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CD Giveaway - Sam Shrieve, "Bittersweet Lullabies"
The current student at Berklee College of Music has a rock 'n' roll pedigree, but delivers a pleasing and diverse collection of soft pop on his debut record. Enter our contest for your chance to win!

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Prize Pack
The second installment of the Twilight saga is hitting theaters, and we've got the stylish goodies you'll howl over!

Straight No Chaser, "Christmas Cheer" CD Giveaway
Those a capella maestros return with a refill of the bubbly fun stuff we can never get enough of at Christmas time.

Orphan Blu-Ray Giveaway
There's something very wrong with Esther... and it's not what you think.

Up - Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Giveaway
Pixar's greatest film yet is available on Blu-Ray and ready to fly your way.

 
CURRENT ARTICLES
Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The special effects have improved, but the storyline has taken a turn for the worse.

DVD Review: Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws
The Buddies are back, and no less than Christmas itself is at stake as they help Puppy Paws (son of Santa Paws) learn the true meaning of Christmas.

DVD Review: Tales from the Darkside - The Second Season
The plots may have been thin, but there was a certain charm to the series that saw a number of actors old and new parade across the screen.

Music Review: Picture Me Broken, "Dearest (I'm So Sorry)" EP
This quartet of teenagers can open doors with the beauty and famous last name of their lead singer, but ultimately the genre diversity they proffer on their debut will have you saying, "Picture me intrigued!"

Music Review: V.V. Brown, "The Attic" EP
This British throwback artist aims to conquer America in small doses with this respectable effort conjuring a bygone era of doo-wop and soul, though the results tend to be an overproduced mashup of the too-familiar.

Book Review: Malice
Chris Wooding's book-graphic novel hybrid is a work of art, from its shiny three-dimensional cover to the intricate world built within its pages to its twisty yet satisfying conclusion. The last book that left me this giddy for the sequel involved a certain boy wizard...

Movie Review: 2012
The latest entry in the disaster porn genre offers boatloads of special effects but few surprises.

DVD Review: Brüno [Blu-ray] (2009)
Like him or not, Sacha Baron Cohen has returned with yet another wacky prank-comedy/mockumentary. Will this "Brüno" be as good as "Borat"?

DVD Review: Jiang cheng xia ri (Luxury Car)
A subtle and contemplative look at the demoralization that Capitalism has created in Modern China

Music Review: Various Artists, "Bright Star" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
This hybrid of a soundtrack features both spoken word and music that embraces the spirit of the film. Less can most certainly be more.

Movie Review: Pirate Radio
Walk the plank and dive into one of the funniest movies of the year.

Writer's Block: 2009 CMA Awards, or A Taylor-made Night for Swift Domination
It's definitely young Taylor Swift's night at the Country Music Awards with Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker as other notable winners.

Music Review: Straight No Chaser, "Christmas Cheers"
The ten-man band continues to reinvent the Christmas music genre, blending traditional reverence and high-spirited good humor with their trademark doo-wop sound for a Christmas cocktail that goes down smooth from start to finish.

DVD Review: The Christmas Clause
Lea Thompson plays the frazzled and overworked supermom, Sophie Kelly in this holiday film that borrows rather liberally from previous Christmas-themed chickflick offerings like "It Happened One Christmas," "The Christmas List," and -- perhaps most egregiously -- Nicole Eggert's "Holiday Switch."

DVD Review: Up (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition + Digital Copy)
Bar none, "Up" is far and away the best thing to come out of the house of Pixar since its inception. I highly recommend this film to adventure fans of all ages.

 
TOP STORIES
Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit (AP)

In this image taken from video Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in Chicago that her daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc.)   MANDATORY  CREDIT,  NO SALESAP - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.


Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show (AP)

Model Heidi Klum attends the 2009 Victoria's Secret fashion show in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.


Chief: I didn't try to sell Parker-Broderick items (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo actress Sarah Jessica Parker films a scene on location for 'Sex and the City 2' in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)AP - An eastern Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick says he never discussed selling items from the home.


Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions (AP)

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo, recording artist Wale poses for a portrait in New York.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)AP - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.


Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert ready for AMA stage (AP)

Jennifer Lopez, far right, rehearses a dance move with backup dancers for her performance in Sunday's 2009 American Music Awards, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.


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NEW IN THEATERS
AOL Movies - New in Theaters
Adventures of Power
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Coco Before Chanel
Fame (2009)
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
Pandorum
Pool Boys
Preacher's Kid
Surrogates
The Blue Tooth Virgin
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BOX OFFICE RESULTS
Box Office Mojo - Current Box Office Results
Weekend Box Office: November 13-15, 2009
2012 tops the box office with $65.2 million
Daily Box Office: Thursday, November 19, 2009
2012 tops Thursday's box office with $3.2 million
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