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MOVIE REVIEW: No One Lives

May 15th, 2013 James Shotwell

Film: No One Lives
Starring: Luke Evans
Directed by: Ryûhei Kitamura

It is no well kept secret that horror has long been a viable cash cow for studios hoping to make a quick buck. People love scary movies for reasons that allude many, and as long as the ad campaign is slick and the production cost low enough you can almost guarantee some level of return on your investment. Unfortunately, the knowledge of this information has resulted in many people attempting to cash in without having any real passion for the genre. The results of those efforts, while sometimes admirable …

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‘The ABCs Of Death 2′ Is Headed Our Way In 2014

May 15th, 2013 James Shotwell

There have been a number of notable indie horror entries thus far in 2013, but none have been quite as strange, disgusting, obscene, and downright odd as The ABCs Of Death. Featuring twenty-six short films revolving around different ways one can leave this Earth, the film was a first of its kind and brought together (literally) dozens of the biggest names in modern horror. We couldn’t help feeling there were additional filmmakers who could have done the series justice, and news this morning all but confirms the producers feel the same.

According to a new article on Variety, Magnet …

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James Franco Shines In First ‘As I Lay Dying’ Trailer

May 14th, 2013 James Shotwell

Adaptations are always risky business for lovers of the written word. While Hollywood may see the built-in audience as a quick way to cash in on a popular title, followers of a series often view Hollywood’s move to snatch up new and old titles as the beginning phase of a future bastardization. Take The Great Gatsby for instance, the film currently sits on Rotten Tomatoes at 49%, essentially splitting critics in two, yet it somehow managed to earn $50 million in its opening weekend. Whether or not its success continues is anyone’s bet, but numbers like that are all studios …

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UTG LIST: Pixar Movies We Want to See Sequels To

May 13th, 2013 Kendra Beltran

You have to really be careful how you word things, because it can get many hopes up. Talking to you, Bob Iger, Disney CEO. Last week Bob mentioned in a conference call that Pixar has “fantastic original stories as well as some great sequels to their previous hits.” That’s not just sequel, which is Finding Nemo’s Finding Dory due out November 2015. That alludes to some other movies in the works, right?

It makes you wonder what they have up their sleeves for some of the movies we already know we love. So here are five movies that we …

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Nicolas Cage To Star In Film About Real Life Mass Disappearance

May 13th, 2013 Justin Proper

In the 50′s dozens of people mysteriously disappeared from a hotel in Pennsylvania and only one man can solve the case. That man is Nicolas Cage.

Arrow in the Head is reporting that Cage is set to star in rookie director Kellie Madison’s new thriller, Hotel 33, which is based on a true story. You read that right, over thirty people really did enter a hotel and then mysteriously were never heard from again. The plot synopsis follows:…

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Kevin Smith Finishes 137-Page ‘Clerks III’ Script

May 13th, 2013 James Shotwell

View Askew fans, rejoice! The return (and end) of your beloved convenience store employees is approaching faster than you know.

While the rest of us were busy trying to plan the perfect Mothers Day Sunday, Director Kevin Smith was typing away in his California home on what will become final feature film. After months of teasing, not to mention the one-time thought of turning it into a Broadway production, Smith completed his script to Clerks III and quickly took to Twitter to spread the news. He tweeted, “IT IS ACCOMPLISHED! First draft of CLERKS III is 137 pages. Plays like …

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Chloe Moretz Offered Hooker Role

May 13th, 2013 Kendra Beltran

Chloe Moretz might be heading to her most grown up role yet; a hooker.

People perked up when the 80s TV series, The Equalizer, was set to hit the big screen with Denzel Washington as the lead. The movie is getting even more attention now that it’s been said that Chloe Moretz has been offered a role in the movie as a hooker. According to ScreenCrush, Chloe impressed everyone in the room so much with not only her audition, but her chemistry with Denzel, that they rewrote the role for her.

Originally, the hooker part was intended for a …

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What The Film!? – The Matrix Franchise

May 13th, 2013 Dane Sager

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 or those that make you scratch your eyes out, tell us! Email utgjames@gmail.com with the subject “What The Film” and we’ll try to get your suggestion featured on the site.

THE MATRIX TRILOGY

This week marks the 10th anniversary release of The Matrix Reloaded,…

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The New ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Still Needs a Captain

May 13th, 2013 Kendra Beltran

Another Pirates Of The Caribbean has been in the works since 2011, but there’s only one problem (on the surface), they don’t have a director.

It’s been 10 years since The Curse of the Black Pearl cemented yet another character in Johnny Depp’s “infamous role” catalogue. The success of the first of course led to sequels and while On Stranger Tides saw the permanent absence of Pirate regulars Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, it did okay. Let’s be honest, it wasn’t the best, but it was entertaining to say the least. That should’ve been the last one though. Alas, there …

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE RESULTS: May 10-11

May 12th, 2013 Adrian Garza

This weekend’s box office results aren’t much of a surprise after last week’s incredible numbers. Just like last week, Iron Man 3 sits atop all of the others by a hearty estimated 70 million, but with less of a gap separating it and the current second highest grossing film, the star-studded The Great Gatsby, which has been predicted to pull in over 50 million in sales. Simultaneously, the other film that premiered this weekend, Tyler Perry’s Peeples, had a rather mediocre performance that could be blamed on the film’s competition.

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FIRST LOOK: Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’

May 10th, 2013 Jacob Tender

Alfonso Cuarón wowed us all with his 2006 film adaptation of Children of Men, a dystopian science fiction story written by P. D. James in 1992.

Since then, however, Cuarón gave up his director’s chair for production credits on films such as Pan’s Labyrinth, only to sit back down again for 2013′s next Sci-Fi epic, Gravity.

Gravity positions Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, who portray astronauts on a shuttle mission. Clooney as Captain and Bullock as a first-time medical engineer. On a space-walk outside of the shuttle, an explosion destroys the craft, and with it, all ties …

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FOR THE LOVE OF FILM: The Frankenstein Theory

May 9th, 2013 Justin Proper

For The Love Of Film is a weekly column from film nerd and lover of all movies Justin Proper. Sometimes you need some help to figure out how to enjoy movies, and we are here to help! No longer will you need to fear movie night because your friends have no taste in film. With this column you will be able to love even the worst gems to ever grace the silver screen.

Dracula, Wolfman, The Mummy, and Frankenstein’s monster used to be the icons of horror. Vampires turned into sparkly pussies more interested in stalking teenagers than draining …

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