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Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike Hit Time’s Top 10 Albums Of 2012 List

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As the end of the world or year (which ever’s first) draws near, industry critics are beginning to post their year end best of lists.…

Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Killer Mike Hit Time’s Top 10 Albums Of 2012 List

The 25 Funniest TV Characters of 2010

Before Movieline flees for the new year, one last year-end roundup is necessary: a retrospective of 2010’s funniest TV characters. Will Community ‘s kooks outrank Modern Family ‘s earnest in-laws? Will Parks and Recreation or Glee supplant 30 Rock for top honors? Join us for our biggest list yet.

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10 Favorite Stories of 2010: STV’s Picks

To paraphrase a frequently used expression around Movieline HQ, “God, can we just end this year?” (Usually minus the capitalization and punctuation, and often flavored with a few dashes of expletive spice depending on the mood of the day.) Finally — finally — the answer comes from above: “Yes.” But it wasn’t all bad — I even enjoyed some of it. To wit:

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My 7 Favorite People From the Year in Culture

I do a lot of interviews. So when looking back on my favorite stories of 2010, sure, I live blogged seven Harry Potter movies over the course of 36 hours and, yes, I somehow had the time to watch five seasons of Lost in three weeks, but, interviews — indeed, people — are what I remember the most.

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10 Favorite Stories of 2010: Dixon’s Picks

As 2010 shambles to its snowy end, many of us will take stock in our actions over the past year. What we achieved, what we failed to do and how we might take those lessons to build a brighter new year. Or, in my case, how I can hopefully write an article next year about Jake Gyllenhaal’s penis being cast in a role traditionally held by an Asian penis, and how the resultant movie made me cry no less than 5 times. Here in no particular order are my favorite ten stories from 2010. Enjoy!

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My Favorite Movies of 2010

I was hesitant to make a top 10 movie list this year because, really, who cares what I have to say? But then I started thinking, Yeah… who cares what I have to say? Without the title of “movie critic,” I can just choose whatever movies I want — the ones that I truly enjoyed the most — as opposed to movies that I know are technically great or that any film fan should definitely see, but may not be as emotionally pleasing to my Big 12-school-educated mind. I know that a “favorite movie list” from an Internet writer my age is supposed to include Inception and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World , it’s almost blasphemy for it not to, but mine doesn’t.

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It Doesn’t Get Better: Richard Chamberlain Thinks Gay Actors Should Stay in the Closet

Much was made in recent weeks about the sexuality of John Travolta and Kevin Spacey , but whatever their preference, one actor thinks they should continue to keep that bit of personal information personal. “For an actor to be working is a kind of miracle, because most actors aren’t, so it’s just silly for a working actor to say, ‘Oh, I don’t care if anybody knows I’m gay’ — especially if you’re a leading man,” Richard Chamberlain told The Advocate . “Personally, I wouldn’t advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out.”

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It Doesn’t Get Better: Richard Chamberlain Thinks Gay Actors Should Stay in the Closet

IMDB Offers 43 or So Reasons to Dread 2011

Optimism for 2011’s film culture will only get you so far. That’s the enduring lesson of IMDB’ s perennial spirit bludgeon also known as 50 Most Popular Feature Films, which, in the last week of any given year, provides as explicit a reminder as any of what Hollywood will soon shovel into multiplexes. Here’s your top 10 at the moment: Pirates of the Caribbean 4 ; Fast Five ; Transformers 3 ; Thor ; The Green Hornet ; Twilight Part 4, Part 1 ; Harry Potter Part 7, Part 2 ; Captain America ; Hanna ; and The Hangover 2 . Get me rewrite, Brooks Barnes . [ IMDB via @ebertchicago ]

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The 20 Most Anticipated Cultural Dates of 2011 — STV’s Picks

Who’s excited for 2011? I said, who’s excited for 2011?? Oh. Well, maybe this list of dates, designations, and not just few fearless predictions for the next year in culture might help stimulate your interest. Failing that, there’s always the rest of Movieline’s future-positive anticipations to get you through. Onward!

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The 11 Most Anticipated Cultural Events of 2011 — Louis’s Picks

As the year closes and I recover from yet another staggeringly bad movie we love , I’m happy to share my dreams for a brighter tomorrow. 2010 was tolerable, but 2011 is poised to give us a Neve Campbell revival, more Logo Network supremacy, and the Oprahcalypse. I’m game.

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