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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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Karyn Kusama's Aeon Flux (Paramount,

Karyn Kusama's Aeon Flux (Paramount, 12.2), the superhero action chick flick with Charlize Theron, is opening without any critic or all-media screenings whatsoever. Quality! No word-of-mouth, no tell-your-friends...just a shitload of ads and a wing and a prayer. And yet Kusama's last film, Girlfight, showed lots of personality and emotional focus. It was a tight little character-driven film about a female boxer with its attitude completely worked out. And so what happens? Kusama moves up and takes on a big-budget popcorn movie and wham....a flurry of jabs and body blows...right cross, left hook...down for the count.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 30, 2005 at 4:43 PM

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