Girlawhirl always wants to know what's next. So she searches out what's coming to movie theaters, DVD and CD players and bookstores and shares it with all of her closest Pals. And what kind of friend would she be if she didn't spread the word on her favorite sales too…
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• Gap: Shop the spring sale. Hurry these styles won't last long.
• Boden: 10% off plus free shipping and returns.
• Armani Exchange: Save up to 50% off select men's & women's items.
• ICE.com: SAVE 20% On All Jewelry & Watches! Use coupon code: MDAY20 through May 11th.
• Macys.com: Online Spring Fashion Clearance. Just 99¢ shipping through April 23rd.
In theaters this Friday:
• Baby Mama—PG-13—Single, successful executive Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) decides it's time to have a baby. But when she finds out she can't get pregnant, she hires a South Philly working-class woman, Angie, (Amy Poehler) to be her surrogate. As soon as Angie becomes pregnant Kate starts reading childcare books and baby-proofing her apartment. But her carefully crafted plan is thrown out the window when Angie shows up on Kate's doorstep in need of a place to stay. Now the two must prepare for the baby's arrival and try not to kill each other in the meantime.
• Deal —PG-13—Former card shark Tommy Vinson (Burt Reynolds) gave up the game a long time ago, after his wife threatened to leave him. But he finds his way back to poker when he meets Alex Stillman – an up-and-coming player with a lot to learn. Tommy decides he'll pay Alex's way in to high stake poker games, the only catch: Alex must follow Tommy's instructions to the letter. But their lucrative relationship is threatened when a Vegas call girl (Shannon Elizabeth) shows up on the scene.
• Deception —R—An accountant (Ewan McGregor) is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as “The List” by his lawyer friend (Hugh Jackman). But he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
• Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay—R—The stars of 2004's Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, including Neil Patrick Harris as himself, return. But this time the title stars are labeled terrorists after trying to sneak something onto a flight to Amsterdam. Now they are on the run from the law and trying to prove their innocence.
• Then She Found Me—R—Helen Hunt directs and stars in this film about April Epner, a schoolteacher whose life is turned upside down when her husband (Matthew Broderick) leaves her and her adopted mother dies. While she's still reeling from all of that, she is contacted by a woman who claims to be her birth mother (Bette Midler) and also happens to be a local talk show host.
New DVD releases:
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• The Savages—Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney play a brother and sister who are firmly entrenched in their own lives when they get the call that the father they've long been estranged from is suffering from dementia and they're the only ones who can help. They put their lives on hold to deal with their father's final days and end up living in the same house for the first time since they were children… driving each other crazy and ultimately discovering what adulthood and family is all about.
• Cloverfield—A monster the size of a skyscraper descends on New York City on the night a group of people are throwing their friend a going away party. The attack on the city and the aftermath are shown from the point of view of their video camera as they attempt to survive the horrifying event.
• And don't miss all of your favorite TV shows released on DVD this week:
Season 2: Friday Night Lights
Season 4: Laverne & Shirley
New CD releases:
• Mr. Love & Justice – Billy Bragg
• Rock Therapy – Stray Cats
• Day Trip Live – Pat Metheny
• Into the Blue – Nicholas Payton
• From Donny…With Love – Donny Osmond
• Prayer of a Common Man – Phil Vassar
New Book releases:
• Quicksand by Iris Johansen — Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan – last seen in Johansen's New York Times bestselling thriller, Stalemate – is still seeking closure after the disappearance of her seven-year-old daughter Bonnie years ago. When she once again gets a lead about what might have happened to her, Eve seeks out Dr. Megan Blair, hoping the doctor's clairvoyant skills will help her locate her daughter. Both women are accustomed to finding clues where it seems there aren't any, and they are going to need all of their abilities to track down Bonnie's kidnapper and bring her home – if she's even still alive.
• Santa Fe Dead by Stuart Woods — Ed Eagle, the hard-nosed attorney from Santa Fe Rules and Short Straw, returns in the bestselling author's new release. Last time, Ed's wife Barbara organized a plot to kill him. Now she's escaped from police custody and has become a threat not only to Ed, but to his new girlfriend too. On top of it all, Ed has a new client to deal with – one who may, or may not have, murdered his own wife and son.
• So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger — Enger returns with this successor to his bestselling novel Peace Like a River. Novelist Monte Becket lives a quiet life in 1915 Minnesota with his wife and son. With his only success long behind him, he feels like he's lost his sense of purpose. But new opportunities arise when he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale. Glendon has spent the last 20 years in hiding, but the guilt of abandoning his wife, Blue, has finally gotten the best of him. When Glendon decides to head back to California to seek Blue's forgiveness, Monte sees it as an opportunity for a new adventure into the Wild West. On the move and on the run from Charles Siringo – an ex-Pinkerton who's been hunting for Glendon for years – Monte moves further away from his stable home life and deeper into an adventure that may never lead him home again.
• The Whole Truth by David Baldacci — Matt Pender, of Pender and Associates – a shady organization that specializes in orchestrating impossible situations for its clients – is told by a large defense contractor that it “needs a war.” Since some of his firm's services include managing, and creating, armed conflict, Matt gets to work. But his dealings to manipulate two countries against each other create some surprising events that may actually bring about World War III.
And as always Girlawhirl has great things to share in this week's Girlawhirl Giveaway.
This week's Girlawhirl Giveaway includes:
• Bobbi Brown Quick Face collection Long-wear Cream Shadow
• Clean & Clear SOFT In-Shower Facial
• SmellyWasher
• PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter
• Living Life Game
• additional goodies courtesy of Girlawhirl
Girlawhirl has even more great stuff to share in her Special Monthly Giveaway Drawing!
This month's Girlawhirl Giveaway includes:
• Philosophy's Inner Grace
• Hollywood Fashion Tape - Hollywood Extras
• Living Life Game
• additional goodies courtesy of Girlawhirl
