Film
Rocky 'Road'
Though exquisitely filmed, Perdition is too-cold blooded for its own good. And Tom Hanks as a hitman? Forget about it.

'Crikey!' This plot's more crock than croc
Steve Irwin's animal encounters in The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course are undermined by an amateurish subplot involving secret agents and a spy satellite.

Flame retarded
Sure, the dragons are cool, but that's about it for this grim tale.

Also opening
Spider, man, watch out!

Family movie guide

Top 5 movies

Video/DVD
Video: A non-traditional war movie
Hart's War (PG-13)

Rewind: Ryan's career was heavy on hits
Robert Ryan was a rock, no matter the role. He always played men with their minds made up, tough and virile enough that often someone needed to shoot them to stop them. Cancer finally finished off Ryan at age 63 on this date in 1973, but this distinctive actor left a body of work as imposing as his 6-foot-4 frame.

DVD: 'Tenenbaums' discs a whimsical treat
The Royal Tenenbaums (Criterion Collection)

Dine
Slow-cooked with fire, patience
His primary job is stucco and tile work, but come Friday and Saturday, Elijah Crawford can be found behind his tiny cinder-block restaurant barbecuing beef, chicken and pork.

Food events
Bastille tasting -- 7-9 p.m. Fri., Vintage Wine Cellars, 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa. 15 wines from several of France's regions; labels include Ferreton Cotes du Rhone, Langlois Pouilly-Fume and Trimbach Pinot Blanc, plus French breads and cheese; $10. (813) 879-2931.

Stage
Musical nostalgia
The music of the early 1900s permeates Tintypes, but underlying the vaudeville and Sousa marches are the more serious issues of racial prejudice and women's rights.

Stage: hot ticket
Classic songs come to life at 'Smokey Joe's Cafe'

Stage: down the road
Surreal -- The Alley Cat Players stages Tom Stoppard's After Magritte July 19-28 at the Silver Meteor Gallery. $7.

Stage: hot ticket
Two at Shimberg

Pop
The right track
R&B star Usher strikes a balance with a high-energy show and a low-key lifestyle.

Team pop trivia
This week's winner: Steve Kuplicki of Seminole knew that Kirk Pengilly is a member of Inxs, whose late lead singer, Michael Hutchence, died in 1997.

Pop: ticket window
Locust -- July 23, Orpheum, Ybor City. $10.

Pop: hot ticket
Rock with a Celtic lilt

Art
Finding the provocative in the mundane
Two shows by the artist Ray Azcuy explore ideas on multiple levels, such as our preoccupation with appearances and our concept of freedom.

Art: hot ticket
Gallery walk hangs 10

Art: upcoming events
At the museums

Get Away
Get away: down the road
Events to watch for; details in future editions of Weekend.

Get away: hot ticket
Salutes to fruit

Night Life
Night out: hot ticket
Celebrate Saturn 5 live