Making the transition from adolescence into adulthood is a critical phase in an individual's life. This coming-of-age period, which has been coined "emerging adulthood"

Teenage girls will surely squeal with delight throughout "Twilight," the feverishly awaited adaptation of the hugely selling vampire novel by Stephenie Meyer.

Jeffrey Blitz knows adolescent angst. Having directed 2002's ''Spellbound,'' the charming, Oscar-nominated documentary about the kids who train for the National Spelling Bee, he makes his feature debut with ''Rocket Science,'' a small gem about the overachieving misfits who populate a New Jersey high school debate competition.