maybe he is returning to his roots as a master storyteller
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> Wanna see an exciting trailer? Then you must check the trailer for
> "Cloverfield", the top-secret monster movie from JJ Abrams (Lost, Alias,
> MI-3, Star Trek). The monster(s) isn't(aren't) shown, but talk about a
> suspenseful buildup! Seeing the freakin' Statue of Liberty's head come
> sailing through the air *all the way from the water* to crash into the
> street? Awesome. There's also a scene showing the military firing like crazy
> at something we never see. It reminds me of the great scene in Spieldberg's
> "War of the Worlds" when the military attacks the Martians on that hillside
> and the whole area literally lights up with weapons fire.
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> The Apple site has two trailers. The one labeled "trailer" is longer and
> shows more stuff. it's the one you'll see at many other sites. The one
> labeled "teaser" gives a slightly different angle. Check 'em out. If you
> can't see the Apple trailers, try the second link below, which is to a
> MovieWeb page with lots of videos, including a two second glimpse of the
> monster (can't see a darn thing, though). Hard to find a lot of stuff on this
> film, as there's no real officiall movie site, but i included some info from
> a blogger below the trailers.
>
> If nothing else, Abrams knows how to tell an exciting, fast-paced story, and
> he actually believes in good plotting and acting as well. he also is a fan of
> old-fashioned monster flicks like "Godzilla". So this looks to be a fun ride.
> The fact that the script has been kept secret, along with any view of the
> creature, is only heightening the anticipation. I'm looking forward to this
> movie!
>
> Trailers: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/cloverfield/
> http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/53/5153/videos/
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> http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=10118
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> What is Cloverfield?
>
> This is the question that has been debated across North America in the hours
> since Transformers debuted the teaser to this upcoming 2008 release. Shrouded
> in mystery since its inception, the plot of Cloverfield is one of the most
> carefully guarded secrets in Hollywood right now.
>
> BOP is generally not in the business of breaking news as it generally leads
> to more aggravation than it's worth, but for the first time since we unveiled
> the voice cast of The Incredibles, we are going to make an exception and do
> so here in order to clear up some of the mystery. Cloverfield is a J.J.
> Abrams production, so it should not be surprising to hear that a couple of
> key players from Abrams' television shows are on board.
>
> The writer is Drew Goddard. Goddard has been a producer on both Alias and
> Lost and served as co-executive producer for the latter show's 2007 episodes.
> Fans of Joss Whedon (and BOP knows there are a ton of you out there since we
> sometimes double as a Firefly fan site) also know him as a writer for several
> episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Goddard was the principal
> scribe on Dirty Girls, the episode from Buffy season seven. This episode
> featured the return of Faith as well as the transition of Nathan Fillion from
> the recently canceled Firefly to Buffy wherein he portrayed a nefarious,
> misogynistic man of the cloth. Goddard's work on Angel primarily occurred
> during that show's final season as well. He wrote the World War II submarine
> epic, Why We Fight, and earned his place in permanent Whedon-lore for his
> invention of The Immortal in The Girl in Question. Clearly, he is one of the
> most inventive and imaginative young writers in the industry. His presence
> alone is
> indic
> ative of a quality work in the offing.
>
> Abrams has not left anything to chance, though. He has also hired one of his
> most trusted co-workers from the early days of Felicity for this project. BOP
> has confirmed that Matt Reeves is the director on this project. Reeves is the
> writer/director of the 1996 David Schwimmer comedy, The Pallbearer, and he
> served as executive producer during the run of Felicity (pre- and post-Keri
> Russell haircut). Reeves and Abrams created that project together with Reeves
> even writing and directing the pilot, so their working relationship goes back
> a decade now. When Goddard came up with the premise for Cloverfield, Reeves
> was the easy choice to helm the project.
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