Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of October, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re about to read. […]
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UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Eden Lake’
October 17th, 2013 
Brian Leak 
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First ’12 Years A Slave’ Trailer Has Oscar Contender Written All Over It
July 15th, 2013 James Shotwell Most of the nerd universe is wrapped up in Comic-Con this week, but there is plenty happening outside the world of heroes and creatures to be excited about as well. Specifically, the brand new trailer for the upcoming Steve McQueen directed epic, 12 Years A Slave. Starting decades before Lincoln would abolish slavery, 12 Years […]
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HOLY SH!T: Michael Fassbender Will Portray Desmond Miles In “Assassin’s Creed”
October 22nd, 2012 James Shotwell Video game nerds everywhere should be breathing a huge sigh of relief this afternoon as New Regency has announced plans to move forward with an Assassin’s Creed adaptation starring Michael Fassbender. That’s right, Mr. Shame is taking his huge “acting talents” to the world of videogames. Getting your girlfriend to give a shit about your […]
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Michael Fassbender cast in Assassin’s Creed Movie.
July 9th, 2012 Dane Sager Variety reported this morning that Michael Fassbender has been cast to star and produce the upcoming movie adaptation of the successful Assassin’s Creed video game series. Variety’s plot summary of the movie: Plot revolves around a man who learns his ancestors were trained assassins after he is kidnapped by a secret org with ties to the Knights […]
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EDITORIAL: “Prometheus: How the Sci-Fi Flick’s R-Rating Helped It Conquer Audiences Worldwide”
June 12th, 2012 Boris Paskhaver Earlier this year, Universal cancelled a proposed $150 million adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness when director Guillermo del Toro refused to settle for less than an R-rating. A fervent devotee of the novella, the Pan’s Labyrinth director had been working on the script for more than half a decade and didn’t […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: Prometheus
June 4th, 2012 James Shotwell Film: Prometheus Starring: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green and Michael Fassbender Directed by: Ridley Scott There’s an Alien-shaped elephant in the room. Two viewings of this film later, I still haven’t quite formed a proper opinion. Let this not dismay or beguile you – it seems to be divisive, and even after prolonged analysis and breakdowns […]
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Selects “The Descendants” As Best Picture Of 2011
December 11th, 2011 James Shotwell The year is winding down and as such, “best of” lists are ramping up. From coast to coast, blog to blog, everyone is feeling the call to let you know what was the best media consumed in 2011. Tonight, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association announced their year end list and are definitely turning a […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Shame
December 10th, 2011 James Shotwell Film: Shame Starring: Michael Fassbender Director: Steve McQueen One of the year’s most discussed titles, thanks partially to being branded with a NC-17 rating, Shame is a film unlike any other released in 2011. Directed by Steve McQueen and lead by the undeniably talented Michael Fassbender, the film offers audiences a candid look at the […]
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MOVIE TRAILER: Shame
November 2nd, 2011 James Shotwell Throughout the history of the MPAA, any film given an NC-17 rating had pretty much received the mainstream “kiss of death.” The rating, which restricts entrance to a film to only those above the age of 17, turned away theater owners who rely heavily upon ticket sales from teens to keep the lights on. Luckily […]
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