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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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In March 1970 a career achievement Oscar was given to a beloved, well-known actor. At the end of his speech the 66 year-old recipient expressed great excitement at "the astonishing young talents that are coming up in our midst...I think there's an even more glorious era right around the corner." Cary Grant had that exactly right, didn't he?

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 06, 2008 at 02:33 PM

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K. Bowen says ...

Great actor, smart guy.

Posted by K. Bowen at July 6, 2008 03:23 PM

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Terry McCarty says ...

I think Cary Grant was reading words off a page. Remembering Pauline Kael's "The Man From Dream City" essay in THE NEW YORKER, Grant was quoted bitching about changes in 50s film culture:
"....the blue jeans, the dope addicts, the Method."

Posted by Terry McCarty at July 6, 2008 05:17 PM

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Cadavra says ...

We've gone from Cary Grant to Adam Sandler. Katharine Hepburn to Cameron Diaz. John Ford to Michael Bay. Frank Sinatra to Diddy. Ella Fitzgerald to Britney Spears. "Playhouse 90" to "I Survived A Japanese Game Show."

Sorry. Not feeling the glorious.

Posted by Cadavra at July 7, 2008 10:33 AM

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