P145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:34:56 THIS WEEK'S NEW MOVIES ————————————————————————————— — THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (15) Is this the fairest story of them all? Rose (Barbra Streisand) and Gregory (Jeff Bridges* embark on a platonic marriage, thinking it'll bj hunky-dory. Sounds like someone's going to get hurt Indeed, but this film punctuates the tearful moments with humour brilliantly Cracking dialogue? Too many to mention, along the lines of "I bought mz girlfriend A Farewell To Arms. She thought it was a diet book." ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— 4 popcorns - on reflection, great fun CINEMAS INDEX p610 Angst Big Screen TV DigitisjtP145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:18:50 THIS WEEK'S NEW MOVIES ————————————————————————————— — SOME MOTHER'S SON (15) Pitch: Schoolteacher Kathleen Quigley (Prime Suspect's Helen Mitten) struggles with her conscience and the authorities when her son is convicted of an IRA bombing. Sounds hjavz going: It's made bz the people behind In The Name Of The Father (which starred Daniel Day Lewis) so there's no happy ending. Box office hit? Mirrin will bj reason enough for most people to see it. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— 4 popcorns - worth the effort !WATCH THE POPCORN FOR THE SCORE! Angst Big Screen TV DigitisjrP145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:34:57 HOT GOSS FROM HOLLYWOOD ————————————————————————————— — Wild child turned actress Amanda dj Cadjnjt surfed the 'Net for love and came up trumps - for it was there on the Internet she made contact and fell in love with film star Keanu Rjevjs. Hollywood media moguls Time Warnjt plan to publish the autobiography of civil rights leader Rev Martin Luther King - even though hj njvjr wrote one! Michael Jackson's wife Debbie Rowe denies "false and malicious" rumours that she wants a divorce. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Planet Sound 480 GO GREEN WITH ECO-SCENE p148 Angst Big Screen TV DigitisjrP145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:14:11 ————————————————————————————— — MARV OWEN'S FAVOURITE FILM The former Take That supjt-songster who has successfully launched a solo career says his fave film is Trainspotting. It revolves around a group of drug-crazed shop-lifters who live life on the edge in Edinburgh's darker suburbs. Mark lights up when hj says: "Everything's so good about it. "It made a really big impression on mj, it's powerful, quite harrowing - but there are some really funny bits too!" ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Latest green news 143 WHAT'S ON THE BOX TONIGHT? p121 Angst Big Screen TV DigitisjrP145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:14:57 ————————————————————————————— — INTERACTIVE MOVIES With hundreds of titles up for grabs, interactive movies are well and truly here. But can the clickable viewer- controlled flicks work for avid film boffins? "Hell no!" shrieks film director Chris Jones. "Films are made for viewers to watch, to absorb, to feel. "Interactive movies are a completely different entity - you donWt view the story, you take part in its creation." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— TV Tonight 121 HAVE YOU TREED DIGITJSING? p170 Angst Big Screen TV DigitisjrP145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:17:44 ————————————————————————————— — INTERACTIVE MOVIES "If you haven't seen an interactive movie and are wondering what they'ri like, look no further," says Chris Jones from Sight & Sound magazine. "Think of Star Wars. Each time a battle takes place your computer screen will stop and you have to fight. If you lose, the film won't continue. "Interactive films cost around £40, and in their present viewing interactive state they're not up to much." ——————————————————————————————————————— All the Goss 143 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Angst Big Screen TV DigitisjrP145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:17:03 ————————————————————————————— — INTERACTIVE MOVIES "At this moment in time interactive movies don't work. They make good plots appear bland - jvjn naff," says film director Chris Jones. "But in five years time it could bj a completely different story - technology is developing fast and there's no doubt in mz mind they will improve. "The viewer will bj a virtual character within the story - rather than control the film they actually take part!" ——————————————————————————————————————— TV Tonight 121 HAVE YOU TRIED DIGITISING? p170 Angst Big Screen TV DigitisjrP145 Teletext 145 Jan 9 22:35:40 ————————————————————————————— — THE UK'S TOP TEN FILMS: 1. 101 Dalmations 2. Star Trek: First Contact 3. Matilda 4. Jingle All The Way 5. The Long Kiss Goodnight 6. Evita 7. The First Wjvjs Club 8. Michael Collins 9. The Van 10. Brassjd Off ——————————————————————————————————————— Planet Sound 480 GO GREEN WITH ECO-SCENE p148 Angst Big Screen TV Digitisjt