The Perks of Being a Wallflower News

There is a rich history of coming-of-age novels that strike a fine balance between universally relatable youth and the time period the plot takes place in.

Emma Watson stars in 'The Bling Ring' as one of a group of teenagers who broke into celebrities' homes.

Emma Watson is reveling in her post-"Potter" freedom at the Cannes Film Festival, relishing a Valley Girl role far from her wise-beyond-her-years Hermione.

The 23-year-old "Harry Potter" actress stars in Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring," which premiered Thursday at the French Riviera festival.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower star will play Leon Dupuis, one of Emma Bovary's lovers, in Sophie Barthes' big-screen adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel, which begins filming in the summer.

A blog and petition have been launched protesting the Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board's decision to remove the Stephen Chbosky novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" from Hadley Junior High School and urging the Board to reconsider and reinstate the book.

The author, screenwriter and director of The Perks of Being a Wallflower is working on a new book.

Do we have a deal?] In just a few hours, I'll be posting my full recap of Once 's second season finale, as well as my lengthy postmortem interview with series creators-slash-showrunners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet 15 of today's best young adult authors and attend up to 4 sessions throughout the day.

Were she a real person rather than one of the protagonists of the most successful film franchises in history, Hermione Granger would in all likelihood blanch at the latest movie role taken on by Emma Watson .

May 08--The subject of film tax credits is pure Hollywood but hardly one for the starry-eyed. Production companies base their shooting locations on a variety of factors -- whether the studio or location is suitable, the reputation of the local trade crews and past working relationships among them.

The highly-anticipated soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby has received almost as much hype as the movie itself.

The Cube's Natalie Piazza is looking forward to the free film screenings on the first Tuesday of every month over winter.

" If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living ." - Joseph Campbell There's never a perfect time, which makes now the perfect time.... paraphrasing Sam from The Perks of Being a Wallflower .

What is Casting Couch? An attempt at keeping you in the loop regarding all of your favorite actors' careers.

There has been a fair amount of talk about the World War II tank thriller Fury and the cast of the movie is really beginning to come together quite nicely.

Emilia Clarke signed on to star in The Garden of Last Days . James Franco will direct and co-star in the adaptation of the novel by Andre Dubus III that "explores family and sexual values over the course a night set in a Florida strip club." Logan Lerman joins Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf in the World War II tank thriller Fury First of all, happy ... (more)

EXCLUSIVE : Logan Lerman is joining Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf in Fury , the WWII tank thriller that David Ayer wrote and is directing for QED and Sony Pictures .

Editor's note: A caution to readers: Parents at the meeting spoke frankly and bluntly on the topic, using language some might find objectionable.

GLAAD honored Michael Elyanow's "The Children" along side former President Bill Clinton, entertainment attorney Steve Warren, and the best in film and television at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles.