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In theaters this Friday:

•  Stop Loss—R—Decorated Iraq war hero, Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) returns to his small Texas hometown and tries to resume the life he left behind with the help of his family and his best friend Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq. Brandon and Steve are trying to make peace with civilian life when against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which tests everything he believes in from the bond of family and the limits of love to the loyalty of friendship.

•  Superhero Movie—PG-13—From the creators of "The Naked Gun" and "Scary Movie," comes this comedy about Rick Riker, a young, cool guy with superpowers. The only thing is that he doesn't know how to use them. The spoof takes aim at recent blockbusters like Spider-Man, Batman, X-Men and more.

•  Run, Fatboy, Run—PG-13—Dennis is an ordinary guy - a little overweight but nice and unassuming. But five years ago he did something that definitely wasn't nice. He left his pregnant fiance Libby on their wedding day because he didn't think he was good enough for her. But now he realizes he made a huge mistake. He still loves Libby. The problem is now she's dating Whit, a charming professional with a long list of accomplishments. So in a last ditch effort to prove to Libby that he's changed his ways, Dennis impulsively announces that he's going to run the same London Marathon that Whit has been training for.

•  21—R—Inspired by a true story; Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who needs money to pay tuition. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds in their favor. Led by an unorthodox math professor, played by Kevin Spacey, they count cards and employ an intricate system of signals to take the casinos for millions. But Ben is seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle and his sexy teammate Jill, played by Kate Bosworth, and he begins to push the limits.

 

 

New DVD releases:

•  The Kite Runner—Based on the bestselling novel - two childhood friends in Afghanistan, Amir and Hassan, are torn apart by a devastating act. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to Afghanistan, which is being ruled by the Taliban, to face the secrets that haunt him and to try to finally set things right.

•  The Mist—Based on a story originally released in author Stephen King's Skeleton Crew anthology, a small New England town is terrorized when a mysterious mist descends upon it. The monster filled mist claims the lives of anyone caught outside. A small group of survivors holed up in a grocery store must fend off the advancing mist of monsters if they want to survive.

•  And don't miss all of your favorite TV shows released on DVD this week:

     Season 1: Invisible Man

     Season 3: Party of Five

     Season 4: Sliders

     Season 6: Wings

 

New CD releases:

• Funplex — The B-52's

•  The Odd Couple — Gnarls Barkley

•  Greatest Hits — Morrissey

•  Ms. Kelly — Kelly Rowland

•  Pretty. Odd. — Panic at the Disco

•  Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings: See Adam Durtiz's Playlist — The Counting Crows

 

New Book releases:

•  Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas—Rebellious party girl-socialite and oil heiress Haven Travis marries a man her family disapproves of, which sets her life on a downward spiral. When she returns home two years later to start over, she promises herself she will never let a bad-boy break her heart again. So her family's business rival, Hardy Cates, last seen in author Kleypas' Sugar Daddy, is the last person she should get mixed up with, but she does.

•  Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry—Queen Victoria's oldest son, Bertie, has spent another night on the grounds of Buckingham Palace carousing with friends. A late night of drinking and prostitutes is nothing unusual for the aging heir just waiting to ascend the thrown. However, this typical evening turns out to be anything but when one of the women is found the next morning in the linen closet with her throat slashed. To keep it quiet, the Palace brings in Thomas Pitt to quickly solve the murder. The only problem is there are countless suspects: Bertie's friends, their wives and personal servants. To complicate things, Pitt learns Bertie and his friends were planning a railroad stretching from Cape Town to Cairo, securing the British Empire on the African continent. There's a lot of money to be made. But is it enough to kill for? Pitt must follow his instincts to solve the murder, and do it on his own, because no one inside the palace walls is talking.

•  Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman—Besides the level of cruelty, the only thing tying together the disappearance of a young woman from a desolate highway, a school teacher stabbed in broad daylight and two beauty parlor workers killed after hours, is the murderer's use of luxury vehicles. The path to catch the killer takes LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his colleague, psychologist Alex Delaware, from the top of LA society to the bowels of the city, and even to New York City where they heat up a long cold case and discover they're looking for someone on a homicidal crusade.
•  Hollywood Crows by Jason Wambaugh—LAPD cops "Hollywood" Nate and Bix Rumstead think they are just having fun when they get caught up in socialite bombshell Martgot Aziz's world. To them she is harmless - just a pretty girl caught in the midst of an ugly divorce from a wicked club owner. But Margot is no damsel in distress. This "femme fatale" is setting them up. But she isn't the only one with a deadly plan.

 

Girlawhirl found all of the new CD, DVD and book releases in her online shopping mall at barnesandnoble.com

 

And as always Girlawhirl has great things to share in this week's Girlawhirl Giveaway.

 

This week's Girlawhirl Giveaway includes:

- RED Professional Pedicure Kit

- Aveda Nourish-Mint Smoothing Lip Color

- Philosophy's Inner Grace

- 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:

- Child Perfume

- Hollywood Fashion Tape - Hollywood Extras

- Living Life Game

- additional goodies courtesy of Girlawhirl