Category Archives: Movies

Best Movies of 2012 by Phillip Mottaz

Thanks to everyone who submitted a “Best of 2012” list for the Great Movie Challenge of 2012. As we approach the Oscars, it’s time to start posting the lists! To kick off the postings is a list from Phillip Mottaz.  Mottaz is a screenwriter, comedy sketch writer, and a member of my writer’s group.  He […]

The Great Movie Challenge of 2012 – Ends Today!

I’ve put up a few Facebook and Twitter updates on this, but I just wanted to post a final reminder… It’s now the last of day of January in the year 2013.  What does that mean? Besides that it’s time to make my New Year’s resolutions,* it’s the last day to submit your list to The […]

Oscar Nominated Screenplays – Free Downloads

Awards season is my favorite time of year for three reasons: 1. Most of the best movies are released – I wish they would spread the “good” films more throughout the year, but now I sure look forward to the holidays.  Ah, the holidays: eating food, seeing my family, and convincing my family to go […]

The Best (and Worst) Movies of 2011

From the start of 2011 to today, January 31, 2012, I kept a running list of all the new movies I watched, ranking them as the year progressed.  This is that list. To make it on the list, a film had to be released in the U.S. in 2011, either in theaters or on DVD.  […]