Vancouver

By ROBERT WALDMAN, Vancouver

Words of wisdom are hard to convey when we enter the murky world of the mixed-up/messed-up Wetherhold family. Life on campus takes a back seat to family upheaval as we track an otherwise normal group in Smart People, a savvy undertaking from Miramax Films now setting off debates at Tinseltown (on Pender, free parking). the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Esplanade 6, Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Famous Players Theatres around B.C.. Sure to spark interest come Oscar time this oddball feature marks some notable musings from it’s A list cast of actors.

By:  Kian Ghanei, Vancouver

Don’t pay more taxes than absolutely necessary by taking advantage of all the federal tax credits available to you -- including a number of tax relief measures introduced recently that you should know about.

·         Basic personal tax credit – raised to $9,600.

·         Spousal/equivalent-to-spouse credit – for support of an eligible partner whose net income was less than $9,600.

·         Eligible dependent credit – for support of an eligible dependant whose net income was less than $9,600.

By Kian Ghanei 

Where will your retirement paycheque come from? Most likely, it will be made up of income from a number of sources. By knowing what those sources are – and the different options available to you – you may be able to pay less tax and help ensure your income will be sufficient to fund your retirement dreams.

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Direct hits don’t come that often in Hollywood.  Score a homer for Columbia Pictures with the release of Vantage Point.  Timely and tense beyond belief, filmdom’s freshest thriller is now firing folks up at Tinseltown (on Pender, free parking), Esplanade 6, Oakridge Cinemas, Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Famous Players Silver City arenas across B.C.

By ROBERT WALDMAN, Vancouver

Bad things happen to good people. How many times have we heard that saying before? Chances are nothing is really as it appears in Reservation Road, a dynamic thriller from Alliance Atlantis Releasing now giving people pause to think at Tinseltown (on Pender, free parking).

                2007 may yet go down as the year of the vigilante. Kevin Bacon got things going as a dad out for blood in Death Sentence. Next on the list was Jodie Foster with her wronged woman take no prisoners attitude in The Brave One. New kid on the block Joaquin Phoenix bests them all as a man in the wrong place at the wrong time.

By:  Alan Samuel

Hooks can be downright contagious when it comes to appreciating movies. Hunky Ben Affleck goes from in front of the camera to behind the lens to helm Gone Baby Gone, a dynamic suspense story from Odeon Films now firing on all cylinders at Tinseltown (on Pender, free parking), Empire Studio 12, Colossus and Famous Players Silver City cites across B.C.

                Don’t you just love cleverly written stories? Whoever wrote this two hour yarn sure knows how to pull all the right strings. End shifts can either complicate or redeem a movie. Here a switch ending, one of the best in ages, hits home with a bang! Venture into the underbelly of society in this classic gem that boasts top notch performances that get down and dirty and always are fulfilling.