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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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"These women are the ultimate female superheroes," says exec producer Michael Patrick King. The original HBO show "was made to correct the myth that if you were single at a certain age, you were a leper. Its four characters are heroes to a lot of women; they run around New York, or Gotham -- but they have fancy shoes instead of capes."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 25, 2008 at 10:53 AM

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Wrecktum Author Profile Page says ...

Half-hearted piece. Strange emphasis on marginal titles. This struck me:

"Several of the season's big-budget films open in May, before the summer officially kicks off, including "Indiana Jones," "Iron Man," "Narnia" and "Speed Racer.""

As if that's a new and foreboding development.

Posted by Wrecktum Author Profile Page at April 25, 2008 11:12 AM

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Dzayson Author Profile Page says ...

Mr. Big dies is SEX IIN THE CITY.

Posted by Dzayson Author Profile Page at April 25, 2008 12:37 PM

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frankbooth Author Profile Page says ...

Why does The Hulk look like Iggy Pop?

Posted by frankbooth Author Profile Page at April 25, 2008 10:00 PM

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