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the HERALD Entertainment Wednesday December 1991 Movie Review Rustbelt America battles high powered Wall Street By DAWN WOOD Herald Special Director Norman has excelled in creating a perfect taposition between rustbelt America and high powered Wall Street in Other People s Money Unlike in Pretty Woman where the changing of the American In landscape provided a backdrop to the love story in Other People s Money it is the in change that is the central plot around which subplots revolve The story is set at the New England Wire and Cable Com pany in Rhode Wind and in the corporate towers of Wall Street NEWC is an old smokestack industry that is the hub of a small commercial em pire worth some hundred million dollars The corporation is ripe for a takeover by Wall Street because it is debt free has a substantive working capital and profitable components aside of the division Enter Danny as Lawrence Garfield Wall Street mole high tech info net work targets the NEWC as ripe for the picking and DeVito can resist going after it Not that he needs the money but this is the game getting richer on other people s money After an initial attempt to buy out the firm during an visit that graphically portrayed the two worlds that America has become enters a takeover bid The company guards itself against the ted takeover like a merchant ship preparing to repel pirates The captain Gregory Peck of the threatened ship rallies the crew to the defence Peck is beautifully cast in this role with his white hair pipe tweed jacket tall stature and baritone voice perfectly symbolizing the aging smoke stack industry on the other hand perfectly portrays the slippery worldly and arrogant Wall Street representing the new money order that is struggling with an inferiority complex against the Japanese Bridging the two worlds of the countryside and Wall Street power towers is Peck s daughter Kate Penelope Ann Miller who becomes the lawyer and is at home in both worlds immediately falls for Penelope and tries to seduce her and everything that she stands Christmas concert a memorable event By BILL HYDE Herald Special Some 450 patrons heard A Dale Wood direct the Georgetown Choral Society in a rich warm and well balanced Christmas concert on Nov 30 The resonance of Knox Presbyterian Church coupled with the traditional Christmas format brings the best out of the Choir The sound was joyful and majestic and as well balanced as the season s imported malt pro ducts The classical ear feasted on Bach s Christmas Oratorio The familiar chorales like the Pas sion Chorale were superbly shaded and sung precisely Con tralto Eleanor Long added her Nominations being sought The Office for Disability Issues of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship requires nominations for its munity Action Awards to recognize individuals who have helped make Ontario a better place for peoplf with disabilities Elaine Minister of Citizenship said 12 people will be chosen as award recipients and most will be disabled As in the past she said they will be people who have shown leadership in en the participation of the diabled in society Nominations must be received by the Office for Disability Issues by Jan and may be submitted by FAX to or by mail to the Ontario Office for Disability Issues 2nd Floor 76b Bay St Toronto Ontano M5G1Z6 For more information about the awards call Carol Lague at 3874456 rich voice and musical skills in Prepare Thyself Oh Zion solo Lou Darcie used his exuberance and energetic baritone in paying homage to Mighty Lord and King also In solo For contemporary melodies John is hard to beat His II Est Ne le Divin Enfant was sung with great sensitivity and feeling It brought to mind the Rachmaninoff Ave Maria the best cut on the Choir s Holland Tape The timing and control was a joy to behold LAST DAYS CAPE FEAR Bmtal Violence Evenings at 00 in NOW PLAYING AMERICAN TALE II Evenings it Sat Sun at LAST DAYS OTHER PEOPLES MONEY Evenings at 900 pm NOW PLAYING THE ADAMS F Evenings Sit Sun m ADMISSION 00 PASSWORD- PETER PAW The Choir paid tribute again to the late Barry Grosse as one of the Canadian offerings Follow Me Down To Bethlehem had novelty like a Vaughan Williams counterpoint and presented a real challenge The Choir was up to the task and polished off this piece without faltering The Choir sang A Dale Wood s When Joseph and Mary Had a Baby Boy another melodic and original piece Christopher Dawes the Choir for the per The Paper Factory is pleased to announce the opening of its NEW SMALL WARES DIVISION conveniently located on our premises Check out these SPECIALS AVE 000 on 6 PIECE CHEFS EVERSHARP KNIFE SET Mon Doc Tues Dec 10th Wed Dec 20 OOFF CHRISTMAS NEW YEAH S DECORATIONS The Paper Factory Call 8737403 Corner of Mountainvlew Rd andGuelphSt GEORGETOWN FOR YOUR SHOPPING CONVENIENCE WE ARE OPEN 9 Tues Wed 9 Thurs Fn 9 9 Sat 9 Sunday 2 This gifted musician and organist understands choirs and complements the human sound by gentle nudging profes and polish His two solos provided added variety to the evening The Choir rounded out the evening with Christmas from popular music This light note ended the concert and was an appropriate ending for It is hard to tell whether or not we should take this all seriously Only Penelopes solute control of this rapport keeps the audience in focus The grand finale is reminiscent of a WWF World Championship match with Peck and ver bally slugging it out for the sup port of the voting shareholders Other Peoples Money has been well crafted and the Jewison touch is prevalent throughout is therefore restrained from his usual dark point of view although his darker side can help but seep into his role God help us all if Scorscese and DeV to ever team up Relative newcomer Penelope Ann Miller plays a very strong ind convincing part And of course Gregory Peck is perfectly cast Piper Laurie is one of the more versatile performers who in this flick has a good supporting role as Peck s selfsacrificing wife and business confident representing the business values that are becoming obsolete The film is a good view of a changing North America While this process has been going on for over years or more it is now something that has become part of our pop culture Ho Ho Ho Save More Dough 0ZZY OSB0URNE NO MORE TEARS iysTV TOM COCHRANE MAD MAO WORLD BRYAN ADAMS UP THE NBGHB0URS 1799 GS TELEVISION 265 GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8779541