Many people think that a movie needs to avoid an R-rating in order to become a blockbuster. Most recent top earners have followed that dictum, with only four R-rated movies among last year's top 25 at the box office. Zack Snyder's 300 was a defiant exception in 2007, earning more than $456 million w...

Filed under: Awards, Newsstand, Lists A lot of people think that the American Film Institute should shut up already with the lists, and they have a point: an ordered list of the "100 greatest" anything is bound to be so subjective as not to be worth much, especially when it's not clear why the peopl...

Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Steven Spielberg, Obits, Cinematical Seven Make-up, animatronics and effects legend Stan Winston passed away on Sunday at the too-young age of 62. In memoriam, Cinematical humbly presents this list of the man's most enduring achievements. Some of my most tr...

Filed under: Action, Fandom, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Home Entertainment, Trailers and Clips, Friday Night Double Feature I wanted to continue this whole week of Indiana Jones, but we've already given you movies reminiscent of the classic adventure series, and we've already given you retro re...

Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Warner Brothers, Fandom Screw this; I'm going home. On the first day of production, the people footing the bill for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins have announced that the future is actually ending prematurely, as the violent, perennially R-rated franchise ...