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A preview of fall’s
charity walks.
[Times art:
Christian Potter Drury]
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Cover Story
Run for the money
Charities raise thousands of dollars each year by sponsoring walks and runs. The cost is low, and the participants have a good time while being philanthropic.
Film
Half-hearted rebellion
Good casting can't overcome a bad script in The Banger Sisters. Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon gamely play ex-rock groupies in a movie loaded down with cliches.
Top 5 movies
1. One Hour Photo -- Robin Williams delivers a chilling yet compelling performance as a lonely photo clerk taking an unhealthy interest in his customers' Kodak moments. So far, one of the best films of 2002.
Also opening
Has film's time come -- and gone?
German 'Martha' is a whole new tale
Mostly Martha (PG) (105 minutes) (In German with English subtitles)
Family movie guide
The Family Movie Guide should be used along with the Motion Picture Association of America rating system for selecting movies suitable for children.
Indie flick
Guided tour of a music movement
Video/DVD
DVD: Monsters need a little mystery
Monsters, Inc. (two-disc collector's edition)
Rewind: When America's little girl got married
Americans knew their little girl had grown up on this date in 1945 when Shirley Temple got married. The world's most popular child star was 17 years old when she walked down the aisle with a relatively unknown 24-year-old actor named John Agar, not long after she starred in Honeymoon.
New releases: From tension to tedium
Panic Room has the potential to be scary and the camera work is masterful, but the plot never reaches its potential.
Get Away
Getaway: down the road
Events to watch for; details in future editions of Weekend.
Art
Team pop trivia
This week's winner: Jack Steeley of Tampa knew that John Lennon was kicked out of L.A.'s Troubadour club in 1974 with songwriter Harry Nilsson. The drunken duo had been heckling the Smothers Brothers during their comedy routine, among other hijinks.
Those faces
From Dali to Chaplin and O'Keeffe to Rossellini, 24 celebrities are captured in a new exhibit that reveals the changing styles of portrait photography.
Art: hot ticket
Waltz into artists' studios
Art: at the galleries
Past Perfect/Present Tense -- Through Oct. 26, an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Florida Craftsmen with award-winning artists from past shows. Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg.
Pop
Comedy and 'Tragedy'
In the tub or on the record, Suburban Tragedy is good, clean fun, as is its debut CD.
Hopelessly devoted
After more than 30 years of performing, Olivia Newton-John still draws crowds who want to hear her sing new tunes as well as hits from decades ago.
Pop: ticket window
Unwritten Law with Juliana Theory, Yellowcard and Aimee Allen -- 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $15.
Pop: hot ticket
You've come a long way, Blake Baby
Stage
All about Bette Davis
Me and Jezebel, a play about the star's stay at a writer's home, has a twist: Bette is played by a male actor.
Stage: down the road
Kogan -- Guest conductor Pavel Kogan leads the Florida Orchestra Sept. 27 in Respighi's Pines of Rome and other works. $20-$42.
Stage: hot ticket
The art and culture of West Africa
Last-minute reunion
When Proof went poof for American Stage, director Wendy Leigh had to switch from math and madness to The Pavilion's high school sweethearts meeting again 20 years later.
Dine
Boat-fresh fish
It's got a view of asphalt and a minuscule dining room, but the seafood at Groupers is prepared to perfection.
Food events
Cooking for the Kids -- 6:30 p.m. today, Harborview Center, 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Area restaurants pair food with wines, entertainment and silent auction. Benefits Help a Child. $75. (727) 864-2684.
Night Life
Night life: hot ticket
He's teeing up for laughs
