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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)

Palm d'Or deliberations>

Fox 411's Roger Friedman reported yesterday that the Cannes jury is said to be "completely deadlocked over which film to choose [for the Palme d'Or], and that no clear favorite has emerged." In other words, some of the jurors want to give it to Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and Butterfly to help it along commercially, perhaps sensing that it'll be facing a difficult sell in the U.S. without it. The other two camps are said to be behind Joel and Ethan Coen's No Country for Old Men and Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days. The awards will be announced about four or five hours from now.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 27, 2007 at 5:33 AM

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Josh Massey Author Profile Page says ...

That's just Friedman's way of giving more attention to Sicko (since he's long been firmly planted in Harvey's back pocket.) He doesn't even try to disguise it anymore.

Posted by Josh Massey Author Profile Page at May 27, 2007 6:35 AM

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Nick29 Author Profile Page says ...

Giving the award really helped The Wind That Shakes The Barley last year? I believe it recieved a rousing 50 theater release in the US.

Posted by Nick29 Author Profile Page at May 27, 2007 9:37 AM

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Larry Author Profile Page says ...

If it's close the Coens won't win the Palme d'Or since they already have one.

Posted by Larry Author Profile Page at May 27, 2007 11:47 AM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

The Romanian flick won.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at May 27, 2007 11:59 AM

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