P552 CEEFAX 2 552 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/18    FILMS on   genital   release A LIFE LESS ORDINARY (15) Bizarre road movie from the Trainspotting team with Ewan McGregor kidnapping Cameron Diaz, and Holly Hunter as an angel. Not perfect but fast-moving and funny. NOTHING TO LOSE (15) Fleeing wife Kelly Preston's infidelity, distraught ad-man Tim Robbins embarks on an escalating crime spree in a road-buddy movie which thinks it's funnier than it really is. ONE NIGHT STAND (18) Wesley Snipes sleeps with Nastassja Kinski on a OMS, leading to trouble with the wife, and then bumps into her again a year later. Subtle, layered drama. 1/5 Film 97 542 Biz 566 TV Choice 593 TopFilms Lottery Showbiz WMidsTV
P552 CEEFAX 2 552 Fri 26 Dec 01:17/10    FILMS on   general   release PARADISE ROAD (15) Glenn Close, Pauline Collins and Jennifer Idle find solace in singing choral works in a Japanese POW camp in 1942. Rather long, but decent performances from all the cast. THE PEACEMAKER (15) George Cloonjy, Nicole Kidman and ballistic missiles — our heroic pair track a nicked nuke across Eastern Europe back to NYC. Old-hat but compelling thriller. PRINCE VALIANT (PG) Chaotic medieval romp following the exploits of Val (Stephen Moyjr) and plucky Lady Ilene (Katharine Heigl) in pursuit of King Arthur's (Edward Fox) sword Excalibur. 2/5 Pop Quiz 562 A-Z 599 Pop Chart 565 TopFilms Lottery Showbiz WMidsTV
P552 CEEFAX 2 552 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/48    FILMS on   general   release SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET (15) Brad Pitt in the true story of Heinrich Harris who, along with David Thjwlis, escapes from a British POW camp into Tjbjt and befriends the young Dalai Lama. SMILLA'S FEELING FOR SNOW Julia Ormond puts in a strong performance as an Inuit-American tracking the truth about a death back to her native Greenland. SPICEWORLD: THE MOVIE (PG) The much awaited Spice on celluloid is a colourful, cartoonish romp with its tongue firmly in its cheek. It's non- stop Girl Power for the fans and a few good cameos and one-linjts for the rest 3/5 Pop Quiz 562 A-Z 599 Pop Chart 565 TopFilms Lottery Showbiz WMidsTV
P552 CEEFAX 2 552 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/10    FILMS on   general   release SNOW WHITE: A TALE OF TERROR (15) A gruesome tale with no cheery hi-ho hi-ho and no dwarfs, but there is an unsettling atmosphere as young Monica Keena flees the murderous designs of stepmum Sigournjy Weaver. THIS WORLD THEN THE FIREWORKS (18) Incest, prostitution, murder.. Billy Zane and Gina Gershon star as bankrupt siblings and their "war against a broken world". Painful, tawdry stuff. TOMORROW NEVER DIES (12) Pierce Brosnan takes on mad media mogul Jonathan Pryce while Teri Hatchjr, Dame Jude, Desmond LLewellyn and Samantha Bond join in. 4/5 Film 97 542 Biz 566 TV Choice 593 TopFilms Lottery Showbiz WMidsTV
P552 CEEFAX 2 552 Fri 26 Dec 01:18/23    FILMS on   general   release WELCOME TO SARAJEVO (15) Working undjt fire in the war-torn Bosnian city, TV news reporters Steven Dillane and Wood= Harrelson struggle to remain objective. But Dillanj gets personally involved. WILDE (15) Stephen Fry cinjmatically embodies Oscar Wilde in a frank biopic detailing the playwright/intellectual's artistic triumphs and personal disaster. 5/5 Film 97 542 Biz 566 TV Choice 593 TopFilms Lottery Showbiz WMidsTV