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Frozen's hit song is called "Let It Go," but this catchy tune isn't going anywhere. Between Frozen's box-office success and the deluge of frigid weather, "Let It Go" has become the anthem of the season. This perfect storm reached a new peak with the ballad's Academy Award win for Best Original Song, making writer Robert Lopez the youngest Egot ever. Related: Watch the Oscars Performance of 'Let It Go'Throughout it all, fans have fed "Let It Go" fever by churning out their own versions of Idina Menzel's (or is it Adele Dazim's?) ode to self-empowerment. Batman villains,...

Hollywood loves a true story. It also loves a happy ending. And more than either, thanks to Glee, it loves ideas based around singing. So you can understand why DreamWorks might snap up the chance to make a film about a capella group Straight No Chaser.Straight No Chaser was a group founded by Dan Ponce at Indiana University in 1996, in the days when the likes of Glee and Pitch Perfect were yet to be a twinkle in their creators’ eyes. The 10 students played big venues such as Wrigley field and Carnegie Hall across the pond, and then disbanded, with the name passing on to other singers at the university.So far, so not much of a story. But in 2006, one of the original members, Randy Stine, uploaded a 1998 video of the group singing (above) to YouTube, which caught the attention of Atlantic Records boss Craig Kallman. He called them,...

The story of a cappella group Straight No Chaser is heading to the big screen. DreamWorks has picked up a pitch named after the group, with Jack Amiel and Michael Begler attached to write and Michael Sucsy, who most recently directed The Vow, attached to helm. Anonymous Content's Michael Sugar and Bard Dorros are producing along with Atlantic Records CEO Craig Kallman. Ten Indiana University students, led by founder Dan Ponce, formed Snc in 1996, long before the Glee-driven craze for high school choral groups. The group played venues such as Wrigley Field and Carnegie Hall, but the members disbanded

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