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st the tribune arts entertainment l courtroom thriller fizzles at the heart of sidney lumets new courtroom thriller night falls on manhattan theres a grip ping story dying to be told that of an ambitious lawyer having to come to terms with a criminal jus tice system that is severely flawed on the surface however the film is meandering overacted and just plain boring andy garcia plays sean casey a hotshot rookie lawyer who becomes a star overnight after winning a high profile case against a notorious drug dealing cop killer the case although an easy one to win ends up becoming a step ping stone to bigger and better things especially when district screen scene stuart green attorney morgy morgenstern ron leibman suffers a massive heart attack on the eve of his re election campaign kickoff casey is ultimately selected to replace morgy much to the cha grin of assistant da elihu harri son colm feore who ends up running against him the further caseys career advances the more conflicted he becomes especially when crimi nal lawyer sam vigoda richard andy garcia right stars in the courtroom drama night falls on man- haten with ian holm left dreyfuss in a small role reveals that his father ian holm may be involved with a group of crooked cops who were being paid off by the same dealer who may have intended to assassinate him during a raid on his apartment on top of this hes become romantically involved with one of vigodas assistants lena olin against whom he may have to try cases night falls on manhattan sets itself up early as a fascinating character portrait but fails to live up to that promise while lumet usually a master of these kind of high voltage courtroom dramas creates a terrif ic mood from the opening credits through the first 20 minutes it never really picks up many of the plot developments rely on unbelievable coincidences and the relationships between sean and his father and his love interest are transparent contrived and grossly over dramatized given lumets less-than-impres- sive track record of late q a and the morning after for exam ple there are probably a lot of people who were hoping this would be a return to form for the oscar winning director it isnt night falls on manhat tan is a disappointment on all counts cachet choral group choir includes classic showstoppers and solo works in its concert kate gilderdale correspondent wellloved music of stage screen and choir loft will be featured in the cachet choral groups concert which takes place tomorrow at 8 pm at the stouf- fville united church the concert is sponsored by the music town ontario committee for the clock tower theatre pro ject the repertoire will include classic show stoppers and inspirational numbers as well as some fine solo works the 40member choir features a strong local con tingent including dave duggan ann gage keith steckley geoff bartle and joan and ian kerr acclaimed musician sarah coysh will provide flute accompaniment for song for the mira ted marshall a newcomer to this years uxperience the popular uxbridge version of music mania is among the featured soloists everyone who attends has the opportunity to win a door prize a basket of car care products donated by duncan giles of giles chevrolet oldsmobile tickets are just 7 and are available at the door or can be purchased in advance by calling doris harvey at 6420275 harpist combines music with stories kate gilderdale correspondent angelica ottewill brings the magic of the celtic harp to whitchurchstouffville library saturday at 2 pm in a perfor mance for children entitled story telling with harp a classicallytrained singer and harpist ottewill has become a familiar figure in celtic and folk harp circles in the toronto area my interest in story telling grew out of a desire to bring celtic music to children she noted in my program the magic of the harp i combine the threads of folk tales poems and traditional music into a colorful story tapestry on her second visit to the library she played for the open ing of sheila maloneys recent exhibition an irish canadian familys story she will provide a delightful introduction to the world of leprechauns fairies mer maids and other magical creatures for her young audience ottewill s performance schedule has included appearances at the art gallery of ontario the cana- harpist angelica ottewill will perform for children in stouf- fville on saturday dian folk harp festival the 1994 summer buskers festival at the st lawrence market the 1996 collingwood folk festival and a spot on ctvs morning show canada am i will also be performing my stories with harp accompaniment at the toronto general hospital and bloorview childrens hospi tal in north york she added admission to storytelling with harp is one dollar at the door the 40member cachet coral group choir performs tomorrow night