Oscar Wilde, the most famous victim of the Victorian values he relentlessly pilloried, still exerts a worldwide fascination.

The 'Seven Psychopaths' star will be celebrated at the eighth annual Oscar Wilde: Honouring the Irish in Film party at 'Lost' producer J.J Abrams' Bad Robot Productions in Santa Monica on February 21.

A limited edition copy of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” was returned to the Chicago Public Library as part of a rare amnesty program. The library, which is the third largest in the United States had not noticed the old book had been missing for the past 78 years.

Oscar Wilde is one of Ireland’s greatest, if not most humorous exports.

Rupert Everett, best known for his role in “My Best Friend’s Wedding”, is to make his directorial debut with the Oscar Wilde biopic “The Happy Prince”.

Hollywood legend Al Pacino wants to make a movie in Ireland after falling in love with Dublin thanks to literary genius Oscar Wilde.

Michelle Williams, one of the favorites to win big at the Oscars next year for her performance in 'My Week With Marilyn,' is to be honored at the seventh annual 'Oscar Wilde: Honoring the Irish in Film' event in Santa Monica.

Although its been the fashion to kiss Oscar Wilde’s grave at Paris' famous Père Lachaise cemetery for the past 20 years, smooching will be forbidden as the restored tomb of the Irish dramatist is revealed.

Hollywood actor Paul Rudd was presented with an award last night at the 'Oscar Wilde: Honoring the Irish in Film' event.

Before you actually see it, it’s difficult to imagine “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Oscar Wilde’s acknowledged masterpiece, performed as a musical.

Expensively dressed, impeccably mannered and gifted with a voice so beguiling his contemporaries marveled at him, Oscar (Fingal O’Flaherty Wills) Wilde was also one of the wittiest men of his age. Even today, just to hear his name is to anticipate delight. That’s why his cult, which began in his own lifetime, shows no signs of ever diminishing.

There is no shortage of Oscar Wilde biographies out there. And, at this point, it would seem difficult to suggest that there are any "secrets" left to tell about the always-controversial Irish-born writer of plays, poetry, novels and more. But Neil McKenna seems to have broken new ground in his acclaimed new book "The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde." Perhaps it is not surprising that the bulk of new material in this bio focuses on Wilde's sexual journey through Victorian-era London. For some readers, McKenna's focus (one might even call it an obsession) on Wilde's sexuality may be a bit excessive. McKenna more or less argues that Wilde's attraction to men is at the center of pretty much all of his work. Meanwhile, you might argue that there could be more in this book about Wilde and his Irish background. Still, McKenna does analyze a large amount of previously unknown and unpublished material about Wilde's life and times. No less important a publication than Publisher's Weekly gave The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde a coveted starred review, writing: "Not even a great biography can explain everything about its subject's life - and certainly, despite the groundbreaking research here, this book will raise eyebrows as well as controversy. But it's also the most exciting and important Wilde scholarship to be published in decades." ( $23.95 / 539 pages / Basic Books)