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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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An HE reader named Lucas sent me an embedded code for that Travelocity ad I spoke of the other day. The actor is Stephen Full -- here's his reel. The actress is Diane Ruby Lane.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 30, 2008 at 11:23 PM

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Dzayson says ...

Mr. Wells, if you fancy this ad, you should check out John Krasinski's superior work on The Office.

Even though everyone knows high thread-count sleepin, Dem votin, non-fast food eatin honest folk refuse to watch the American version of The Office because it's so inferior to the British version- and is an abortion of a program on its own right..

Oh wait, no one else has posted on this.

Posted by Dzayson at July 1, 2008 1:57 AM

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D.Z. says ...

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080701j.php

Posted by D.Z. at July 1, 2008 2:47 AM

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pauly says ...

The "really" ad is amusing. I'm not as crazy about the freecreditreport adds...in one of the adds where they are in the car, the singing isn't sync'd up right to his mouth...and in another add (the one in the restaurant) the old lady is kind of creepy with her reaction to the "yeehaw".

There is another set of ads that I like, but I don't know if their national ads, or just local. The ads for Sonic (fast food place) with various people in their cars have consistenly made me laugh.

Posted by pauly at July 1, 2008 8:19 AM

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rr3333 says ...

He looks like Bart Braverman ('Vegas' & 'Match Game').

Its weird watching these old game shows now knowing he's pushing 70 now.

Posted by rr3333 at July 1, 2008 8:27 AM

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supertaster says ...

This is really low-thread taste on your part Wells ... this guy is modeling himself after David Schwimmer but by the way you're touting him one would think he's the next coming of James Dean.

Posted by supertaster at July 1, 2008 11:30 AM

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Aladdin Sane says ...

Wells doesn't watch Friends. The thread count is too low.

Posted by Aladdin Sane at July 1, 2008 12:58 PM

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Aladdin Sane says ...

And it's Luby, not Ruby.

Posted by Aladdin Sane at July 1, 2008 1:04 PM

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Joshua Mooney says ...

Nothing with a jackhammer in it is enjoyable. And what's so great about this commercial? I've seen it dozens of times. Nothing stands out. It's fucking annoying in the morning. Okay, the way the guy says "Really?" is okay. De Niro jr. The ones I like are the ones with the gecko. Dry and witty, plus that Cockney business, innit? You know Brian Eno does the voice, right?

Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy ,indeed.

Posted by Joshua Mooney at July 1, 2008 1:41 PM

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