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  • July 2008

    • Harold and Kumar Will Roll Again in Third Movie

      newser  |  Variety  |  7 hours, 48 minutes ago

      Harold and Kumar Will Roll Again in Third Movie

      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 they haven't let any storyline hints filter out. More »

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

  • May 2008

    • Male Nudity? Cue the Nervous Laughter

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  May 11, 08 6:05 PM CDT

      Male Nudity? Cue the Nervous Laughter

      Penises are in the Hollywood spotlight these days, with both Forgetting Sarah Marshall and the new Harold & Kumar offering full-frontal male nudity. They’re guaranteed to get a nervous laugh because there’s still an uncomfortable shock to seeing one on the big screen, writes Laura Hodes in the Chicago Tribune . "It is almost a permanent adolescent reaction that is built into American movies,” says one film prof. More »

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      movie  • film  • nudity  • Judd Apatow  • Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay  • Sarah Marshall  • penis

  • April 2008

    • Harold and Kumar Slacks Off

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Apr 25, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Harold and Kumar Slacks Off

      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 the anti-heroes being mistaken for terrorists, "is uneven in the extreme," Berardinelli writes.  More »

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

    • Harold and Kumar Transcends Race

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 24, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      Harold and Kumar Transcends Race

      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 Los Angeles Times . When it comes to cultural issues, “filmgoers are a bit savvier than they are given credit for,” says a co-director. More »

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

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