documentary

Foo Fighters Release ‘Sonic Highways’ Trailer

We are nearing the premiere of Sonic Highways, HBO’s new documentary series following Dave Grohl and the members of Foo Fighters as they travel the country visiting historical recording studios. We’ve known about the show since the beginning of summer, but it was not until this afternoon that we got our first true look at […]

‘Women Aren’t Funny’ Trailer: Do Women Have A Place In Comedy?

Hold on, internet. Before you go reaching for pitchforks, torches, and whatever DDOS attacks you may plan against people who hate women online, please know that the headline above does not reflect our views in any way. Sometimes in order to create a great film you need to ask tough questions, and if those questions […]

Watch the Trailer for a Documentary About the Unfinished Nic Cage as Superman Movie and Cry ‘Cause It Never Happened

It’s both with a happy and heavy heart that we share with you the trailer for The Death of Superman Lives; What Happened?, which tells the story of the unfinished Superman film that will burden the UTG family’s imagination forever. This documentary tells the story of the 1998 Superman film that never went into production. Directed by […]

Watch The Retro Trailer For ‘Out of Print’

If romance for dying technology is in vogue, then Julia Marchese’s upcoming film Out of Print will be the big talk of the festival circuit for film historians and movie buffs alike. The film’s tag on its Kickstarter page calls it “a film about a weird and wonderful double feature revival theater dedicated to 35mm […]

‘SVDDXNLY’ Trailer: A$AP Rocky Gets His Own Feature Length Documentary

The team at Noisey have done some pretty crazy things over the last year, but their latest endeavor may be their most impressive to date. SVDDXNLY is a feature length documentary presented by Noisey on the rise and sudden stardom of none other than A$AP Rocky. The film premiered at SXSW back in the spring […]

Ron Howard To Head Upcoming Beatles Documentary

Whether you enjoy their songs or not, it is impossible to deny The Beatles‘ influence on modern music. The Liverpool foursome have dominated the airwaves for decades and today are revered by many as the greatest rock band to ever exist, having influenced everyone from Dave Grohl to Elton John. As such, acclaimed director Ron […]

‘20,000 Days On Earth’ Trailer: Nick Cave Tells The Whole Truth, Or Something Like The Truth

After months of awards and praise on the festival circuit, the documentary inspired by Nick Cave finally began screening in select theaters earlier this summer. Yesterday, the first trailer found its way online. 20,000 Days On Earth is not a typical rock and roll documentary. Instead of charting the life or career of Cave, the […]

’68 Releases Documentary for ‘In Humor and Sadness’

In true rock and roll fashion, ’68 have released the first part of a documentary which revolves around their full-length debut, In Humor and Sadness. The album releases a week from today, and can still be pre-ordered online. Ever wanted to know what frontman Josh Scogin’s favorite color is? What about his favorite cuisine? Those […]

AFI Docs 2014 Round-Up

This past weekend, I had the unique pleasure of attending AFI Docs, the premiere documentary film festival in Washington, DC. For those of you who follow the site regularly, you know that here at UTG we are avid lovers of the documentary, and we do everything we can as writers to help promote this genre […]

Netflix To Launch Its First Full Length Film

Netflix has done a great job of staying one step ahead of its competitors so far. It’s easily the largest streaming service anywhere, and with popular originals like Orange Is The New Black and House Of Cards they are likely to continue to grow. It seems that they are already doing so as they have […]

Watch The First Four Minutes Of The New Elliott Smith Documentary, ‘Heaven Adores You’

Prepare to feel all the feels. The organizers behind AFI Docs Fest have released the first four minutes to the upcoming Elliott Smith documentary, Heaven Adores You. The film, which director Nickolas Rossi spent some three years piecing together, has been making its way around the U.S. film festival circuit; the next stop comes June […]

Members of Wilco and Cibo Matto to Score ‘Almost Sunrise’ Documentary

Award-winning director Michael Collins is working on a new documentary titled Almost Sunrise about the struggle to overcome the effects of war, and Nels Cline of Wilco and Yuka C. Honda of Cibo Matto are hopping on board to do the score. Almost Sunrise follows Tom and Anthony, two Iraq war veterans, Tom and Anthony, on their 2,700-mile […]