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Friday, January 11, 2008

Calling all New York City "Cloverfield" Midnight Movie Meetups (01.18.08)

505606cloverfieldpostersMarketing-related posts should resume in the near future but right now I am seeking NYC meetups for the 01.18.08 MIDNIGHT opening of "Cloverfield". I wanted to thread this in the search engines as I've found a lot of talk on the movie but not anything on where people are meeting up for it.

So if you've stumbled upon this post--and know anything about meetups or which NYC theaters are running midnight screenings-- please let me know details (thank you).

(readers: Cloverfield is a sci-fi thriller movie that has a lot of Internet buzz behind it--mainly because it's a J.J. Abrams film and he is, among many things, the creator behind the ABC hit Lost so he's amassed a loyal fan following.)

I understand that it will be a manic midnight opening on Friday (which is actually like Thursday night) and I'm game, but I don't know which theater will be airing it--or where people are meeting beforehand. 

Folks, if you ever get the chance to go to a crazy movie opening like this, I highly suggest it. Besides feeling like a kid again, it's so much fun to holler for a couple hours with total strangers. I saw the Snakes On A Plane movie on opening night, the Buffy midnight musical and the midnight opening of Star Wars III, and all were an absolute blast (and I'm not even a fan of snakes or stormtroopers).

As you can see from the movie poster above, NYC gets demolished--including Lady Liberty's head. I really love Lady Liberty and just wanted to say that.

PS: Actually, taking me to Cloverfield is my x-mas gift from my pal David Reich, who, at the time, didn't know that he'd be going with me at midnight...but that's what friends are for ;-). Trailer is below (RSS and email subscribers, please click through to the blog to view).

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Check out an interview with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves at http://www.tvweek.com/viral-video/1/

It runs a bit under 5 minutes, and it's not too long.

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