The trailer for the long-awaited Peter Jackson-produced alien flick has arrived — complete with matching online viral marketing! The Internet's abuzz with rumors about the realistic effects and creepy multiple websites that all connect to the film's story, which involves aliens living in “slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.” Does this not ring any bells with anyone else? Did we all forget last summer's epic Blair Witch -ian battle against aliens codenamed Cloverfield ? I'm still having NYC nightmares.

Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »

The Best Links:

1. The film’s official site — with lots of crazy stuff going on
2. The Rotten Tomatoes page — did you know it’s producted by Peter Jackson?
3. Is the movie based on director Neill Blomkamp ‘s short film, Alive in Joburg?
4. IMDB plot summary: “An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.”
5. /Film tracks the film’s ongoing viral campaigns
6. “The effects blend seamlessly, and all the acting is 100% believable. Granted, we don’t see a ton of action here, but this is easily one of my most anticipated movies of the summer.”
7. “Alan Ball is so jealous right now. “Aw, no fair! I should have set True Blood in South Africa. And made the gay-metaphor vampires be race-metaphor aliens.”

Link: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&...

Through the magic of Google Maps and loose grammar, a tour of Manhattan as it appeared in Cloverfield . It seems like a lot of this is a little off, but it's worth it for lines like “oh wow this is where those creepy bug things got the yuppies.”

Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »

The Best Links:

1. Via Fimoculous

MOVIE BUZZ: The mysterious monster from Cloverfield will be available as a toy. Though the look of the Cloverfield monster is a closely guarded secret, Hasbro has begun taking orders for a toy version that will ship September 30, 2008. Though no image is provided, some think NBC may have planted a spoiler in Kenneth’s dream journal on 30 Rock .

Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »

The Best Links:

1. Cloverfield Monster Toy Images
2. Buy Cloverfield Movie Monster Toy for $99.99
3. Orders Being Accepted for the Cloverfield Monster Toy
4. Kenneth from 30 Rock’s Dream Journal: Cloverfield Monster?
5. Trogdor vs. The Cloverfield monster
6. Cloverfield Monster is Asian
7. Own Your Own Cloverfield Monster Toy
8. Details On the Cloverfield Monster Toy
9. Cloverfield Monster In Your House!
10. Hasbro Creates The Cloverfield Monster In Toy Form

MOVIE BUZZ: If you’re planning to see the new monster movie Cloverfield and you have a weak stomach, have some Dramamine handy. Like The Blair Witch Project before it, the film is making moviegoers ill, thanks to its “shaky-cam” technique. Next up on the handheld horror front: The Poughkeepsie Tapes .

Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »

The Best Links:

1. What’s Behind ‘Cloverfield’ Illness?
2. Hit Horror Flick Leaving Local Moviegoers Queasy
3. Did You Get Sick Watching “Cloverfield?”
4. Theaters Warn of ‘Cloverfield’ Nausea
5. YouTube - The Poughkeepsie Tapes Trailer
6. Cloverfield - Featured on BuzzFeed
7. Spewing in Your Seat
8. Jerky Camera Moves Too Much to Handle for Some ‘Cloverfield’ Viewers
9. The Poughkeepsie Tapes - Wikipedia
10. Cloverfield is a Big, Dumb Monster Movie About Nothing

MOVIE BUZZ: The leading actress in the movie Cloverfield , which opens today. Ever since we laid eyes on her in Kindergarten Cop , we just knew she was going to be a huge star.

Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »

The Best Links:

1. Cloverfield Star Odette Yustman is Hot - Photos to Prove It
2. Lots of Random Photos
3. Cloverfield Hottie Revealed, Rest of Movie Still a Mystery
4. Odette Yustman is All Grown Up from Kindergarten Cop (with Pictures)
5. Pictures Comparing Odette Yustman from Kindergarten Cop to a Current Photo
6. Just One of 19 Emerging Hotties of 2008
7. Odette Yustman Pictures
8. Photos of Odette on TRL
9. Scintillating Photos of Odette Yustman From The “Cloverfield” Premiere
10. Watch an Odette Yustman Interview in which She Talks about Cloverfield
11. See a Slideshow Which Includes a Photo of Odette Washing a Car in a See-Through Shirt
12. Odette Yustman Tribute Site
13. Odette Yustman’s IMDB Page
14. Odette Yustman on Wikipedia
15. The Odette Yustman Website (It’s Kinda Ghetto)
16. She’ll Be a Hit with the Geeks, For Sure

MOVIE BUZZ: With a new trailer, a new official site (plus several new viral marketing sites), buzz for the secret J.J. Abrams Movie is building steadily. As long as it’s better than Snakes On A Plane , we’ll all be happy. Update: Cloverfield reviews have been great so far!

Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »

The Best Links:

1. LAist Interview: Matt Reeves, Director of Cloverfield
2. Watch 5 Minutes of “Cloverfield”
3. Secrets of the SNAFU Behind the Name “Cloverfield”
4. ‘Cloverfield’ Monster Gets its Own Toy - Cinematical
5. Theories on the Whisper at the End of Cloverfield
6. “They Have Created a Classic”
7. Will her role in Cloverfield make Odette Yustman a star?
8. Cloverfield Reviews on Mahalo
9. The Cloverfield Monster Is…Manhattan?
10. Tracking All the Cloverfield Clues
11. TAGRUATO CORP.
12. Slusho! You Can’t Drink Just Six
13. T.I.D.O. WAVE
14. Massive Fan Forum on All Things Cloverfield
15. The Cloverfield Teaser
16. CLOVERFIELD: 1-18-08
17. Early, Possibly Planted Cloverfield Reviews (Slight Spoilers)
18. One Cast Member: The Speculation Is Way Off…
19. Rearrange the Photos (And Try Flipping Them…)
20. Trolling The Teaser For Clues
21. Interview With Cloverfield Star TJ Miller
22. Nevermind the Monster - Cloverfield Is All About 9/11
23. 25 Production Photos
24. Cameraman T.J. Miller Talks Monsters, Manohla Dargis, Underpants