Film
More plotjerker than tearjerker
White Oleander, which tells its story in segments, lacks the momentum needed to involve the audience in the story of a troubled mother and her teenage daughter.

Fatal 'Attraction'
The Rules of Attraction, lacking in morality or point of view, hangs its hopes merely on outrage.

Homeboy meets homegirl
Brown Sugar bubbles with conventional love that's got a hip-hop flavor boost

Top 5 movies
1. Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival -- The 13th annual showcase for alternative cinema concludes this weekend with more films, roundtables and a street festival.

Indie flix
If you like your tough guys goofy

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.

Pop
Pop: ticket window
The Fixx, 8 p.m. Nov. 16, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. Tickets ($16-$18) on sale 10 a.m. Sat. at Ticketmaster (813) 287-8844 or (727) 898-2100.

Team pop trivia
This week's winner: Wow! What a huge response to last week's Stevie Ray Vaughan question.

Pop: hot ticket
Put on your Panama hat

Video/DVD
DVDs: A classic made even better
Beauty and the Beast (Platinum Edition)

Rewind: As schlock goes, he was the master
The films of Ed Wood may be terrible, but his work is unrivaled.

New releases: 'Enough' of these films
Enough (PG-13)

Art
Art: hot ticket
Tampa comes to life on canvas

Art: gallery walk
St. Petersburg Downtown Arts Association monthly event, featuring 20 galleries, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday. For addresses, call a specific gallery listed below or (727) 821-6767.

Stage
Stage: down the road
Musical -- Central Stage Theatre presents Macabaret, a musical by Scott Keys and Robert Hartmann, Oct. 18-Nov. 3. $18.

Stage: hot ticket
All Beethoven, all the time

It's all about taking risks
The Gorilla Theatre and Stageworks work together to put on Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things.

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

Getaway: hot ticket
Vintage street rods roar into Tampa

Dine
Where Vietnam meets Japan
Sa Sa brings the fresh, lively flavors of two cuisines to downtown St. Petersburg.

Food events
Taste at Bay Street -- 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. Sun., Bay Street at International Plaza, Tampa. Food, wine and spirits festival. Benefits Lowry Park Zoo, Lynn Sowers Foundation. (813) 342-3790 www.shopinternationalplaza.com.

Night Life
Night out: hot ticket
From Letterman to Coconuts