“You should learn to participate,” maintains Paul Rudd's English teacher to timid high-school freshman Charlie (Logan Lerman).
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You too can be a winner in the game of Boulle
Sunday 04 November 2012
'Made in Chelsea' star opens up his geek's guide to successful living in SW3 for Matthew Bell
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 103mins (12A)
Friday 05 October 2012
Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson
Bookshops open early to launch JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy
Thursday 27 September 2012
Bookshops opened their doors early today for readers to get their hands on JK Rowling's first novel for adults.
The Hermione Granger effect: why teenagers are finally starting to say no to drugs and alcohol
Friday 27 July 2012
Report shows that pupils appear to be leading an increasingly clean-living lifestyle
Trending: The MTV Movie Awards is a most colourful cavalcade
Tuesday 05 June 2012
If British TV has been dominated by flag-waving this week, across the pond, America's been busy crowning its own royalty at the MTV Movie Awards 2012. Fewer corgis, more Kardashians. But Sunday night's awards (screened last night on MTV UK) managed to have a few moments where the action was suitably red, white and blue hued.
Observations: The latest child star with brains to back up their movie career
Saturday 19 May 2012
Kara Hayward is the latest in a line of child actresses who have brains as well as talent. The 13-year-old star of Cannes opening-night film Moonrise Kingdom has been a member of Mensa since the age of nine. Some of the Massachusetts native's artwork and poems have been published. So she looks odds-on to join the club of brainy actresses who, having taken Hollywood by storm, decide to take a career sabbatical to study.
They love Nicki Minaj and Adele – but where are the real guides for girls?
Friday 11 May 2012
Survey links narrow range of inspirational figures to stereotypical career ambitions
Emma Watson: The girl with the magic touch
Monday 20 February 2012
Emma Watson grew up on screen but as an adult, she's making her mark in the fashion world. Harriet Walker meets the new face of Lancôme
Video: The Wanted's Nathan staying single
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Nathan from The Wanted receives a death threat from a jealous fan and he gets told he looks like Emma Watson.
Emma Watson ready to try comedy
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Emma Watson wants to star in a "quirky" comedy.
Emma Watson to return to Brown
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Emma Watson plans to return to Brown University.
Final Harry Potter breaks US record
Monday 18 July 2011
The final Harry Potter film has broken records in the US and Canada for weekend box-office takings, according to estimates.
Rupert Grint missing Harry Potter home
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Rupert Grint misses being on the set of 'Harry Potter' because it had become his second home.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 clip
Tuesday 12 July 2011
A clip from the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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