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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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Variety's Dave McNary wrote yesterday afternoon that the WGA "is probably going to push back its deadline [as] the emerging consensus is that WGA leaders won't start a strike until next week at the earliest -- even though the town's been fretting in recent days that scribes could walk out at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, when the current contract expires."

All right, that's it...no more WGA strike coverage until the strike actually happens, and even then I'm not sure anyone will care very much.

Meanwhile screenwriters Gregg Rossen and Brian Sawyer have thrown together a one-minute short about some crappy McJobs that striking writers may be taking once the WGA strike kicks in. The short is already dated since it says the WGA will be on the picket lines as of 10.31.07. Plus it's not all that funny. Just a lame-ass "what do we do with our lives now that we're off the payroll?" thing. Where's the clever-ass, hipper-than-thou "writing"?

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 31, 2007 at 2:47 PM

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christian says ...

Jeff, I think their film credits supply your answer...

Posted by christian at October 31, 2007 3:34 PM

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T. Holly says ...

fold it up, take it on the bus
http://www.downtube.com/product540.html
http://www.downtube.com/product533.html

Posted by T. Holly at October 31, 2007 3:54 PM

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T. Holly says ...

It's not like I was going to be #64 on that old post. I'm in the top 15, or nothing.

Posted by T. Holly at October 31, 2007 4:29 PM

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T. Holly says ...

I wonder if anyone wore a Halloween costume to negotiations today.

Posted by T. Holly at October 31, 2007 4:47 PM

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berg says ...

I got outbid at the last minute on a authentic MR ED costume on ebay

Posted by berg at October 31, 2007 6:22 PM

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T. Holly says ...

Yeah baby, I'm so sorry you lost, the costume is great. If you're gonna dress up, this is the way to do it. Check out the winners other "beatnik" purchases, pretty hilarious stuff.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180173559561&ih=008&category=910&ssPageName=STORE:PROMOBOX:NEWLIST

Posted by T. Holly at October 31, 2007 6:41 PM