Film: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Directed By: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage First of all, a word to the naysayers: “Desolation of Smaug” refers to the area around Erebor which has been smote by the dragon. It doesn’t, contrary to apparently popular belief, refer to his inevitable downfall, so […]
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The ‘Hot Wheels’ Live Action Movie Speeds Forward With New Director
October 18th, 2013 
Kendra Beltran Apparently this Hot Wheels movie has been in the works since 2009 when McG was set to direct. Now it appears the reins have been passed on to Simon Crane. Not only is there a new director, but a new writer as well. Yes, there’s going to be a movie based on those little car […]
2015 Oscar Results (Updating Live)
February 22nd, 2015 Kriston McConnell It’s 2015, and the time has come once again to look back on last year’s achievements of those in the film industry. The 87th annual Academy Awards are taking place today, and there are plenty of strong contenders for many of the categories. Some of the more notable features nominated for several awards tonight include […]
A Complete List Of 2015 Academy Award Nominees
January 15th, 2015 James Shotwell The nominees for the 2015 Academy Awards were revealed this morning during a live webcast from Los Angeles. Many of the nominees were fairly obvious, with Boyhood and Birdman commanding a large amount of nominations, but there were several good (and strange) surprises along the way. Whiplash, for instance, walked away with five nominations, including […]
A Complete List Of 2015 Golden Globes Winners
January 11th, 2015 James Shotwell The Golden Globes were tonight, and if you’re anything like the UTG crew you didn’t have the time or desire to watch the three-hour telecast you could just as easily follow on Twitter. We paid attention to winners as they rolled in, but out of thirty contributors I would wager no one on our staff […]
Will Forte is All Alone in ‘The Last Man on Earth’ Trailer
May 14th, 2014 Nina Corcoran It looks like Fox is ready to get weird. The TV station will be picking up a new comedy series called The Last Man on Earth later this year which stars Will Forte and whose pilot was directed by the guys behind The Lego Movie, Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Seth Cohen is also an executive producer. The show follows Phil […]
Live-Action ‘Barbie’ Comedy Coming To A Theater Near You
April 23rd, 2014 James Shotwell Someone call the band Aqua and let them know a big fat paycheck will [most likely] be on the way soon. Everyone’s favorite plastic doll is coming to the big screen in the not too distant future. Sony Pictures, Mattel and Parkes + MacDonald/Image Nation announced plans today to bring Barbie to life in a […]
‘Divergent’ Dives For Number One Box Office Spot
March 23rd, 2014 Drew Caruso Opening to an impressive $56 million weekend gross, Divergent has successfully claimed this weekend’s number one spot for box office numbers. While releasing to poor reviews, it seems that the Veronica Roth-penned story can still bring in an audience, even with less than average review numbers. Newcomer Muppets Most Wanted took the number two spot, […]
‘Need For Speed’ Fails To Catch Up To The Success Of ‘Peabody’
March 16th, 2014 Adrian Garza After Mr. Peabody & Sherman had debuted last weekend and ranking in second to last week’s top highest grossing film, which was 300: Rise of an Empire, the animated Dreamworks film has now surprisingly climbed the charts with an estimated $21.2 million made in sales. Suffice it to say, Need for Speed did not meet expectations […]
‘Ride Along 2’ Has A Release Date
March 14th, 2014 James Shotwell The reign of Kevin Hart at the box office is only just beginning. Universal has announced that Ride Along 2 will swerve into theaters on January 15, 2016. Kevin Hart and Ice Cube will return to star, but other cast members have yet to be revealed. Critics were not thrilled with Ride Along when it […]
‘300: Rise of An Empire’ Rises Over Box Office
March 9th, 2014 Drew Caruso The Spartan return to the big screen proved to overpower the rest of the box office, debuting over the weekend with $45,050,000. Though Rise of An Empire has received mediocre reviews, it seems that the allure of Spartan violence still bleeds through. Last week’s number one title, Non-Stop, has been bumped down to the number […]
‘Non-Stop’ Takes Off With #1 Spot
March 2nd, 2014 Adrian Garza After three weeks of dominance, The LEGO movie has been dethroned by none other than Liam Neeson’s latest film, Non-Stop. The action film made about $30 million over this weekend after it had earned over $10 million on Friday alone. This marks Neeson’s live-action return to the silver screen after strictly voice-acting in films like […]