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  • Eee Sneak Peek: Clovertield By: Brad Semma staff writer Producer and writer J.J. Abrams (Armageddon, Mis- sion Impossible 3, and Alias) has created another monu- | mental piece of entertainment. Cloverfield, which was irst introduced to audiences of Transformers with a title- less trailer, was kept under strict secrecy while in prepro- Juction and production, so much so that even the actors ere not told the title of the film or given actual lines from he movie to audition with. Abrams secret project was revealed to audiences nationwide on January 18th. Cloverfield from beginning to end does not break rom the cinematic viewpoint of a hand-held camera be- longing to Rob, the protagonist in the movie. The audience ind itself introduced to Rob and his love interest Beth as he videotapes a day they spend together in New York City. he audience is fast-forwarded then to the evening before Rob leaves New York City to take a promotion in Japan. Robs brother and friends are videotaping their good-byes o Rob at his going away party. The calm of the party is interrupted as an explosion is heard by Rob and the party goers. They head to the roof of their apartment building to see a building collapse in the distance. Everyone begins Oo panic and heads to the street as another explosion is By Jason W. Eckard staff writer A perfect storm combining part adorable and part On a side note, pretending Elektra never happened, Juno remarkable, Juno is a film about teen pregnancy which shows that Gardner can exceed expectations when given good should be Movie of the Year on everyones list. roles. This movie is without a doubt the best in her career. This flick comes from director Jason Reitman (Thank Michael Cera is the rising star of American cinema; his ou for Smoking) and is based off of the screenplay by Dia-_ [promising performance in Superbad has been confirmed in blo Cody. Juno stars Ellen Page (Hard Candy, X-Men: The uno with his hilariously dry humor and continued mastery Last Stand) and Michael Cera (Superbad) along with a cast | jof the Straight Guy role. Ellen Page deserves the Academy of J.K. Simmons, Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner. Award for Actress of the Year for her role as Juno MacGuff. He The story is one of Juno MacGuff who finds out shes; (creation of a smart-ass pregnant teenager with a kind heart pregnant by her kind-of-sort -of boyfriend Paulie Bleeker. beats out anything else for this year. Realizing she just simply isnt equipped to raise a child, Every once in a while a film comes along in cinema uno hits up the Lorings (Bateman and Garner), a cookie here all the actors involved were seemingly born to play their utter wealthy couple with the cracks in their marriage. part. Juno is a movie which beneath all of the humor, wit and The most remarkable aspect of Juno is the dialogue,| |great soundtrack, is simply a movie about people in terrifying hich is full of sass and wit, but beneath that, it has an life catastrophes trying to make the best out of what they can. honesty that just isnt shown often in a film. There isnt a single line in this movie that doesnt evoke some sort of emotion much further beyond what is typical in film today. he relationship between characters comes off as one of total sincerity and compassion. Bateman plays a man locked inside of a box by his very no-nonsense wife. eard and the head of : he fleeing crowd. , The images of the confusion and fallout of the initial at- ack are reminiscent of the images many saw on the news of he attacks on September 11th, 2001 which helps the audience relate to the terror of the scene. Chaos ensues around Rob and his friends as hoards of people attempt to flee the city. Rob lecides to turn back when he receives a phone call from Beth ho is trapped in her apartment in the heart of the destruction. Some of Robs friends decide not to let him venture back into he city alone and join him. The group journeys back into the ar-zone that was once New York City to rescue Beth. Soon the group finds themselves in the middle of a war between the army and the discovered monster that is attacking the city. Cloverfield is not a lengthy film, with a runtime of only 85 minutes. The use of the hand held camera allows the audience o become intimate with the characters in the film. Some may ind the shakiness of the images a little distracting. However he vivid scenes and terrifying encounters through the point of view of the camera are what makes this film truly one of the great monster films of our time. crasnes in Tront Oo
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