Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]
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SCENE & HEARD: We Bought A Zoo
December 26th, 2011 
James Shotwell 
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MOVIE REVIEW: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
December 16th, 2011 Jacob Tender Film: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Starring: Robert Downey Jr. Directed By: Guy Ritchie After the success of Guy Ritchie’s 2009 adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, at least one sequel was destined to explode onto the silver screen sooner rather than later. Surely enough, 3 years later, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows […]
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REVIEW: T-Pain – rEVOLVEr
December 8th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: T-Pain Album: rEVOLVEr Genre: R’n’b, hip-hop Label: Nappy Boy, Konvict Muzik, RCA This was a fun album to review. Not because it’s particularly good, but just for how often it makes such a spectacular tool of itself. You can’t but laugh and applaud its blatant and wilful badness. I don’t know if this was […]
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REVIEW: Crown The Empire – Limitless
December 7th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Crown The Empire Album: Limitless Genre: Rise Records-core It’s getting to be that time of year when the minds of Adderall-riddled college kids tend to wander very easily, gravitating towards absolutely anything that can become a distraction from looming final exams. My mind happens to be very good at doing such a thing, but […]
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Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) Set To Score Upcoming Film ‘The Master’
December 6th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has announced that he will score a new film entitled The Master. The drama is set in the 1950’s and is confirmed to star Phillip Seymor Hoffman, Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix. It is due for release sometime in 2013. The Master is being directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who also […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: The Artist
December 4th, 2011 James Shotwell Film: The Artist Director: Michel Hazanavicius Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo In a year filled with stunning cinematic achievements, the one film you truly need to see is faithfully rooted in Hollywood’s glorious past. The Artist, a new silent film directed by Michel Hazanavicius, was made with such profound respect and devotion to rise of […]
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SCENE & HEARD: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
December 2nd, 2011 James Shotwell Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]
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REVIEW: Yelawolf – Radioactive
November 23rd, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Yelawolf Album: Radioactive Genre: Hip Hop Label: Shady 2011 has been a huge year a for hip hop. From genre-defining releases like Tha Carter 4 and Watch The Throne, to the overwhelming success of mixtape artists MODSUN and Freddie Gibbs, there is little to no doubt that this was one of the biggest years […]
Posted in Features, Reviews Tags: alabama, album review, critique, Debut, eminem, hard white, hip-hop (genre), Radioactive, review, score, shady records, trunk music, yelawolf 2 Comments »
SCENE & HEARD: The Batman Movies (Part Two)
November 23rd, 2011 James Shotwell Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music has on movies […]
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REVIEW: Drake – Take Care
November 12th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Drake Album: Take Care Genre: Hip Hop Label: Young Money Only seventeen months have passed since Drake released his label debut, Thank Me Later. In that time, the Canadian born rapper has rocketed from an already high plateau of exposure and respect (thanks to the success of his So Far Gone mixtape), to a […]
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REVIEW: Childish Gambino – Camp
November 5th, 2011 James Shotwell Artist: Childish Gambino Album: Camp Genre: Hip Hop/Rap Label: Glassnote 2011 has undeniably been the year of Childish Gambino, but few realize the hip hop side project of Community‘s Donald Glover has actually been rising through the ranks since 2008. Like any artist, Glover experienced his fair share of growing pains, both in terms of […]
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Scene & Heard (Week 4): X-Men First Class
October 10th, 2011 James Shotwell Written by UTG critic Grace Duffy, Scene & Heard takes a look at the music that makes our favorite films so memorable. Whether it’s the 400-piece orchestra Christopher Nolan used for The Dark Knight, or the dozen or so bands that contributed to the soundtrack of Top Gun, there is no denying the impact music […]
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