Cool Stuff: Cloverfield Wrap Party Invitation

Slashfilm has found a photo of a cast and crew invite to the Cloverfield wrap party.

Rob was going to Japan, and a bunch of friends gathered to throw him a going away party. But that was just the beginning. We’ve all seen the trailer (you know, the one where the guy clearly saying “It’s Alive!” and not “It’s a Lion!” right before the statue of liberty’s head rolls down the street), but did you know that Rob had ANOTHER gong away party?

Found on eBay, is a photo of a cast and crew invite to the Cloverfield wrap party which happened under the guise of “The 2nd Attempt Rob & Beth Going Away Party”, which happened on Saturday August 18th. The invite’s headline reads: “Bon Voyage Rob… Again!”

On the bottom right hand side you will see the many logos the production went under, Cloverfield, Slusho!, Chocolate Outrage, Cheese and 1-18-08. A cool piece of Cloverfield behind the scenes memorabilia.

Update: After vigorously searching, I've found the eBay page for these items. These items sold for $34!! Hopefully we'll see some more popping up soon.

Description
CREW GIFT FROM JJ ABRAMS UPCOMING FILM 'CLOVERFIELD"-AKA-"SLUSHO", "CHOCOLATE OUTRAGE" "CHEESE", ETC.- PERFECT FOR THE JJ ABRAMS/ MATT REEVES FAN . THE SHOULDER BAG IS CHOCOLATE BROWN CANVAS WITH THE TITLES OF THE FILM IN T'S VARIOUS FORMS PRINTED ON IT, AN AGED CREW BASEBALL HAT WITH THE SLUSHO LOGO, AND A MATCHING INSULATED MUG TOO. PLUS AN INVITE TO THE WRAP PARTY (LONG SINCE GONE) AND A HUMOROUS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT WITH SOME WACKY INSIDE JOKES FROM FILMING. GREAT FOR THE FAN /COLLECTOR. WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE, WITH A TRACKING NUMBER. A GENEROUS PORTION OF THIS SALE WILL HELP FEED THE HUNGRY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. CHEERS.

New 1-18-08.com Photo

FINALLY!

There's a new picture on 1-18-08.com. The picture definitely looks like it's been captured from a video, and unlike all the other pictures, there's no date listed on the bottom. This is the sixth picture on the site.

The picture depicts a chef holding some creation. On the flip side of the picture, there appears to be a recipe (written in Japanese?).

The recipe has been translated by Hinoai from Unfiction:

Here it is: (by the way, I don't think that it was written by a native speaker, because there are some odd syntax uses. He uses some very formal japanese mixed in with very informal.)

Everybody, thank you for viewing! I'll introduce this week's delicious recipe. Please make sure to keep this one cold!

*Skinless chicken breast - 2, cut in halves
*Soumen (a kind of japanese noodle) - 10 oz.
*Watercress - 1/2 cup cut into small strips
*Turnip - 1/2 cup, thinly sliced
*Shiitake (japanese mushrooms) - 1/2 cup
*Chicken stock - 1/3 cup
*Sake (japanese rice wine) - 2 tbsp.
*Sugar - 1/2 tsp.
*Ocean-bottom crab - one

In a small saucepan, stir together 1/3 cup water, chicken stock, sake, and sugar. Chill it until it becomes cold. Grill the chicken breast on both sides for about 8 minutes, and then chill. Boil the noodles for about 3 minutes, and then run under cold water until chilled. Mix the watercress, turnips, and mushrooms into the soumen. Slice the chicken thinly and arrange on top of the soumen mix. Just before you serve, put the crab in the sauce and pour over the noodles generously.

Go go Oishii ("delicious") Chef!

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Any thoughts on the significance of this picture? Why is there no date at the bottom? Post some comments!

Just Call It 1-18-08

As we previously reported, there was speculation that the name of this film would be "Monstrous." Since then, JJ Abrams debunked that idea at Comic-Con, and we are left with more questions. Now, there are several reports that our beloved movie will be called "Wreck."

Honestly, I think we should just call the movie 1-18-08. Historically, dates of major catastrophies have held much more meaning than some nickname or slogan. Think 9/11. If the movie is called "Wreck," then so be it. But right now, I wouldn't put much stock in the idea.

1-18-08 Roaring Back to Life

The official 1-18-08 Web site is back up, and now with more ROAR! If you wait six minutes (that's right, folks...SIX minutes), you'll be able to hear the roar.

Unfiction has posted an MP3 of the sound if you can't wait that long. Here's the thread where they are currently trying to analyze the sound file. Good luck guys, this is well beyond my technical expertise.

It might have just been my computer acting strange, but the first time I heard the roar on 1-18-08, it sounded muffled. Afterwards, there were sounds like air bubbles under water and swimming. Now, listening to the site a couple more times and listening to the MP3, there are no more air bubbles.

1-18-08 Web Site Removed

The 1-18-08 Web site has been removed. It now redirects to the Paramount home page at http://www.paramount.com/.

The full functionality of the original 1-18-08 site can still be found at http://www.1-18-08.com/photos_8.swf.

Hopefully this is a temporary change while Paramount works on putting up a more revealing official Web site for the movie.

UPDATE: It's back! I'm sure someone will analyze the site and find one or two things different, but so far the functionality is exactly the same as before. At first glance, everything seems normal. Except, there hasn't been an updated picture in nearly a month.

Where Are the 1-18-08 Updates?

This whole 1-18-08 campaign has been pretty quiet for the past week. The biggest news was that it's NOT Voltron, which everyone already knew. The official site hasn't been updated in 13 days, a rumored trailer didn't show at the beginning of Stardust (I didn't think it would), and no more set photos or reports have surfaced (probably because principal photog has ended in NY). The MySpace profiles and blogs have been updated, but I highly doubt they're anything more than a campaign to get the audience invested in these characters are "real" people.

Even with the lack of official news or updates, I still find that I check my e-mail alerts several times a day to see if anything new has popped up. I check the official site at least twice a day for updates. I sometimes do a Google search just to see how high or low this site is ranked for certain phrases.

I'm curious how everyone else feels at this point. This was a huge hype-machine in early July, and now just over a month later there's no news. Are you still invested in this movie? Have you lost interest? And what drew you to the movie in the first place? I think for me it was JJ Abrams' association, and the lack of a title didn't hurt either.

More 1-18-08 Video and Pics

YouTube user dave71129 has posted six short videos of the area around last night's filming. This one is my favorite. You can check out the rest of them here.



Dave also has a Photobucket account with several photos of the scene. Those are here.

Interactive Photos on 1-18-08

It now appears that you can turn over both of the "pre-chaos" photos. Thanks to a comment from Amok from Argentina for this tip.

YOU CAN TURN THE PHOTOS AROUND!!!

To flip the photo you have to take it to the top and make a quick right-left (or up-down) movement with the mouse while grabing the photo.

Photo # 5

The fifth photo has just surfaced on 1-18-08.com. Tagged at 12:04 a.m., this was taken just three minutes after Rob was being forced to drink for the camera. It's a close-up shot of Rob and two friends celebrating before the chaos. It looks like they're having a good time. They're all smiles and someone even has the token red Solo cup.

If you pay special attention to the guy in the middle, you'll notice that he's holding something. Could that be an HD camcorder. Could this be the guy behind the camera from our favorite movie trailer?

Comments are welcome!

Washington Post Article

The Washington Post has a decent article about the fans of the 1-18-08 trailer.

The current mysterious movie trailer has the release date "1-18-08." Fans looking online found the Web site 1-18-08.com, which featured pictures of the characters in the trailer. Watching the trailer frame-by-frame, some enthusiasts noticed that one of the characters was wearing a T-shirt for Slusho, a fictional beverage that had been mentioned in "Alias." Online sleuthing led to the Web site slusho.jp, a promotional site for the nonexistent Slurpee-like drink. Records showed that the Slusho Web site was registered before the trailer aired, indicating that the site almost had to be official.

But after the initial rush of discoveries, fans began to question: Where is the rest of the game? Unforums.com, a forum devoted to alternate-reality games, features more than 6,000 posts -- which have been viewed about 400,000 times -- from players searching for clues since July 3, when the trailer first appeared before the "Transformers" movie.

If they have indeed found a "rabbithole," the fans do not know how to enter, and they're left hoping that J.J. Abrams will unleash a white rabbit to lead the way.

Check it out.

LOST reference

Ok I'm sure by now LOST fans have already figured out the coincidence of the "release date" right?? If you just haven't been paying attention the release date is 1/08 just like 108! For those of you who aren't LOST fans there is a sequence of numbers that have a "reoccurring" role so to speak throughout the show. The numbers are 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. When you add those numbers together you get 108. We think is the release date is 1/08. Get it! I'm sure this is no coincidence on JJ Abrams part. He knows what he is doing is driving us crazy!

4th Photo Revealed

It looks like we have a new photo to obsess about. The official 1-18-08 page has been updated with a fourth photo. This one is very blurry and out of focus. Set 36 minutes after the most recent photo, there is a definite military presence (is the officer holding an M4?), yet there seems to be even more chaos and confusion. The smoke is gone, but this could just be an entirely new location. Even on foot, you can get pretty far in half an hour.

JJ Abrams fans are having the Best Week Ever

VH1's show, Best Week Ever, featured clips from the 1-18-08 trailer during this week's broadcast. Check it out.



UPDATE: The video is back up so enjoy!! You can also search VH1's V-Spot for the full episode.

In other news...

The New York Post has a fairly detailed and well written article about the movie. Check it out. There are lots of clues and insider information.

Update to the Official Site

the official site has been updated. http://www.1-18-08.com/ looks like a bunch of smoke or dust after an explosion. not to offend anyone but kinda reminds you of 9-11.....

Catching Up

I realize I've got some catching up to do since I'm about two weeks behind on starting this post. This Blog is dedicated to the so-far untitled 1-18-08 trailer shot entirely with hand held camcorders where some mass chaos ensues. Brilliant stuff.

There is an official Web site. It's already been updated once. So far, there are only two pictures. I'm sure this will continue to change as we get closer and closer to January 18.

Official Site:http://www.1-18-08.com/

1st Trailer:www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808

Related Site(s):
Official:http://slusho.jp/
Unofficial:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield

So far, I'm not really sure what we can accomplish with the Slusho site. More on that later.

Welcome to my Blog

Welcome to the Blog. This site is dedicated to the movie known (so far) as Cloverfield. It will be released on 1-18-08. Other than that, we really don't know much about the movie.

I'll be updating the site soon enough to add more helpful information for anyone looking for a clue or two. I know this won't be a definitive site, but I'll sure try.