Cloverfield

Producer J.J. Abrams teams with writer Drew Goddard and director Matt Reeves for this frenetic tale of a powerful destructive force that descends upon New York City, and the four desperate people who put their lives on the line to embark on a perilous rescue mission. Rob Hawkins (Michael ...more

When the teaser trailer for Cloverfield was unveiled to millions before Transformers on a sweltering Fourth of July weekend, it didn’t even have a title. Instead, it was comprised of jagged, static-filled clips of some sort of party, an explosion, and, most ominously, a shot of the Statue of Liberty’s head rolling through a decimated New York city block. The audio that accompanied this carnage? The same that would be on the tip of America’s collective tongue for the next six months: “What is ...more

A much-debated source of cinematic speculation ever since the mysterious untitled trailer debuted before Transformers in the summer of 2007, producer J.J. Abrams' attempt to create an iconic American movie monster combines Godzilla-style mayhem with Blair Witch Project-style storytelling in a way that's sure to rattle both monster movie fans and disaster film junkies alike. Presented as found footage discovered by the U.S. government in "the area formerly known as Central Park," Cloverfield ...more