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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 .
How did you even get in here? - I thought you needed a card to... - John, listen. Um... 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 ...
Aspiring New York City artist, John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.
Aug 14, 2023 · by Frank CalvilloIn terms of movie sub-genres, hybrid films are the trickiest to pull down. Blending tones and genres to form a cohesive whole is such a difficult balancing act to master since as a filmmaker, you are essentially asking people to continuously switch between emotions.
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 ...
Aug 26, 2016 · There isn’t anything particular innovative about Jim Strouse’s script, which follows John Hollar (Krasinski, pulling double duty) as he flounders in both his personal and professional life. His...
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.
