Film
Is G for good or goody-goody?
'The Princess Diaries' has its old-fashioned charms, but they may be lost on contemporary audiences.

Not such a rush
There are a lot of things not to like about Rush Hour 2: The plot takes too many detours, the action is less than dazzling, and most jokes are either cheap shots, sexist or racial slurs.

Also in Theaters
Sex, sin and a mail-order bride

Indie Flix
Movies in limited release:

Movies: Top Five
Current movies recommended by the Times.

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.

Video
Bonding with 'The Brothers'
NEW RELEASES

Upcoming Video/DVD Releases and Rankings
UPCOMING VIDEO/DVD RELEASES

Pop
They're so bad, you'll feel good
Hold your nose and swallow your nasty medicine with a blink -- Blink-182, that is. The catharsis will do you good.

Team Pop Trivia
This week's winner: Andy Lalino of Clearwater knew that in 1977 model Jerry Hall dumped her fiance, suave British pop star Bryan Ferry -- then and now again lead singer of Roxy Music -- to begin a relationship with Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.

Pop: Ticket Window
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Ani DiFranco, appearing at 8 p.m. Oct. 14 at Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg. $29.50. Call the box office (727) 892-5767 or Ticketmaster (813) 287-8844 or (727) 898-2100.

Pop: Hot Ticket
Sauce Boss serves up blues

Get Away
Who says malls are just for shopping?
The state's back-to-school tax holiday ends Sunday, and with classes starting in some Tampa Bay area schools as early as next week, shopping probably will be the main event of the weekend.

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

Art
Art in fabric and thread
Three quilt shows at the Dunedin Fine Art Center demonstrate that you don't need a paintbrush to create art.

Art: Best bets
Art critic Mary Ann Marger's recommendations for this weekend. Please refer to the Art Calendar for details.

Art: Hot Ticket
Creations in clay

Dine
Bounty at the beach
Fresh local ingredients, international grace notes, a spiffy makeover and artful chefs: Rusty's Bistro in the Sheraton Sand Key is too good to leave to the tourists.

Small Pleasures
Small Pleasures is an occasional feature highlighting restaurants that cook grandly but on an intimate scale.

Side Dish
NEW IN TOWN

Nite Out
Night Out: Hot Ticket
Plenty of pink

Stage
A man for all music
St. Peterburg's A. Paul Johnson is a prolific composer who is willing to write just about anything.

Stage: Hot Ticket
Favored pianist plays his favorite

Stage: Down the road
Cuba -- Spanish Lyric Theatre's Asi Cantaba Cuba (That's How Cuba Sang) is Aug. 11 and 12 at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City. $15.

Shop
School supplies
It takes imagination to make dorm rooms, fraternity houses and minuscule apartments feel like home. Portability helps, too. Budgeteers take note: Florida's tax-free holiday on clothing $50 or less and school supplies $10 or less ends at midnight Sunday.