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14 March 2013 5:18 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »

Everyone has their favorite singer, their favorite band, and their favorite type of music, and they are All Different – such is the nature of the beast. We can argue day and night about who is right and who is wrong, but the truth is simply this: we all are. Choosing favorites in the music world is as subjective an activity as there ever was… generally speaking.

However, the following list of the 5 best voices of all time is absolutely indisputable. Nothing you can say can alter the fact that these five men and women have voices that defy logic, that contradict the basic principles of human physiology, and that are somehow able to lift us out of our bodies and up to enormous heights that are sometimes dark and sorrowful and other times brilliant and joyous.

They are the best at what they do, not by virtue of training or money, »

- Peter Diseth

12 March 2013 8:54 AM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

Warner Bros. celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2013, and to mark the occasion is releasing five box sets throughout the year, with 20 films each highlighting the best of the studio's output. First up: the Comedy Collection, including such unbeatable classics as Howard Hawks' "Bringing Up Baby," George Cukor's "The Philadelphia Story" and Frank Capra's "Arsenic and Old Lace." Alas, it also includes "The Hangover," but nothing's perfect. Full list of titles below. Warner Bros. was founded and formally incorporated on April 4, 1923, by brothers Albert, Harry, Sam and Jack Warner.  The collection will be divided into two chapters across 20 discs: "Class Acts" (1935-1980) and "Class Clowns" (1983-2009). The set releases on July 2, 2013.Films included are: 1.      A Night at the Opera (1935)2.      Stage Door (1937)3.      Bringing Up Baby (1938)4.      The Philadelphia »

- Beth Hanna

26 January 2013 11:05 AM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »

Our daily countdown continues with part 25 out of 30, in our list of the 300 Greatest Films Ever Made. These are numbers 60-51.

60) Manhattan (1979) Woody Allen USA

59) The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) Jonathan Demme USA

58) Wuthering Heights (1939) William Wyler USA

57) Shane (1953) George Stevens USA

56) Frankenstein (1931) James Whale USA

55) Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock USA

54) Stagecoach (1939) John Ford USA

53) The General (1926) Buster Keaton USA Silent

52) A Night At The Opera (1935) Sam Woods USA

51) Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948) John Houston USA

Numbers 50-41 coming next.

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- feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)

12 January 2013 11:53 AM, PST | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »

Exclusive: Last night, despite the relatively freezing cold weather, the Hollywood gang managed to make the rounds at what seemed like dozens of parties along Sunset Blvd from Chateau Marmont to the Beverly Hills Hotel. (It’s funny how many fur jackets have started popping up even though it’s usually 80 degrees here!) At the Beverly Hills Hotel–where Ben Affleck was being honored by Cinema for Peace and Justice for his work in the Eastern Congo–Steven Spielberg told me what happened with “Robopocalypse,” the film he was supposed to make that just got postponed. First of all, he’s not going to make another film instead. “I don’t have anything else,” Spielberg said. “I looked at Robopocalypse and realized it just needed a new script. We know now what the story should be, so we’ll rewrite the script. And make it.” Meanwhile the lobby of the »

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4 items from 2013