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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 an interview with the Hollywood Reporter's Alex Ben Block, ThinkFilm's David Bergstein seems to acknowledge that several lawsuits have been filed against ThinkFilm this year by partners claiming they were stiffed. "Some of what is out there is true," Bergstein tells ABB. "The vast majority is not true. And for the stuff that is true, my answer is, 'So what? So what if X, Y or Z might be owed money?'

Bergstein said that? Holy moley. Ben-Block muffles it somewhat when he says that Bergstein's attitude "has some in the creative community fuming." But he scores a bulls-eye with the title: "Has ThinkFilm Lost Its Mind?"

"'He's the biggest disgrace in the film business,' said producer Albie Hecht, formerly president of Nickelodeon, who produced the Oscar-nominated ThinkFilm documentary War/Dance and claims he still has not seen the small advance ThinkFilm promised. An arbitration is pending.

"'This is someone who goes around making deals and looks like he has no intention of fulfilling his obligation to filmmakers and artists,' Hecht added. 'Not only is it disgusting, but downright immoral.'"

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 5, 2008 at 3:22 PM