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‘Argo’ Named Best Film By Roger Ebert For 2012

There are Top 10s galore this time of the year, but no doubt Ben Affleck is taking a bit of extra notice on this one. Uber critic Roger Ebert gave Argo his choice for the Best of 2012. He called the year “one of the best recent years in cinema,” noting that he wrote over 300 reviews over the year, which is a personal record. He also noted that it was “unusually difficult” to leave out films in the top ten. Picking Argo , Ebert noted that the feature had the “classic values of a Hollywood thriller” and noted the story, based on true events, “reveals surprises about a story we all lived through. It is told with classic comedy and tension.” Oscar power-house Lincoln placed third on Ebert’s list after Ang Lee’s Life of Pi . He called Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance “powerful,” while describing Pi as a “miraculous achievement.” Also making the list was Sundance winner Beasts of the Southern Wild and perhaps surprisingly considering the momentum of the Oscar race, End of Watch Oslo, August 31 and A Simple Life . Notables not making the cut in the top ten at least include Zero Dark Thirty , Django Unchained , Les Misérables and Silver Linings Playbook . Ebert has long taken a course of his own. You can see his comments on his Top 10 here . Roger Ebert’s Top 10: 1. Argo by Ben Affleck 2. Life Of Pi by Ang Lee 3. Lincoln by Steven Spielberg 4. End Of Watch by David Ayer 5. Arbitrage by Nicholas Jarecki 6. Flight by Robert Zemeckis 7. The Sessions by Ben Lewin 8. Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin 9. Oslo, August 31st by Joachim Trier 10. A Simple Life by Ann Hui

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‘Argo’ Named Best Film By Roger Ebert For 2012

Adele Is England’s Richest Young Singer

Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Pattinson and Florence Welch also on Sunday Times Rich List. By Gil Kaufman Adele Photo: Getty Images He’s the star of one of the biggest movie franchises in history and she’s the best-selling musician of the past year. Together “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe and Adele top the Sunday Times Rich List of England’s youngest stars. Just how big a year did Adele, 23, have thanks to the global smash success of her 21 album? Consider that in 2012 her fortune has risen to more than $31.8 million from $9.5 million just a year before, according to the list, which will be published at month’s end. She placed well ahead of Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole, whose fortune was estimated at $19.1 million on the list of the richest British musicians under 30. Among the other notable music makers on the list were Florence and the Machine singer Florence Welch, whose worth rose to more than $11.1 million, Taio Cruz ($7.9 million) and a new entry on the chart in a 10-way tie for 14th place, Adele’s former BRIT School mate Jessie J ($7.9 million). The top 10 was dominated by women, with only two fellas, Craig David (#6, $12.7 million) and Paolo Nutini (#6, $12.7 million) making the cut among top earning ladies Leona Lewis, Katie Melua, Joss Stone, Charlotte Church, Lily Allen, Natasha Bedingfield and Duffy. On the acting side, “Potter” star Radcliffe is still far-and-away the richest British actor under 30, with a fortune estimated at $86.1 million, up from $76.6 million last year. Well behind is “Twilight” actor Robert Pattinson (#2, $63.6 million), Keira Knightley (#3, $47.7 million) and, in fifth place, “Potter” co-star Emma Watson ($41.4 million). Yet another “Potter” alum, Rupert Grint, landed in the #6 position with a war chest of $38.2 million. Related Artists Adele

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Adele Is England’s Richest Young Singer