WriteMovies 2022 Writing Contest now open!
Today, we’re launching not one but two contests: the WriteMovies 2022 Writing Contest and the WriteMovies Romance and Comedy Award 2022!
Today, we’re launching not one but two contests: the WriteMovies 2022 Writing Contest and the WriteMovies Romance and Comedy Award 2022!
Missed the deadline for our Horror Award 2022? Don’t worry, you’re getting a reprieve – we’re extending the contest for another week! So if you still need to finish up those last few pages, you now have until January 16th to get your script submitted!
The late deadline for the WriteMovies Horror Award is January 9th. That means you’ve only got ONE WEEK to submit your script and give yourself the chance of winning some top prizes, plus free submission to our 2022 Screenwriting Contest!
The deadline for our Horror Award is on Sunday! We’re celebrating the contest with articles about our favorite films and TV shows in the genre. Find out what scares us the most… and what we’re looking for from a horror script! Next up: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS… (more…)
It’s the biggest unanswered question in film. Every year, without fail, it comes up again; battle lines are drawn, families are divided, and the debate rages on. And the question, of course, is…
Is DIE HARD a Christmas movie?
On the one hand, a film about terrorists taking over a building is hardly a happy tale for the holidays. On the other… Well, it’s set at Christmas, and sees our hero trying to reunite with his family for some festive fun. That’s enough, isn’t it? Even if the festive fun is interrupted by bombs, bullets, and bad German accents?
Of course, by that logic, LIFE OF BRIAN is also a Christmas movie. After all, it too is set at Christmas – it opens in Bethlehem on the night that Jesus was born! The fact that it focuses on the stable next door where the hapless Brian is being born, and that the wise men visit him by accident, and in fact otherwise has nothing to do with Christmas…
Okay, let’s face it: there are some films that fall into a grey area. LIFE OF BRIAN probably isn’t a Christmas movie (although I’m sure someone’s bound to disagree!) but at the very least a lot of people have a heartfelt love for DIE HARD around this time of year, and that counts for something.
So, in celebration of this fact, here’s are some of our favorite films that exist in this grey area. Christmas movie or not Christmas movie? Let us know your thoughts!
Whatever you choose to watch this week – whether it’s a movie about Santa Claus being kidnapped, evil creatures running rampant, or a skyscraper being taken over by terrorists – we hope you enjoy it. From all the team at WriteMovies, we’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas!
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