Just only yesterday did director George Miller (creator/director of the Mad Max trilogy) debut extended footage of Mad Max: Fury Road to a roaring crowd inside Hall H at San Diego Comic Con. Judging by the footage, it looks as if Mad Max is back in the best way possible. This new entry reportedly takes place after the […]
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The End Is Near: ‘Transformers’ Scribe Hired To Write Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Adaptation
All you need to be successful in Hollywood is one or two good credits on a movie that makes a lot of money. It doesn’t matter if your work is shit, as long as you can help a studio turn a profit you’re as good as a golden goose with the ability to turn a […]
‘Transformers’ Continues Explosive Success This Fourth of July Weekend
Although this year’s Fourth of July weekend felt rather lackluster in comparison to last year’s, Transformers: Age Of Extinction has maintained its leading position on the charts for a consecutive week. Come tonight, the Michael Bay-produced action film will pull an estimated $36.4 million dollars. Tammy came out on top of this week’s slew of […]
‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Lands Colossal $100 Million Dollar Debut
For better or worse, Michael Bay and Hasbro toys have made one of the most successful movie series of the past decade. This weekend saw the release of this franchise’s fourth installment, with Transformers: Age of Extinction. After the blockbuster had 2014’s biggest opening day by making over $41 million this past Friday, it looks […]
Latest ‘Transformers’ Trailer Is Everything You Could Ask For In A Summer Blockbuster
Say what you will about Michael Bay and his Transformers series, but when it comes to big budget summer action no franchise has been more consistent in delivering mind-boggling visuals wrapped around razor thin plots than the adventures of Optimus Prime and the people who aide him in connecting with residents of Earth. The latest […]
Imagine Dragons Contribute To ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction,’ New Trailer Available
Following a very successful 2013, Imagine Dragons have remained largely quiet regarding plans for new material. Today however, that all changed when the band announced the contribution of a new original song to Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age Of Extinction. Following an early footage screening of the film, Imagine Dragons wrote the original song “Battle Cry,” […]
What The Film!? – Pulp Fiction
What The Film!? is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the general fuckery Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot holes […]
LIVE STREAM: Paramore – “Monster”
Yesterday, alternative rock juggernauts, Paramore, played their first show in a while in Pomona, California at the famed Fox Theater. A fan equipped with a camera caught the outfit performing their hit, “Monster”. The track was Paramore’s contribution to the Transformers: Dark of the Moon OST soundtrack. Give it a view after the jump. Hayley […]
EDITORIAL: “Battleship: Why the $200 Million Dollar Bonanza Sunk At the Box Office”
Is there any movie that can stop The Avengers? Now in its fourth week of release, the record-breaking action extravaganza has demolished or weakened every contender it has faced at the box office. Case in point: Universal Picture’s Battleship, a $209 million production that may actually torpedo its producer’s annual profits into a loss. The […]
“Transformers” remains #1, becomes top film of 2011
Michael Bay is a crazed lunatic of a filmmaker, but apparently that is exactly what domestic and foreign moviegoers want. Now in its’ second weekend of release, the third installment of the critically panned Transformers series remains number one, garnering an additional $47 million. This marked a 52% drop in attendance over the previous weekend […]