Blossom Fuller explains in a humorous list of points the difference between the melodrama and its antithesis, the macho action flick.

Compendium of top-10 lists includes this look at the so-called chick flick. Read descriptions and view clips from some popular melodramas.

Women's network provides descriptions and video clips from the latest "chick flicks" to be released in theaters. Also includes a video archive.

Offering a service on the opposite end of the spectrum from Joe Bob Briggs, Rosey reviews the "woman's film" and provides a list of classics.

Essay by Delia Lyons focuses on the melodramas from the master of the genre, Douglas Sirk.

Article looks at both the male and female perspectives of the chick flick, especially as relates to the film "Titanic."