“It takes a minnow to catch a barracuda, a barracuda to catch a shark.” The voice of Philip Seymour Hoffman – weighty, measured, and thick with a German accent – dominates much of the trailer for A Most Wanted Man. He is only ever interrupted by a suspicious Robin Wright and a very post-Inception soundtrack; even when he is, its […]
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A Heavily-Accented Philip Seymour Hoffman Leads The ‘A Most Wanted Man’ Trailer
April 12th, 2014 
Tyler Hanan 
Philip Seymour Hoffman Left One Key Scene Of The Final ‘Hunger Games’ Installment Unfilmed
February 4th, 2014 Tyler Hanan News and rumors continue to trickle out in the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s unexpected death this weekend. Hard news, rampant speculation, fond retrospectives, film fallout, drug culture opining, and much more fill the headlines. The country is giving Hoffman the Bieberian levels of attention in death that it rarely gave him in life. Hoffman was an […]
Rest In Peace: Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)
February 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell The Wall Street Journal is reporting that award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment earlier today, February 2. He was 46 years old. Though details remain scarce at this time, WSJ says New York City Police Department has already begun investigating Hoffman’s death and that the Office of the Chief […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1’ Leaves A Lot To Be Desired
December 1st, 2014 James Shotwell Film: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 Starring: Jennifer Lawrence Directed by: Francis Lawrence I can still clearly recall walking out of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire with a sense of disbelief coursing through my veins. After being horribly underwhelmed by the initial outing of the Hunger Games franchise, the first sequel proved to be […]
Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in October 2014
September 28th, 2014 James Shotwell October is right around the corner, which means before long the temperature will begin to drop like leaves from every tree on your block. The ‘anything is possible’ feel of summer will exit and be replaced by the ‘everything could go wrong’ dread of an impending winter, leaving you with next to no desire to […]
Katniss Fights Back In New Trailer For ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1’
September 15th, 2014 James Shotwell After months of viral videos and promotional posters, the full trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 has appeared online. Without going too far into spoiler territory, the last time fans saw Katniss she was being air lifted out of a very scary situation. She realized everything she thought to be true about […]
BUFF 2014 Review: ‘The Congress’
April 9th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: The Congress (Le congrès) Directed by: Ari Folman Starring: Robin Wright A film that is a live action-animation hybrid that plays dual roles as a middle finger to the studio system and an exploration in who we perceive ourselves to be? Am I dreaming? Is this movie real? It is real and it’s a […]
2013 Oscar Results [UPDATING LIVE]
February 24th, 2013 Jacob Tender It’s Oscar Night! Now that the pre-show crap is over. Let’s get onto the show and the results. Seth McFarlane has been killing it thus far, with plenty of celebs helping him out. But if you can’t watch the show or hate it when Brian from Family Guy sings, then just stick to our post. […]
The Academy Awards Announces Nominations for 85th Annual Oscar Ceremony
January 10th, 2013 Tyler Osborne It’s that time of year again folks! It’s one of UTG’s favorite awards shows, The Academy Awards, and this year’s nominations are in! While I’m sure there are some categories that will lead to some water-cooler conversations, there’s no doubting that this year was good to us with a large quantity of good films. The […]
BOX OFFICE PREVIEW: September 21
September 21st, 2012 Justin Proper It is a great weekend to go to the movies! The closer we get to the end of the year the better releases we will see and it all starts now. Out this weekend for the horror lovers is House At The End Of The Street so grab your girl and go get scared. If you […]
MOVIE TRAILER: The Ides Of March
July 28th, 2011 James Shotwell Get your Oscar buzz ready, the powerhouse cast of the year has arrived to battle each other for best acting nods. George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei star in this upcoming political thriller that we think will spark conversation and win over the masses (probably based […]