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edited by Jonathan Doyle
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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Natalie Portman's striptease-club scene in

Natalie Portman's striptease-club scene in Closer will, I'm told, be cause for hormonal excitation among younger males, particularly those who haven't seen her in Garden State (in which she gives a wonderfully ripe and robust performance)and who know her primarily as Princess Amidala. I don't know what I can add to this, except to say that strip clubs are very exciting places to be for about five minutes...until that rancid predatory vibe starts to seep into your pores and you can't wait to leave. But those first five minutes are great.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 20, 2004 at 8:54 AM

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