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Crazy love
It's a day for sweethearts and sour grapes, romance and regret, cheating hearts and dinner for one, but we can't help it. We're sweet on Valentine's Day.
[Painting: Jim Dine]
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Film
Hot off the copy machine
The Jungle Book 2 is a by-the-book replication of the Disney classic full of reminders that the original was much better.
'Daredevil' is short on daring
Ho-hum performances, pacing and writing turn the comic book hero into a big-screen bore.
Top five movies and upcoming releases
Top five movies
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. Only films rated G, PG or PG-13 are included in this weekly listing, along with occasional R-rated films that may have entertainment or educational value for older children with parental guidance. Compiled by St. Petersburg Times film critic Steve Persall.
Indie Flicks: Fate visits the family farm
Tully (Not rated, probably R) (102 min.) -- Each year a movie gem slips through the cracks of the awards season, never receiving the audience and adoration it deserves. This year's sure-to-be lost treasure is Hilary Birmingham's farmland family drama Tully, a movie I'm embarrassed to admit lay unwatched in a stack of screener videos until after I composed a top 10 list for 2002. Tully would have made the list.
Video / DVD
New releases: Big fat hokey, but sweet, 'Wedding'
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG)
Rewind: Love's valentines and battle lines
Love, Hollywood style, is typically a many-splendored thing, a many-splintered thing, or a little of both. Here are movies that cover the range of romance, from the good to the bad to the wrongheaded. To save you a trip to the video store, we've included the times and channels for those showing on TV this weekend:
Upcoming releases and current rankings
Tuesday: All or Nothing, Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams, City by the Sea, The Four Feathers, One Hour Photo, The Rules of Attraction, Stealing Harvard, Taboo
Pop
Team Pop Trivia
This week's winner: Ryne "Zippy" Mendat from Bayonet Point knew that the Jester sang for the King and Queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in Don McLean's American Pie. (Who's the Jester? Most folks think he represents Bob Dylan.)
Ticket Window
Counting Crows, 7:30 p.m. March 27, USF Sun Dome, Tampa. $37.50. On sale noon Friday at the box office (813) 974-3002 or Ticketmaster (813) 287-8844 or (727) 898-2100.
Hot Ticket
The eclectic Flecktones
Stage
Translating drama into ballet
The North Carolina Dance Theatre's choreographer says it was a 'tremendous responsibility' to turn A Streetcar Named Desire into a ballet.
Hot Ticket
Opera star on Tampa stage
Down the road
Manhattan -- The premiere of The Manhattan Casino: The New 22nd Street South Musical runs Feb. 20-March 2 at the Coliseum, St. Petersburg. $15-$35.
Dine
Blast from the past
The Sonic drive-in, with its retro look and rockin' and rollin' carhops, invites you to have fun with your food.
I'll have another . . .
"Toast'"
Food and drink events
Stogie and stouts -- Annual event includes cigar, pasta or German dinner, pint of stout, live music, 7-11 p.m. today, Dunedin Brewery, 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. $20 at door, reduced prices for nonsmokers and non-drinkers. (813) 205-0156.
Art
In a category by himself
The unique paintings of the late David Anderson are described as the visual equivalent of literature's magical realism.
Hot Ticket
She loved New York
At the galleries
Jeff Whipple: Exhibition of New Works -- Through March 6, paintings by the award-winning artist, plus mixed-media works by Joanna Coke, Gallery Enormous, 540 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. (727) 551-9865.
Nite Out
Hot Ticket
His jokes win awards
Also Coming
Tim Conway and Harvey Korman -- Feb. 22, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $35-$55. (727) 791-7400.
Get Away
All together now
The four Olympics pairs ice skating gold medalists who were at the heart of last winter's judging controversy will perform together in Tampa. They say they're like "a family."
Hot Ticket
Last few days at the fair
Down the road
Events to watch for; details in future editions of Weekend.
