This category is for those movies which have been adapted from works of fiction or traditional stories from myth or legend.

Film-makers don´t set out to make a cult movie. These are films that possess some indefinable ingredient that turns them into objects of ritual viewing.

For more than 100 years the movies have shaped American thought and behavior. Learn about film history, trends, and specialized movie terms.

Here are films made purely for the sake of entertainment. Some succeed, some don´t.

In this category you will find historical films that may or may not be based on a novel.

Since the earliest days of movie making, Joan of Arc has been a popular subject for feature films. Eventually this section will contain reviews of every Joan of Arc film I can manage to view.

Despite Hollywood´s preference for uncontroversial subject matter, many influential films manage to be made about topics that are far from entertaining. Philadelphia (1993), for example.

Test your knowledge of movies and the books and events they are based on.

Here you will find reviews and background information for films like The Ten Commandments and The Robe.

Whether as actors, directors, writers, or characters in a script, women face discrimiation and stereotyping in Tinsel Town.