Film: Irrational Man Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone Directed by: Woody Allen Caught between the woman he should love and the one who will be his ruin, a man finds himself discovering the reason for his existence in Woody Allen’s Irrational Man. Coming off the lukewarm, albeit whimsically nihilistic Magic In The Moonlight, Woody Allen has […]
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Woody Allen Will Write and Direct His First TV Series For Amazon
January 13th, 2015 
James Shotwell After decades of consistently entertaining audiences through the world of film, Woody Allen has signed on to write and direct his very first television show. According to an announcement made by Amazon early Tuesday morning, January 12, iconic filmmaker Woody Allen will write and direct the first season of a new series made exclusively for […]
‘Magic In The Moonlight’ Trailer: Woody Allen Knows What His Fans Want To See
May 21st, 2014 James Shotwell After months of promotion and only a handful of stills, the first trailer for Woody Allen’s Magic In The Moonlight has been made available ahead of the film’s July 25 release. Colin Firth stars as a world famous magician that makes a living on the side by debunking mystics, gypsies, and all others who attempt […]
Summer 2014 Release Set For Woody Allen’s ‘Magic In The Moonlight’
April 16th, 2014 James Shotwell Sony Pictures Classics has revealed a July 25, 2014 release date for Woody Allen’s Magic In The Moonlight. It will be his fourth summertime release in as many years, following 2013’s award-winning Blue Jasmine. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly for a new feature, Allen shared some insight on Magic‘s origins by informing the writer “I had […]
Woody Allen Is A Pimp (Literally) In First ‘Fading Gigolo’ Trailer
August 13th, 2013 James Shotwell Tuesdays are usually a day reserved for celebrating new releases, but in this post we’re going to pine over something most of us won’t be able to enjoy until 2014. The Toronto International Film Festival is quickly approaching, and it seems every other day another trailer for a film premiering at the world-renowned event finds […]
Woody Allen “Toying” With The Idea Of Returning To Standup, Touring
July 17th, 2013 James Shotwell Holy shit, folks. This story is the real deal. It’s weird to think in a time where most people recognize Woody Allen as an aging filmmaker who releases new works at least once a year that there was a time not too long ago when he would grace comedy club stages. Though decades have passed […]
Lady Gaga Dreams Of Working With Woody Allen, UTG Hopes It Never Happens
December 8th, 2011 James Shotwell Lady Gaga has been expressing herself in an ever-escalating ways throughout 2012, but it’s her latest comment that legitimately caught our attention. Gaga has been blessed with financial success and that allows her to do pretty much whatever weird, “I’m an alien/crazy person/psycho/goddess/monster” related thing she desires. Now that she has pretty much peaked with […]
RUMOR: Disney Pixar Planning 2015 Release For ‘Toy Story 4,’ Tim Allen and Tom Hanks To Return
February 19th, 2013 James Shotwell In an age where sequels are greenlit before official numbers are in for a film’s opening weekend, it may seem peculiar to some that Pixar have yet to speak of plans to continue their ever-popular Toy Story series. The third installment was one of the most successful animated films of all time, and it’s not […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Writer/Director Alex Garland Talks ‘Ex Machina’ And The Auteur Theory
April 15th, 2015 Sam Cohen The Beach, 28 Days Later, Never Let Me Go, Dredd, Sunshine. These may all be sci-fi titles that you have seen or heard of in the past ten years. Alex Garland is the man who helped shepherd them to completion. Not only is he the writer on all of those aforementioned products, he is also […]
Quentin Tarantino May Retire After His Tenth Film
November 11th, 2014 Sam Cohen Director Quentin Tarantino‘s films have cemented themselves into popular culture since his 1992 release Reservoir Dogs. His upcoming film, The Hateful Eight, will be released next year. Getting ramped up and ready for production, Tarantino spoke frankly to the American Film Market about his plans for retirement. He mentions the premise of retiring at the […]
New On Netflix: November 2014
October 29th, 2014 James Shotwell Halloween is just days away, which means we are less than a week away from every department store transforming into Christmas music nightmares. There’s also Thanksgiving, tons of football, this writer’s birthday, and the long-awaited release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. There will also be a lot of new content to watch, […]
‘Top Five’ Trailer Proves Chris Rock Is Still The King Of Comedy
October 20th, 2014 James Shotwell There are many icons in the world of stand-up comedy, but many of those who have been given that title are no longer among the living. There are only a few ‘greats’ still walking around in 2014, and of those even less are actively doing comedy in a live setting. Chris Rock has not toured […]