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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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Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Three Monkeys, which I was awe-struck by in Cannes, is also slated to show in Toronto. For those who weren't in Cannes or may have missed it for whatever reason, fit this into your Toronto schedule. Highly recommended, top of my list.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 19, 2008 at 8:15 AM

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kingofnails says ...

I am looking forward to this. I recently caught the director's earlier film "Climates" on DVD, and it's a moving, unsettling piece of work with a harrowing, hilarious sex scene.

Posted by kingofnails at August 19, 2008 11:00 AM

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Karsten says ...

Saw this one in Karlovy Vary - I can only second Wells' recommendation; strong stuff, go see it.

Posted by Karsten at August 19, 2008 11:27 AM

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astrophore says ...

What, no love for the Ceylan on HE?

I haven't seen this one, either, but I second the recommendation of "Climates". He clearly operates in the space carved out by Antonioni and Tarkovsky, and I'm a sucker for those CGI darkening clouds that seem to be his cinematic calling card.

Climates is a movie of foreboding and portents, and the sex scene at the heart of the film is as contradictory and inscrutable as the rest of the film. Nothing is obvious.

Posted by astrophore at August 19, 2008 7:14 PM

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Kim Voynar says ...

I'll enthusiastically second the recommmendation for Three Monkeys. I wasn't quite as enamored of it as Jeff was, but it's an interesting, solid piece of filmmaking. Visually, it's stunning, as reflected by the still above.

Posted by Kim Voynar at August 19, 2008 10:15 PM