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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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Rope of Silicon's Brad Brevet has posted two stills from Woody Allen's unfortunately titled Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Weinstein Co., 12.12.08) -- one of costars Javier Bardem and Rebecca Hall, another (below) of a femme fatale-ish Penelope Cruz.

Bardem, Hall; Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

The oft-repeated synopsis: Vicky and Cristina (Hall and Scarlett Johansson), spending a summer in Spain, make the acquaintance of a flamboyant artist and compulsive hound (Bardem) and his beautiful but insane ex-wife (Cruz). Vicky is about to be married. They find themselves at emotional and sexual cross-purposes. Lezzie action reportedly occurs between two of the three women (reportedly Johansson and Hall, but you never know).

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 12, 2008 at 1:53 PM

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PerfectTommy says ...

Speaking of bad titles, I just came across Budd Boetticher's "Seven Men from Now". A decent little Western with a great performance by Lee Marvin but it sounds like an awful rom com with Matt and Katie.

Posted by PerfectTommy at March 12, 2008 2:24 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Perfect Tommy is not allowed to speak for a month.

Posted by BurmaShave at March 12, 2008 3:00 PM

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thorsen1nk says ...

It's Johansson and Cruz, I hear--which is positively MIND BLOWING. I'll buy the blu-ray just for that alone.

Posted by thorsen1nk at March 12, 2008 3:00 PM

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MilkMan says ...

I bought a copy of this script off some street vendor in Park Slope, and I think the picture above is matched with the following dialogue:

HALL: This is my favorite place to eat brunch. Or, used to be.
BARDEM: I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just that...I can't stand the site of chorizo. It reminds me of my cousin Pablo and the Great Bris Disaster of 1973. All that blood and gore. And the smell. Oy gevalta. I thought my Aunt Bettina was going to pass out. Totally ruined the whole concept of breakfast meat. You should see what happens when I look at a piece of bacon.
HALL: Oh, Manuel.
BARDEM:

Posted by MilkMan at March 12, 2008 3:02 PM

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actionman says ...

I love the term "lezzie action"

Posted by actionman at March 12, 2008 3:14 PM

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MickTravis says ...

I wonder if Woody would be willing to part with any stills of the "lezzie action."

Who feels like askin' ?

Posted by MickTravis at March 12, 2008 3:43 PM

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md'a says ...

Hey Jeff, what do you think of the title of this new Woody Allen movie? Good or bad? Again, I can't get a handle on your opinion; you keep posting items about this movie but never do you weigh in on the title for some reason.

Posted by md'a at March 12, 2008 3:45 PM

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CinemaPhreek says ...

Careful MickTravis - the thin-skinned owner has already banished several posters for bringing that up (there's a reason why you don't see certain names anymore.

Which is ironic, because that wealthy dating service keeps posting without incident.

Posted by CinemaPhreek at March 12, 2008 4:12 PM

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korryer says ...

They look so happy,warmth !everyone just needs to leave them alone damn. Britt, also I suggest you take off your profile on the celebrity and millionaire dating site wealthysoulmate.com.

Posted by korryer at March 13, 2008 1:03 AM