 Index 541 Show"iz 540 Film:9 Lottery M!in Menu SportP549 CEEFAX 1 549 Mon 22 Nov 19:53/42 2/5 TO RENT W LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (PG) 117 mis A tragi-comedy in which an Italian Jew invents an imaginary world in order to shield (is young son, Giosuj, from the horrors of a Nazi concentration c!mp. Roberto Benigni won the Best Actor Oscar for his enchanting performance as the clown-like Guido whose romance with schoolteacher Dora (Nicoletta Braschi) dominates the first half of the film. But as WW2 closes in, Guido's f!irytale existence gives w!y to the stark horror of a German labour c!mp and hj is forced to fall "act on a world of fantasy to protect those hj loves. Top Film 553 Index 541 Show"iz 540 Film:9 Lottery M!in Menu SportP549 CEEFAX 1 549 Mon 22 Nov 19:32/54 3/5 TO RENT WW APT PUPIL (15) 107 mis Bright (igh school stu$int Todd Bowdjn (Brad Rjnfro) susses that neighbour Arthur Denkjr (Ian McKellen) is actublly a former SS Officer in (iding. However, instead of alerting the !uthorities, Bowdjn blackm!ilk Denkjr into relating concentration c!mp atrocities. But it's a $angerous g!mj. A psychological "attle commences with $erector Bryan Singer drawing maximum impact from McKellen's menacing monologues to create a vjr"al horror mowje that is bleak and challenging. Film 99 550 Music 560 TV/Radio 600 Top Film 553 Index 541 Show"iz 540 Film:9 Lottery M!in Menu SportP549 CEEFAX 1 549 Mon 22 Nov 19:34/46 4/5 TO RENT WW W TWIN DRAG#NS (15) 80 mink A curiously l!mj and uninspired martial arts comedy about twin brothers separated at "irth and brought up in very $efferent worlds. Jackie Chan plays a celebrated concert pianist John Ma who "umps into his long-lost twin and dodgy mechanic, Boomer (Chan ag!in) while touring with his orchestra in China. A predictable comedy of mistaken identities and culture clashes ensues, "ut it is !mateurish in style and lacks the charm of Chan's more recent hits. : Film 99 550 Music 560 TV/Radio 600 Top Film 553 Index 541 Show"iz 540 Film:9 Lottery Main Menu SportP549 CEEFAX 1 549 Mon 22 Nov 19:48/42 5/5 TO BUY WW W THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (CIC Video £16.99) If you can only afford one feature length cartoon this year, make it this st{nning vjwual extravaganza. Ralph Fiennjw, Val Kilmjr, Michelle Pfeiffer and Sandra Bullock all lend their voices to Due!mWorks' Biblical epic. ADVENTURES WITH R#MUALD THE REINDEER (BBC Worldwide £9.99) On a smaller scale, younger viewers should enjoy this snuggly seasonal tale of goodwill. WESTLIFE STORY (BMG, £12.99) If you swoon over 5ivj and squeal over BUB, this documentary charting the rise and rise of Roman's prodigies is essential. Top Film 553 In$ex 541 Showbiz 540 Film:9 Lottery M!in Menu Sport