the buzz log

Not quite the autumn doldrums, but the Buzz Multiplex's stoking up only slightly-better-than-mild interest in the weekend's offerings. Urban teen boys are favoring apocalyptic animation, Southern women the latest Madea project, the under-30 crowd the doomed sorority girls, and not that many people into artic terror.

One strange coincidence from these latest releases: An awful lot of women are converging on the screen. "Sorority Row" alone offers up six sisters (and a shotgun-toting Carrie Fisher a la Lillian Gish in "Night of the Hunter"). "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself" focuses on Oscar-nominated Taraji P. Henson and Perry (in his guise as the popular Madea). Kate Beckinsale, leaving "Underworld" for Antarctica chills, plays a top cop in "Whiteout."

Okay, so except for possibly "I Can Do Bad," these roles may not be worth lighting up a feminist torch but hey, at least these ladies are something to watch. Below, a ranking of which femmes are drawing the most attention in searches on Yahoo!.

Most Searched Actresses in a Movie Opening This Weekend

1. Kate Beckinsale ("Whiteout")
2. Mary J. Blige ("Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself")
3. Tyler Perry (honorary woman in "I Can Do Bad All By Myself")
4. Jamie Chung ("Sorority Row")
5. Taraji P. Henson ("Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself")
6. Rumer Willis ("Sorority Row")
7. Briana Evigan ("Sorority Row")
8. Audrina Patridge ("Sorority Row")
9. Carrie Fisher ("Sorority Row")
10. Leah Pipes ("Sorority Row")