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Premier Dalton "Surplus? What surplus?" McGuinty showed that he does listen to David Miller when he echoed the mayor's "One Cent" campaign in a letter to Stephen Harper, which asked the PM for a penny of the GST to fund Ontario's disintegrating cities. Why are our our politicians always sending letters to each other? What century do they live in? "Please ensure that the footman delivers this correspondence to the downstairs maid before afternoon tea..."

If Torontoist had our druthers when on the road, we'd outfit our vehicle James Bond-style with a laser death ray for vaporizing the bad drivers in our path. Whether it's the arrogant jackass weaving and deeking through QEW traffic at breakneck speeds or the dear old bluehair oblivious to the space around her, it only takes a bad driver or two to really make commuting around the city a white-knuckled experience.

So it’s Christmas next week, which means, as per usual, not very much going on in terms of independent cinema in Toronto but shed loads of films shoved out in the multiplexes to get that much sought after cash of people who want to sit in a darkened room. Ironically, of course, all of the festive films came out in about September so they could bleed as much cash out of them as possible, so there’s really very little Christmassy (or Chanukahey, or Kwanzaey) on, unless we count the Bloor showing It's A Wonderful Life at 7 pm tonight (it’s a free screening for members, too).

Let it never be said that Torontoist’s fearless Film Friday column doesn’t use its peerless powers of precision to pick out the perfect film for your viewing pleasure! Yes, the other rags might have ignored it (probably no press screening) but this week’s pick above all others has to be Let’s Go To Prison, starring Toronto born Will Arnett (of Arrested Development) and directed by Mr. Show genius Bob Odenkirk, how could it possibly be anything other than completely excellent?