Film: Spy Directed by: Paul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne Director Paul Feig has been sneaking his way through genres with mixed results. Bridesmaids was a refreshing take on the female buddy comedy. The Heat produced a couple of laughs amidst a backdrop of a ’70s cop comedy. With Spy, Feig develops […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Spy’ Will Covertly Send You Into Uncontrollable Laughing Fits
June 5th, 2015 
Sam Cohen 
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First ‘Spy’ Trailer Turns Melissa McCarthy Into James Bond
January 13th, 2015 James Shotwell Having grossed over $500 million worldwide between their work on Bridesmaids and The Heat, Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy have joined forces once more for a new action-comedy titled Spy. I hate to be the guy who says if you’ve seen one Melissa McCarthy film you have more or less seen them all, but Spy […]
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First ‘Furious 7’ Trailer Will Leave Your Jaw On The Floor
November 2nd, 2014 James Shotwell Just when you thought you had seen it all…. Justin Lin pulled the Fast And Furious franchise from the depths of diminishing returns and delivered five action packed features that audiences loved. When news broke he was stepping away from the franchise to focus on other efforts, we were more than a bit worried the […]
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‘Catching Fire’ Survives Against Box Office Newcomers
December 1st, 2013 Adrian Garza Catching Fire‘s ongoing box office success has not yet ceased since the sequel’s debut last weekend. There were a few different top ten newcomers this thanksgiving weekend, but none came as close to matching Catching Fire‘s $74.5 million dollar gross as much as Disney’s latest animated film, Frozen, which is currently estimated to earn about […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Homefront’
November 27th, 2013 Justin Proper Film: Homefront Director: Gary Fleder Writers: Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Logan Starring: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder Action stars cannot be action stars forever. I love my grandparents but the thought of them saving the world from evil is laughable. On a good day they manage to take down a list of chores, not a drug […]
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Details On ‘Fast And Furious 7’ Opening Sequence Leak Online
November 27th, 2013 James Shotwell Warning: Spoilers ahead. If you have not seen Fast and Furious 6 we suggest you turn back now. The hype for the upcoming seventh installment in the Fast and Furious franchise is already at an all-time high for the series thanks to a creative post-credits sequence in Fast and Furious 6. That sequence not only […]
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‘Frasier’ Star Kelsey Grammer Takes Nic Cage’s Spot In ‘The Expendables 3′
September 18th, 2013 James Shotwell We have spent many hours at UTG HQ hypothesizing about who would make the cut for the upcoming third installment of The Expendables, but not a single member of our 30+ member writing staff saw this one coming. That said, it’s pretty damn cool. Deadline is reporting that Frasier and Cheers legend Kelsey Grammer is […]
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James Wan Reveals Kurt Russell Has Joined ‘Fast & Furious 7’
September 12th, 2013 James Shotwell Warning: We’re going to discuss the end of Fast & Furious 6 at the top of the next paragraph. If you have yet to see the film, I advise you find a copy as soon as possible and sit down for an incredibly fun evening of entertainment. Afterwards, head back to UTG and finish this […]
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EDITORIAL: “The Expendables 2: Why Stallone’s Ragtag Crew of Action Heroes Didn’t Deliver the Box Office Goods in Their Second Outing”
August 22nd, 2012 Boris Paskhaver For an action movie with 11 genre heavyweights, The Expendables 2 really didn’t do that much damage at the box office this weekend. The testosterone-soaked sequel, delivered a mere two years after the original, took in a mediocre $28.75 million, an opening gross 17% lower than that of the original. Factor in the higher budget […]
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Clint Eastwood, Nicolas Cage, Harrison Ford, Jackie Chan for Expendables 3?
August 14th, 2012 Dane Sager Producer Avi Lerner recently sat down with Total Film to discuss The Expendables 2 and the possibility of The Expendables 3. Avi announced that they were talking with Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, and Wesley Snipes for various roles, but the only one who he confirmed for Expendables 3 is the one and only Nicolas Cage. How […]
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