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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: John Cho

John Cho stories: 4 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Trek Lives Well, Should Prosper 

Abrams' bold reinvention of franchise will please both longtime fans and newbies

May 8, 09 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - JJ Abrams has boldly pulled off the almost impossible with his stellar reinvention of Star Trek and made a movie that will wow both newcomers and hardcore Trekkies, critics say.
  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: The prequel "is more exciting than the last four ST pictures put together,
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entertainment • movie review • science fiction • Star Trek • movies • John Cho • JJ Abrams

Harold and Kumar Will
Roll Again in Third Movie

Perma-stoned pair set to return for another installment in hit series

Jul 25, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - They've gone to White Castle, escaped from Guantanamo Bay, and they're still smoking. Harold and Kumar will be returning for a third movie, with John Cho and Kal Penn expected to again play the stoned pair, reports Variety. The writing team behind the first two hits will be back, but... More »

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Warner Brothers • movies • Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay • Kal Penn • John Cho • sequel

movie review

 Harold and Kumar Slacks Off  

Pacing poor, comedy wildly uneven

Apr 25, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sometimes it's hard not to laugh at the slacker/stoner comedy Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, writes James Berardinelli in ReelViews. At other times, it's hard not to cringe at the film, a sequel to Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. That's because the humor in Escape, about... More »

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comedy • movie review • guy movies • Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay • Kal Penn • John Cho

opinion

 Harold and Kumar
 Transcends Race 

Films set new standard for concepts of culture

Apr 24, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Race underscores the stoner misadventures of Harold and Kumar—whose second film comes out tomorrow—but it’s not the point. The movies, about two friends who “just happen not to be white,” set a multicultural standard that Hollywood hasn’t figured out, writes Mark Olsen in the... More »

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Hollywood • race • film • culture • Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay • Kal Penn • John Cho

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