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Cloverfield [BLU-RAY] (Paramount Home Entertainment, 6.3.2008) Disguised under deliberately goofy, yet deliciously edible-sounding, aliases such as Cheese and Slusho, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield was produced and rushed into theaters under an equally appetizing shroud of secrecy. From last year's incredibly elusive Super Bowl ad to the film's viral marketing campaign, Cloverfield had everybody scratching their heads and drooling in anticipation. Aside from the as-yet untitled title and the Blair Witch-ian visual style, the film's biggest appeal was the enigmatic creature who was last (un)seen hurling the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty onto the crowded streets of New York City. All we knew about the mysterious beast was that it was big and angry. Now that the highy-anticipated project has come and gone, one question has fortunately been answered: Cloverfield was a major success. (continued)

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Why is Julia Roberts still "perceived" as the highest-paid actress who pulls down $20 million per film? Back in the days of Notting Hill and Runaway Bride, okay...but now? Isn't she starting to be over, winding down, etc.? No big movie roles on the horizon, on the mommy track, doing a New York play next March called "Three Days of Rain", etc.? Roberts' alleged standing is contained in a special piece by Hollywood Reporter's Christy Grosz about the town's most highly-paid actresses. Nicole Kidman is listed as #2 with a payday in the realm of $16 to $17 million. (Hold up... didn't I read a few months ago that the triple whammy of Cold Mountain, The Stepford Wives and Bewitched had turned Kidman into a shark jumper?) Reese Witherspoon is said to be the third highest earner with a $15 million fee....okay, deservedly. Next is Drew Barrymore at $15 million (even though her movies almost always stink, because people go to see them anyway.... brilliant). Angelina Jolie and Cameron Diaz are both pulling down $10 to $15 million per project. (Tell that to the Fox execs who met Diaz's fee for In Her Shoes.) Jodie Foster is earning $10 to $12 mil- lion a pop, Charlize Theron is getting $10 million, and Jennifer Aniston $9 million.

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