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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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12:26 pm update: The big Hillary Clinton concession speech event was supposed to start at noon, and her motorcade has just left her Georgetown home, which is a good 15 minutes away from the National Museum Building. She'll be at least a good 45 minutes late, and we all know what that means...c'mon. A bride or groom arriving this late for a wedding always indicates indecision, if not doubt.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 7, 2008 at 9:28 AM

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George Prager says ...

"THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!" "We're all sorry Hilly...""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!" "We're all sorry Hilly...""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!" "We're all sorry Hilly...""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!" "We're all sorry Hilly...""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!""THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!" "We're all sorry Hilly..."

Posted by George Prager at June 7, 2008 9:46 AM

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p.Vice says ...

"Thanks to everyone who voted for me: women and men, latino and asian, rich and poor, dumb and dumber..."

Posted by p.Vice at June 7, 2008 9:53 AM

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yoink32 says ...

Hillary doesn't live in Georgetown --

She lives in Embassy Row, nestled adjacent to the Italian Embassy.....

Posted by yoink32 at June 7, 2008 9:56 AM

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David Ehrlich says ...

and jeff speaks too soon, as this speech doesn't contain a hint of indecision. she's done a lot of damage these past few months, but this is THE speech she had to make today, all things considered, and she's nailing the shit out of it. she's doing (much belated) good for the democratic party today... watch obama's poll numbers spike this week. moreover, this business about the precedent she set as a woman... no matter how despicable her campaign was at times... is dead on. i hope jeff is able to recognize that this speech is actually a rather good, healing thing.

Posted by David Ehrlich at June 7, 2008 10:09 AM

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George Prager says ...

"Hillary doesn't live in Georgetown --

She lives in Embassy Row, nestled adjacent to the Italian Embassy....."

You don't know what you're talking about. That's the Flemish embassy.

Posted by George Prager at June 7, 2008 10:13 AM

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btwnproductions says ...

VP, no. But I see a high-level cabinet post for Hillary in the offing --Health and Human Services, perhaps?

Posted by btwnproductions at June 7, 2008 10:21 AM

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Walter Sobchak says ...

Time to re-calibrate the vitriol cannon to John McCain's coordinates.

Posted by Walter Sobchak at June 7, 2008 10:23 AM

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David Ehrlich says ...

what walter sobchak said. come on, jeff, save your ammo for those who need it.

Posted by David Ehrlich at June 7, 2008 10:25 AM

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George Prager says ...

The speech was a combination of Al Goresque anecdotes and tone deaf repetitions. Glad she's not the nominee.

Posted by George Prager at June 7, 2008 10:29 AM

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iamwhoiam says ...

You spoke way too soon, Jeff. That was a very good and generous speech under such difficult circumstances. She did good. I'm so glad this thing is over, though. Time for you too, Jeff, to focus on the real enemy: That idiot from the other side, the heir to George Bush, who's unbelievably can actually win.

Posted by iamwhoiam at June 7, 2008 10:39 AM

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yoink32 says ...

'Hillary doesn't live in Georgetown --

She lives in Embassy Row, nestled adjacent to the Italian Embassy.....'

"You don't know what you're talking about. That's the Flemish embassy."

ERLICH, Two points of ultimate frivolity to point out to you:

1) The main point is that she DOESN'T live in Georgetown.

2) Make sure you know what you're talking about before deriding other people's knowledge. Hillary lives on Whitehaven street (thus her home often being referred to as
"Whitehaven". And guess what Embassy is spitting distance from her house? Italian, not Flemish.

If you really don't believe me, maybe the Dallas Morning News will convince you:

"At 'Whitehaven,' her five-bedroom home near the Italian embassy in Washington, she sometimes hosts a half-dozen events a month. One pundit called it a fund-raising "conveyor belt."

http://media.www.nineronline.com/media/storage/paper971/news/2004/03/01/UndefinedSection/Hillary.Watches.Waits.In.The.Wings.As.New.York.Democrats.Vote-2007152.shtml

Posted by yoink32 at June 7, 2008 2:08 PM

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