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NEWS ABOUT: JJ Abrams

JJ Abrams stories: 4 news summaries
men of the year

 Eastwood Is 
 Top 'Badass' 

Kobe Bryant, Chris Pine, Barack Obama make 2009's elite list

Nov 19, 09 7:33 PM CST
(Newser) - GQ has broken this year's Man of the Year honors into several categories. That's why Clint Eastwood is Badass of the Year, Barack Obama is Leader of the Year, and Tom Brady the Comeback of the Year. Click the source link for the full list, and see the photo... More »

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Barack Obama • Kobe Bryant • Alec Baldwin • Clint Eastwood • Tom Brady • Eric Holder • Chris Pine • JJ Abrams • Leighton Meester

INTERViEW


 Shatner: Conan 
 'Holds Me Close'


Actor dishes on relationship with O'Brien, still hasn't seen Star Trek

Aug 10, 09 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - William Shatner’s beat-poetry homages to Sarah Palin on Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show have become viral-video hits. Time magazine caught up with the actor and Priceline pitchman to find out about his off-camera relationship with O’Brien, Star Trek, and more:
  • “It's great,” Shatner reports.
... More »

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Conan O'Brien • Star Trek • William Shatner • viral video • Sarah Palin • JJ Abrams

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,
... More »

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entertainment • movie review • science fiction • Star Trek • movies • John Cho • JJ Abrams

 Summer's Film Fare: Prequels 

Hollywood faces challenges of reviving classics

Apr 24, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood’s set for a summer of prequels, with the backstories of Star Trek, X-Men, and Terminator ripe for the telling. But how do you make a film exciting when everyone knows how it turns out? “We didn’t want to fall into the trap of the first three... More »

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Hollywood • film • Star Trek • Wolverine • X-Men • Terminator Salvation • summer movies • prequel • JJ Abrams

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