The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Before he made the Oscar-winning film Whiplash, writer/director Damien Chazelle made a short film called “Whiplash,” an excerpt from the feature script with the same characters, one of the same lead actors, and much the same story. J.K. Simmons, who won an Academy Award last week for his performance as the brutally abusive music teacher Mr. Fletcher, first played the role here. Miles Teller, who played ambitious drummer Andrew Neiman is MIA though; his part is played by Johnny Simmons from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 21 Jump Street, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Disney has had a lot of success turning their animated classics into live-action updates in recent years. ‘Maleficent’ grossed more than $750 million worldwide after ‘Alice in the Wonderland’ made over $1 billion. Another, fleshier ‘Cinderella’ is on its way this spring, and after that you can also expect a human-y ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ That film is expected to go into production later this year, and will be directed by ‘Twilight’’s Bill Condon from a script by Stephen Chbosky.

The biggest popularity contest in the world happened last night. The People's Choice Awards were going on in L.A. last night and 'The Big Bang Theory' star Kaley Cuoco hosted the event and there's always someone on this list here that you root for! Here's the list of winners.

Of all the holidays, Thanksgiving is the one you are most likely to spend with your extended family. Such a gathering is always a recipe for comedy and drama and there is plenty of both in the Jodie Foster-directed Thanksgiving movie 'Home for the Holidays.'

Get ready for action this weekend! The latest movie releases include good cops, bad cops, and a spooky house at the end of the street.