We don’t usually put a ‘th’ at the end of dates, but today we are making an exception. Friday The 13th, whenever it falls, has a long history of being thought of in the same vein as black cats, slasher films, and other relatively general horror cliches. We’re all well aware of the fact Chritsmas […]
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UTG LIST: 5 VOD Picks For Friday The 13th
December 13th, 2013 
James Shotwell 
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, Movies, News, UTG List 
Tags: 1, 100 bloody acres, big ass spider, contracted, devils pass, dyatlov pass, friday the 13th, hellbenders, hellbenders 3d, horror on demand, new horror movies, plus one, utg list, vod 
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Alesana Premiere “Fatima Rusalka”
December 13th, 2013 Kriston McConnell It’s finally here! Alesana‘s brand new single, “Fatima Rusalka,” has officially hit the airwaves via Revolver Magazine. The song will be featured on the band’s yet-to-be-named forthcoming album. The album itself, is a part of their concept trilogy and according to Shawn Milke this new single bridges the gap between A Place Where The Sun […]
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Nina Corcoran’s ‘Best of 2013’ in Music
December 13th, 2013 Nina Corcoran Last year was the first time I actually decided to make a list of my top albums, EPs, music videos, concerts, and so on. The process was oddly stressful, but rewarding. As expected, this year was equally difficult, but for a different reason: big names weren’t dropping their records in the last three months as […]
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Ed Helms To Replace Leslie Nielsen In ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot
December 13th, 2013 James Shotwell A never thought I would see the day someone attempted to revive The Naked Gun, but so far I am certainly on board for another round of crime and folly. Paramount Pictures has announced that Ed Helms (The Hangover, Cedar Rapids) will be starring in an upcoming attempt at rebooting the once popular Naked Gun film franchise. […]
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Sony Announces ‘Spider-Man’ Spin-Offs Based Around Venom and Sinister Six
December 13th, 2013 Tyler Osborne In an oddly late announcement last night, Sony Pictures announced that two Spider-Man villain spin-offs are currently in development. One of these two spin-offs is based around one of Spider-Man’s most recognizable villains, Venom. A Venom film has been talked about for a while now, but the biggest surprise out of this is that the […]
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Rebecca Docter’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music
December 13th, 2013 Rebecca Docter 2013 delivered a sea of great albums, but five stood out above the rest. Check out what albums made my cut! 5. Moving Mountains – Moving Mountains Very seldom do I find an album that I can listen to all the way through without skipping or shuffling tracks, so when I listed to Moving Mountains’ self-titled, […]
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HOLY SH!T: ‘Knights Of Badassdom’ Finally Gets A Release Date
December 13th, 2013 James Shotwell After years of red tape and industry nonsense, filmmaker Joe Lynch will finally release his long-awaited comedy, The Knights Of Badassdom, in early 2014. Announced through social networks over the last twenty-four hours, The Knights Of Badassdom will receive a limited theatrical release on January 21 before hitting the VOD market a few weeks later […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Umbrella Bed
December 13th, 2013 Brian Leak Two decades as a band is a feat for any act, but it’s even more impressive to have that king of longevity in a genre that never seems to get the kind of recognition it deserves. Minneapolis’ Umbrella Bed is an eight-piece 2-tone/ska band that has overcome the odds, and after 18 years of grinding […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Here Comes The Devil’
December 13th, 2013 James Shotwell Film: Here Comes The Devil Starring: Laura Caro, Francisco Barreiro Directed by: Adrián García Bogliano With December now well under way, I was beginning to wonder if I was going to escape 2013 without seeing a single film that made me think, ‘what the hell am I watching?’ Fortunately for me, Here Comes The Devil […]
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Lorde Releases New Single
December 13th, 2013 Troy Sennett Beyoncé wasn’t the only one to release new music without warning last night. One of the biggest new pop sensations of the year, Lorde, also premiered a new single, titled “No Better.” The track builds on the sparse beats, moody synths, and infections vocal melodies that made debut album, Pure Heroine, such a success. You […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Michael Cullen
December 13th, 2013 Brian Leak “I remember Bruce Springsteen saying that people suffer ’cause they have to and I think that’s right but at least I got a record out of it this time round.” Australia’s Michael Cullen has had somewhat of a sparse musical career over the past two decades or more, having taken extensive breaks in between projects […]
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