Summer is here --- the sun is out, the weather is warmer and schools are letting out. June is the perfect time to take a book to the park and relax in the warmth, but it’s also a great time to retreat into the cool dark of a theater and watch one of many summer blockbusters. Quite a few of those movies this month are books on screen.

Teens and adults alike will enjoy The Fault in Our Stars, based on the young adult novel of the same name by writer, Internet icon and nerdfighter John Green. It is the moving love story of Hazel and Gus, two teens who meet in the unlikeliest of places: a cancer support group. The film follows these teens from support group to Amsterdam, and is sure to have the same heart and wit as the novel.

This month is also a big month for sequels; How to Train Your Dragon 2, Think Like a Man Too and Transformers: Age of Extinction are sure to be fun flicks to catch, especially if you enjoyed the earlier installments. While How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Think Like a Man Too feature the same casts from earlier films, Shia LaBeouf is noticeably absent from Transformers: Age of Extinction. Instead, Mark Wahlberg plays a mechanic who, with his daughter, is thrown into the world of Autobots and Decepticons --- and, of course, the government.

For sci-fi fans looking for more food for thought, films like Edge of Tomorrow and Snowpiercer are sure to satisfy. Edge of Tomorrow, based on the Japanese novel ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, features Tom Cruise as a military officer who is forced to live and die over and over, repeating the same brutal combat indefinitely. Snowpiercer, based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, is a post-apocalypticstory set after a failed environmental experiment kills off almost all life on earth. With a stellar cast including Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and John Hurt, Snowpiercer is sure to be a must-see.

Another must-see is the final season of "True Blood," the lascivious and controversial HBO series about vampires in the Deep South. The series is based on the series of novels by Charlaine Harris, and the finale is sure to be exciting and shocking. Also on HBO is "The Leftovers," a series about how a small town reacts to what seems like the rapture. Starring Liv Tyler and Justin Theroux and based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, TV buffs will not want to miss this one.

This June is packed with movies and shows based on books, and as summer approaches, you won’t want to miss any of them. But, as always, don’t forget to pick up a real book between screenings!

In Theaters:

Edge of Tomorrow
Cast: Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt
Director: Doug Liman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: June 6th
Based on: ALL YOU NEED IS KILL by Hiroshi Sakurazaka

The epic action of Edge of Tomorrow unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop --- forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.

The Fault in Our Stars
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort
Director: Josh Boone
Distributor: 20^th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: June 6th
Based on: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green

Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.

How to Train Your Dragon 2
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Kristin Wiig, America Ferrera
Director: Dean DeBlois
Distributor: 20^th Century Fox Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG
Release Date: June 13th
Based on: How to Train Your Dragon series by Cresside Cowell

It’s been five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and Vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.

Think Like a Man Too
Cast: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Wendi McLendon-Covey
Director: Tim Story
Distributor: Screen Gems
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: June 20th
Based on: ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment by Steve Harvey

In the highly anticipated sequel, which was inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling book ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, all the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas. But plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.

Yves Saint Laurent
Cast: Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon
Director: Jalil Lespert
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: June 25th
Based on: DEBUT: Yves Saint Laurent 1962 by Laurence Benaïm

Yves Saint Laurent revolutionized haute couture with his innovative creations that fused art with wearable elegance and are still regarded as the epitome of French lifestyle. Here, we take a look at his life from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.

The Congress
Cast: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm
Director: Ari Folman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: June 27th
Based on: Inspired by THE FUTUROLOGICAL CONGRESS: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy by Stanisław Lem

Stuck with a stalled career and two eccentric children to support, 43-year-old actress Robin Wright signs a lucrative contract with Paramount Studios to have herself scanned into a computer, enabling the studio to permanently own and control her image.

Snowpiercer
Cast: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: June 27th
Based on: LE TRANSPERCENEIGE by Jacques Lob, Jean-Marc Rochette, and Benjamin Legrand, published in English as SNOWPIERCER VOL. 1: The Escape

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off all life on the planet except for a lucky few that boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system evolves.

Transformers: Age of Extinction
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci
Director: Michael Bay
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
MPAARating: Not yet rated
Release Date: June 27th
Based on: Characters featured in the Transformers series of comic books

An automobile mechanic and his daughter make a discovery that brings down the Autobots and Decepticons --- and a paranoid government official  --- on them.

On TV:

"Orange is the New Black" 
Cast: Taylor Schilling, Jason Biggs,
Network: Netflix
Air Dates: Thirteen episodes available June 6th
Based on: ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman

From the creator of “Weeds” comes a heartbreaking and hilarious new series set in a women’s prison. Piper Chapman’s wild past comes back to haunt her, resulting in her arrest and detention in a federal penitentiary. To pay her debt to society, Piper trades her comfortable New York life for an orange prison jumpsuit and finds unexpected conflict and camaraderie amidst an eccentric group of inmates.

"True Blood"
Cast: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell
Network: HBO2
Air Dates: Season premiere June 22nd, Sundays at 9 ET
Based on: The Southern Vampire Mysteries series by Charlaine Harris

Thanks to a Japanese scientist’s invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures “coming out of the coffin.” Religious leaders and government officials have chosen their sides, but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

"The Leftovers"
Cast: Liv Tyler, Justin Theroux
Network: HBO2
Air Dates: Season Premiere June 29th, Sundays at 10 ET
Based on: THE LEFTOVERS by Tom Perrotta

When 2% of the world’s population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they’re supposed to do about it. The new drama series The Leftovers is the story of the people who didn’t make the cut. The Leftovers follows Kevin Garvey, a father of two and the chief of police in a small New York suburb, as he tries to maintain some semblance of normalcy when the notion no longer applies.

"Under the Dome"
Cast: Mike Vogel, Natalie Martinez, Alexander Koch, Dean Norris
Network: CBS
Air Dates: Season Premiere June 30th, Mondays at 10 ET
Based on: UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King

An invisible and mysterious force field descends upon a small fictional town in the United States, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townsfolk must discover the secrets and purpose of the "dome" and its origins, while coming to learn more than they ever knew about each other.

On DVD:

Lone Survivor
Cast:Mark Wahlberg, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Taylor Kitsch
Director: Peter Berg
Distributor: Universal Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: June 3rd
Based On: LONE SURVIVOR: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson

Based on The New York Times bestselling true story of heroism, courage and survival, Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative. The four men must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Cast: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Distributor: Paramount Home Media
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: June 10th
Based On: Jack Ryan series by Tom Clancy

Based on the CIA analyst created by espionage master Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a blistering action thriller that follows Ryan from his quiet double-life as a veteran-turned-Wall Street executive to his all-out initiation as a hunted American agent on the trail of a massive terrorist plot in Moscow.

Ryan appears to be just another New York executive to his friends and loved ones, but his enlistment into the CIA secretly goes back years. He was brought in as a brainy Ph.D. who crunches global data --- but when Ryan ferrets out a meticulously planned scheme to collapse the U.S. economy and spark global chaos, he becomes the only man with the skills to stop it. Now, he’s gone fully operational, thrust into a world of mounting suspicion, deception and deadly force. Caught between his tight-lipped handler Harper, his in-the-dark fiancée Cathy and a brilliant Russian oligarch, Jack must confront a new reality where no one can seem to be trusted, yet the fate of millions rests on his finding the truth. With the urgency of a lit fuse, he’s in a race to stay one step ahead of everyone around him.

Joe
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan
Director: David Gordon Green
Distributor: Lionsgate
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: June 15th
Based On: JOE by Larry Brown

An ex-con, who is the unlikeliest of role models, meets a 15-year-old boy and is faced with the choice of redemption or ruin.

Faust
Cast: Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinsky, Isolda Dychauk
Director: Aleksander Sokurov
Distributor: Leisure Time Features
MPAA Rating: NR
Release Date: June 24th
Based on: FAUST by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and DOCTOR FAUSTUS by Thomas Mann

Faust is a man in search of the ideals of the Enlightenment, but he becomes obsessed with the lovely Magarethe and eventually sells his soul to the Devil, also known as the Moneylender, so that he may possess her. The Devil takes Faust on a strange, unforgettable journey that ends in Hell itself.

Winter’s Tale
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Eva Marie Saint, Russell Crowe, McKayla Twiggs, Ripley Sobo
Director: Akiva Goldsman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: June 24th
Based On: WINTER’S TALE by Mark Helprin

Peter Lake is a master thief, who never expected to have his own heart stolen by the beautiful Beverly Penn. But their love is star-crossed: she burns with a deadly form of consumption, and Peter has been marked for a much more violent death by his one-time mentor, the demonic Pearly Soames. Peter desperately tries to save his one true love, across time, against the forces of darkness, even as Pearly does everything in his power to take him down --- winner take all and loser be damned. What Peter needs is a miracle, but only time will tell if he can find one.

300: Rise of an Empire
Cast: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Noam Murro
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: June 24th
Based On: RISE OF AN EMPIRE: How One Man United Greece to Defeat Xerxes’ Persians by Stephen Dando-Collins

300: Rise of an Empire, told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, is a new chapter in the epic saga, which takes the action to an battlefield --- the sea. The story pits the Greek general Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces, ruled by the mortal-turned-god Xerxes, and led by Artemisia, the commander of the Persian navy. Knowing his only hope of defeating the overwhelming Persian armada will be to unite all of Greece, Themistokles ultimately leads the charge that will change the course of the war.

Enemy
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Melanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: June 24th
Based On: THE DOUBLE by Jose Saramago

Adam Bell is a glum, disheveled history professor, who seems disinterested even in his beautiful girlfriend Mary. Watching a movie on the recommendation of a colleague, Adam spots his double, a bit-part actor named Anthony Clair, and decides to track him down. The identical men meet and their lives become bizarrely and irrevocably intertwined. Gyllenhaal is transfixing as both Adam and Anthony, provoking empathy as well as disapproval while embodying two distinct personas.