Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie shop for Christmas presents at a family store in North Hollywood. The couple bought $70 worth of presents, including a pair of monster trucks and two dolls, but paid $200 for them.

Arturo Jimenez, the owner of The Blessing florist and toy shop, said the pair’s visit was an early Christmas miracle as business since Brangelina visited has been booming. With his North Hollywood, Calif. store, The Blessing, in dire straits, owner Arturo begged a higher power to help bless him and turn business around. In walked Brangelina looking to buy gifts. The couple posed for pics with the store owner’s family.

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Brad Pitt is in talks to climb into “Tree of Life,” a drama Terrence Malick wrote and will direct.

River Road is financing, and Bill Pohlad is producing with Sarah Green (”The New World”) and Grant Hill.

Pitt, who recently ankled the Universal Pictures drama “State of Play,” would replace Heath Ledger, who was skedded to star with Sean Penn in the Malick-directed drama, which begins production in the spring. Though Penn is booked to play the title character in the Gus Van Sant-directed “Milk,” he’s still expected to play a supporting role in “Tree of Life.” Penn has an allegiance to River Road’s Pohlad, who co-financed with Paramount Vantage the Penn-directed “Into the Wild.”No deals have been made with Pitt or Penn. Pitt would have earned $20 million against gross to star in “State of Play,” but he’ll likely sign on to “Tree of Life” for nearly no upfront money.

Angelina Jolie treated Brad Pitt to an extra-special 44th birthday present — a $100,000 motorcycle engraved with a tribute to his favorite musician.

The actor was seen taking the bike for a spin earlier this week after taking delivery of it before his birthday on Tuesday.

In front of the handlebars is a plaque with the words, “My Sweetheart, the Drunk,” the name of a Jeff Buckley album, Pitt’s favorite singer.