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Show Your Life MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2005 PAGE B4 GEICO Your "Local" Insurance Office Harold and Kumar Patrick Svensson Life Writer GEICO. A 15-minute call could save you 15% on car insurance FREE No obligation Rate Quotes • Money Saving Discounts • Monthly Payment Plan Contact our "Local" Office 1513 North Hill Field Road, Suite #3, Layton (801) 775-8020 Earn a Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling ^Limited number of scholarships available •• '•' Sy; ; £? High job placement undergraduate degrees accepted "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" is a frequently hilarious, sometimes uneven road film about many things: pot, burgers, race and personal growth. From the start, we see that Harold and Kumar are quite intelligent. Kumar (Indian Kal Penn, bright with confidence) betrays the wishes of his father by treating his talent in medicine as a joke, and Harold (played intelligently by Korean John Cho) works in an accounting firm, where his co-workers pile their workload on him, the "smart Asian." One evening, Harold and Kumar get high, which, of course, gives them the munchies. They see a television commercial for White Castle, an eastern U.S. fast-food chain, and immediately decide that they will not be satisfied with anything else. They set out on a road trip that includes, but is far from limited to, wild animals, racist policemen, a frightening redneck, and Neil Patrick Harris, as you never thought you'd see him. Harold and Kumar show a deep reverence for White Castle, absurdly turning it into something more than just a cheap burger joint. It is not only their goal as far as munchies are concerned; it also stands for their need to overcome these personal obstacles. Their mission to acquire its sliders and fries becomes a symbol for the developCourtesy photo ment of their John Cho and Kal Penn star as Harold and Kumar, now available on DVD. progression (that's priceless advertising). Despite the film's sense of personal responsibility, it contains a somewhat careless statement on stereotyping in the media. In trying to equalize the racial playingfieldby offending everybody, it trivializes its own importance. The filmmakers seem to be aiming for dissecting the way types are treated, but are too caught up in playing every single thing for laughs that most viewers will be oblivious. No matter. Harold and Kumar is still an entertaining film that goes down easy. The film basks in. its own clever juvenility, while letting the more substantial undercurrents flow by. And it's refreshing to see Hollywood produce a standard stoner road comedy with actually likable, believable, three-dimensional heroes. 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Despite the recent threat of a lawsuit and restraining order to prohibit the public screening of the film, Greenstreet's Company Minority Films has submitted "This Divided State" to numerous film festivals including the L.A. and Seattle International, as well as engaged multiple national distributors in negotiations for an expected limited national theatrical release in late summer of 2005. Those interested in attending the film's premier must visit the website, www.thisdividedstate.com in order to RSVP. Versatile music at its finest "Local band" cont'd from page BI C For moro information call: cal discourse." According to Greenstreet, filming for the project was extremely intense since arguments and debates would spontaneously develop on campus and elsewhere, and the videographers had to rush to get it all on film. The community outrage, the bribery, the threats, everything that are the same. "When you contributions to repel any income see us live it is really kling of pop-layers that may powerful." have been left. Cosm is aiming for con- That is crucial for Day, who trolled musical evolution. sees Cosm's brand of dressed Day has been the one constant up jungle beats as more than amidst the organized chaos. spontaneity. He sees it as muThe group added Ms. Karter . sical exploration. And he's and Rarnseses when singer driven to do it. "I try to make Wendy J. split. Wendy's vo- an original product and work cals had a rock/pop flavor, with the best talent I can," he something that, at times, said. "I don't see that ending boxed in Cosm. soon." If Wendy J. infected Cosm Cosm has been a Utah with hints of the routine ill- mainstay for years. While he ness, Karter and Ramases are is grateful for the deference the cure. Day expects their fans have shown the band, he "When you come see us live it is really powerful.*99 —Daniel Day, founder & drummer of Cosm is thinking extra-Wasatch. He wants to throw his beats up against other markets and see what sticks. "You can score in Utah doing what ever) ^ne likes, or you can be more forward thinking." He is hesitant to drop names or list comparisons others have drawn up to respected dnb acts like solstice and dillinja. "I'm not sure who to compare our sound to. It is pretty original." Cosm does the live thing often. For show info.t or fun pics, go to www.cosmbreaks. com |