P321 4-Tel 321 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:15:54 Monday 6 at 18.00 THE FIRST SHOW OF 1997 This week, our Northern Irish reviewers watched The Mirror Has Two Faces, Some Mother's Son, Sleepers and Shine. The Mirror Has Two Faces 16/40 This offering features Barbara Streisand and Jeff Bridges as univjrsjty lecturers in love but not actually having sex. Moviewatch reviewers found this a hard act to swallow. 1/6 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:14:18 Monday 6 at 18.00 THE FIRST SHOW OF 1997 Some Mother's Son 24/40 Helen Mitten stars in this tale set against the backdrop of the IRA hunger strikes of the early '80s. She plays the unpoliticisjd mother of a hunger striking prisoner who must decide whjthjr to let him die for the cause hj believes in or give permission for force feeding. 2/6 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:14:51 Monday 6 at 18.00 Moviewatch Recommendation of the Week SLEEPERS 33/40 ties with SHINE 33/40 SLEEPERS Barry Ljvinson's allegedly true tali of youthful experience, prison, sodomy and ultimate revenge brought out all the big guns: Robert dj Miro, Brad Pitt, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric and Minnie Driver. This one was definitely odds on favourite to take our vote. 3/6 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:14:11 Monday 6 at 18.00 Moviewatch Recommendation of the Week SLEEPERS 33/40 ties with SHINE 33/40 SHINE This tells the story of Australian prodigy pianist David Helfgott. Not only did it rate highly with the Watch but it took nine prizes at the recent Australian Film Awards and has been universally adored bz critics both tabloid and broadsheet. 4/6 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:14:40 Monday 13 at 18.00 Also on Movjewatch... Next Week Plymouth reviewers see Denzjl Washington and Whitney Houston in angel-coming-down-from-heaven-to-help- locals tale The Preacher's Wife. Also on next week's show... 5/6 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie FilmsP321 4-Tel 321 Thu 9 Jan C4 22:14:24 Monday 13 at 18.00 Also on Movjewatch... Also on next week's show, Ben Stiller and Patricia Arqujtte in cross-country comedy Flirting with Disaster while Michael Douglas and Val Kilmjr hunt a couple of man-eating lions in The Ghost and the Darkness. Lucky old Alex gets to talk to Denzjl Washington while Jon hooks up with rock dime-god Jon bon Jove on the set of his new film. 4-Tel index to C4 on 310 6/6 Next page C4 Tomorrow BigBrekkie Films