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In theaters this Friday:

• Beowulf—PG-13—a modern retelling of the ancient epic tale using digitally enhanced live action. After Beowulf destroys the demon Grendel, he incurs the wrath of Grendel's seductive mother, setting off a battle for the ages. The movie boasts an all-star cast including Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich and Robin Wright Penn.

• Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium—G—Dustin Hoffman plays Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old proprietor of the most wonderful toy store in the world where everything comes to life. When he announces he's finally going to retire and hand over the reins to his less than confident young manager, Molly, played by Natalie Portman, the store throws a bit of a tantrum.

• Love in the Time of Cholera—R—Javier Bardem stars as Florentino, a poet and telegraph clerk in Cartagena, Columbia who wins the heart of a young beauty named Fermina by writing her a series of passionate letters. But her father is furious when he finds out about their affair and vows to keep them apart forever. As the years go by, Fermina marries a doctor who has come to their city to fight the cholera epidemic. He takes her away to Paris for years but eventually they return to Cartagena. By then she has all but forgotten her first love, but Florentino has not forgotten her. He still pines for her and will wait a lifetime to be with her again.

 

New DVD releases:

• Shrek the Third—The lovable ogre is back in a third movie. In this one, his father-in-law dies leaving him and Princess Fiona reigning over Far Far Away. But that's the last thing Shrek wants to do, so he sets off in search of the only other possible heir to the throne, Fiona's teenage slacker cousin Artie. Throw in three ogre babies, an evil plot by Prince Charming and return appearances from Donkey and Puss in Boots and it's another fun filled ogre adventure.

• Ocean's Thirteen—The boys (George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, et al) are back for their third heist. But this time around they're doing it to defend one of their own. After a ruthless casino owner played by Al Pacino double-crosses one of the original Ocean's eleven, the gang sets out to ruin him by staging their most elaborate heist yet.

• I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry—Adam Sandler and Kevin James play New York City firefighters Chuck and Larry. When red tape prevents widower Larry from naming his two kids as the beneficiaries on his life insurance, he calls in a favor from Chuck and asks him to claim to be his domestic partner on some city paperwork. But when a meddling bureaucrat questions their “relationship,” it becomes a citywide issue and front-page news. So the “couple” must move in together to prove their partnership is for real.

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

           Season 2: Perry Mason, Vol. 2 

           Season 3: Melrose Place

           Season 7: The Gilmore Girls

           Complete Series: Northern Exposure; The Gilmore Girls

          Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends; Paul McCartney –  The McCartney Years

 

New CD releases:

• As I Am—Alicia Keys

• Taking Chances—Celine Dion

• Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love—Trisha Yearwood

• One Man Band—James Taylor

• System—Seal

• Red Carpet Massacre—Duran Duran

• Sawdust—The Killers

• Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA—Boys II Men

In book stores:

• Double Cross by James Patterson—Though he thought his life was finally starting to calm down, Detective Alex Cross gets tossed back into the crime solving game to help police catch a murderer who craves fame and will stop at nothing to gain it. Washington D.C. is in the grips of a madman whose elaborate, gruesome murders only increase the media attention he so desires. Now Alex has to stop a man who'll stop at nothing to become Washington's most infamous killer.

 • Ageless Face, Ageless Mind: Erase Wrinkles and Rejuvenate the Brain by Nicholas Perricone—famed anti-aging expert Dr. Nicholas Perricone offers solutions for improving skin by slowing the aging process. He reveals a new, and hidden, threat that if addressed properly through diet, supplements and new topicals will also help prevent illnesses associated with aging, like Alzheimer's and heart disease.

• The New Year's Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini—Master Quilter Sylvia Compson – a firm believer that New Year's is a time to reflect on the lessons learned over the past year –just discovered that love can come at any time as a late-in-life newlywed. But before she can enjoy her newfound happiness, she must first deal with a source of sorrow from her past and take responsibility for part in the circumstances that led to her estrangement from her sister. It's too late to rectify their relationship. But she doesn't want the same thing to happen with Amy, her husband Andrew's daughter who opposed their marriage. Sylvia decides to pick up a quilt she began more than six years ago titled “New Year's Reflections.” She chooses blocks to commemorate her past and her loved ones so she can move forward into the next year and her new life and with the hopes that giving it to Amy will repair their relationship.

 

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:

• Downsizing Your Home With Style: Living Well in a Smaller Space by Lauri Ward

• TowTabs

• Roc products

• Clinique City Block

• The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer

• A Conscience Tee

• Living Life Game

• additional goodies from Girlawhirl

Girlawhirl has even more great stuff to share in her Special Monthly Giveaway Drawing!

 

This month's Girlawhirl Giveaway includes:

• Callison's Fruit Stickles

• Jump Snap

• The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer

• A Conscience Tee

• Living Life Game

• additional goodies courtesy of Girlawhirl