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Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews John Sales'' new movie, "The Secret of Roan Innish."

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH LOUIS (LOO-ey) VALDEZ, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF NOGALES, ARIZONA, ON THE MEXICAN BORDER, ABOUT PRESIDENT CLINTON'S DECISION THIS WEEK TO DISPATCH 62 ADDITIONAL BORDER PATROL AGENTS TO ATTEMPT TO STEM ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS DURING MEXICO'S CURRENT FINANCIAL DISTRESS.

Day - Danny asks listeners to call the Weekend All Things Considered Valentine's Day Hotline in order to pass on the pet names they call their loved ones. The number is (202) 408-5183. Callers should leave at least their first names and where they're calling from...unless of course they're too embarrassed in which case just a location will do.

David Baron of member station W-B-U-R in Boston reports on a woman who has spent her life in and around doctors. Now she's become a patient and is battling cancer. She is hoping to pass on her first hand experiences to other doctors.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a recording of music by Czech composers Gideon Klein and Viktor Ullman. Klein and Ullman were both imprisoned at the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War 2, and later put to death at Auschwitz. The album is called "Chamber Music from Theresienstadt," on Channel Classics. (REBROADCAST FROM 10

SCOTT TALKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT ABOUT TOMORROW'S SUPERBOWL BETWEEN THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AND THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS. THE NINERS ARE HEAVILY FAVORED...RON DOESN'T DISAGREE.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new recording by Dion Farris, who used to sing with ... (?).

SCOTT AND WEEKEND EDITION SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistead visits Kobe in Japan after a day's rain has further hampered efforts to rescue people trapped by Tuesday's devastating earthquake. Magistead reports that the only foreign assistance the Japanese government has accepted are Swiss army dogs which are trained to resuce people trapped by avalanches and earthquakes, but these dogs are not finding their task easy.

SCOTT SIMON AND WASHINGTON, D.C. MAYOR MARION BARRY TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THE NATION'S CAPITOL IS CURRENTLY FACING.