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Creative Screenwriting spoke with Strouse about character-driven movies, basing a script on real-life events, and what makes a good story. Note that this article contains spoilers . Richard Jenkins as Don Hollar, Sharlto Copley as Ron Hollar and John Krasinski as John Hollar in The Hollars .
Aug 26, 2016 · “The Hollars” is just good enough to make you wish that it were better. John Krasinski , longtime costar of “The Office,” directed this modestly budgeted family drama; the writer is James C. Strouse (“ Lonesome Jim ,” “The Winning Season”), who specializes in small-scaled, domestically focused stories of a sort that exhibitors ...
The Hollars is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by John Krasinski and written by James C. Strouse. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Krasinski, starring Anna Kendrick , Sharlto Copley , Charlie Day , Richard Jenkins , and Margo Martindale .
Aug 26, 2016 · Absolutely. Yeah, I’d be ready to direct a bigger movie now. I think the truth is those bigger movies; you still have to find a good script that’s worth it.
Your dad called me, and, um, he wanted me to tell you... JOHN: My dad called you? Your mom had a seizure this morning, and they think that it might be a brain tumor. What? So, um, I booked you a flight that's going to get you in around, uh, 3:30. I know this is a lot. But your mother's in the hospital, so, um... You do need to go now. Yeah. I'm ...
First and foremost, The Hollars is incredibly well cast. Krasinski and Kendrick make for a believable coupling, partly because they both so completely relax into their characters and partly because both actors vacillate comfortably between wry humor and utter sincerity.
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From a script by Jim Strouse that is at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, John Krasiniski’s second feature is a poignant look at the bonds of family and friendship. DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT THE HOLLARS is a film that has long been a part of my life, and as my role in making it evolved from actor to director, so too did my connection to this story.
