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The film is based on the theatrical play Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides. Les Troyens: 1984 [US] - TV movie Helen of Troy: 2003 TV miniseries set in western Anatolia during the Trojan War, loosely based on the epic poem Iliad by Homer. Troy: 2004 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: 2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of ...
Animated films based on classical mythology (30 P) A. Films about Amazons (17 P) Films about the Argonauts (4 P) Films set in Atlantis (2 C, 29 P) C.
Animated films based on mythology (2 C, 5 P) A. Films based on African myths and legends (1 C, 4 P) Films based on Asian myths and legends (12 C, 9 P) D.
A. O. Scott of The New York Times gave a mixed review, writing that "this isn't a bad movie. The problem is that it's too nice a movie, too careful and compromised, as if its makers didn't trust the audience to handle the real news of the world." [28]
Apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgment, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster.
The list was compiled by a team of critics and editors at The New York Times and, with the input of 503 writers and academics, assessed the books based on their impact, originality, and lasting influence. The selection includes novels, memoirs, history books, and other nonfiction works from various genres, representing well-known and emerging ...
10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...
The American daily newspaper The New York Times publishes multiple weekly lists ranking the best-selling books in the United States. The lists are split in three genres—fiction, nonfiction and children's books. Both the fiction and nonfiction lists are further split into multiple lists.