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Washington, Dec 8 : Hollywood actress Kate Winslet has said that she had reservations about stripping off for Vanity Fair.

The ‘Hamlet’ actress revealed that it was not until she was told that photographer Steven Meisel, the man behind Madonna''s Sex book, will be clicking her that she convinced herself to bare all for the magazine.

Winslet revealed that before the shoot she cringed a bit, but soon realized that she had landed once in a lifetime opportunity to pose for a great picture with a great photographer.

Washington, Dec 8 : Aretha Franklin has been named the ''Greatest Singer Of All Time'' by The Rolling Stone magazine.

The 66-year-old soul singer, best known for hits such as Respect and Think, has topped the list of 100 singers.

"Aretha is a gift from God. When it comes to expressing yourself through song, there is no one who can touch her. She is the reason why women want to sing," singer Mary J. Blige said.

Washington, Dec 8 : Movie fans have picked Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie as their favourite actors to play Batman villains in the follow-up to ‘The Dark Knight’.

According to the new poll from video and DVD rental firm Blockbuster, while Depp is the top choice, Jolie is the second.

Natalie Portman came third in the poll while Edward Norton landed the fourth spot, reports Contactmusic.

Rounding off the top five was Keira Knightley.

The top ten most requested stars to play Batman villains are:

1. Johnny Depp

2. Angelina Jolie

3. Natalie Portman

4. Edward Norton

5. Keira Knightley

6. Daniel Day-Lewis

Washington, Dec 8 : Romantic comedy ''Four Christmases'', starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, has topped the box office for the second week running after raking in 18.2 million dollars.

As per studio estimates, ''Twilight'' landed the second spot after earning 13.2 million dollars while ''Bolt'' came third with 9.7 million dollars, reports E! Online.

''Australia'', starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, landed the fourth spot with 7 million dollars.

Los Angeles  - Last weekend's top-grossing movie, the romantic comedy Four Christmases, had 18.2 million dollars in ticket sales under its tree in its second three-day weekend in cinemas.

The number was good enough to hold onto the North American box- office revenue title for the Friday-Sunday period.