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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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Sixteen minutes of Samuel L. Jackson talking about a few things --- his role as "Champ," a charismatic, grimy-ass derelict revealed to be a former champion boxer in Resurrecting The Champ and the real-life story behind it, the intriguing success of 1408 (in which he played a relatively small role), the respective failures of Black Snake Moan and Snakes on a Plane, and his refusal to name a favorite among the Presidential candidates because nobody's saying anything," or words to that effect. (Recorded at yesterday's Resurrecting the Champ junket at the Four Seasons hotel.)

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 31, 2007 at 04:06 PM

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T. Holly says ...

16 mininutes?, sweet dreams.

Posted by T. Holly at July 31, 2007 05:05 PM

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Aladdin Sane says ...

So Spike and Quentin are working on similar projects? Who gets it done first? My money would be on Spike.

Posted by Aladdin Sane at July 31, 2007 05:31 PM

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T. Holly says ...

That's what the larger than life personality oozing with smarts and talent said; a WWII project about black soldiers at 4:30 and I think somewhere else; Inglorius Bastards at 10:00.

Posted by T. Holly at August 1, 2007 07:56 AM

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TheLongshot says ...

Wow, he has some good patience with some really stupid questions. "Are you going to work with Spike Lee?", "Are you going to work with Quentin?" Geez.

Posted by TheLongshot at August 1, 2007 08:49 AM

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