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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 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.
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 22, 2016 · 12 min read. John Krasinski calls getting the role of Jim Halpert on “The Office” a “lottery ticket.” Even after shooting the pilot, he was still working as a waiter. Since the show premiered, he hasn’t turned back, still cashing in on that ticket with his second effort as a director, “ The Hollars,” opening this week.
TV. Article. 'The Hollars': EW review. By. Devan Coggan. Published on August 26, 2016 03:49PM EDT. In many ways, John Krasinski’s second directorial effort is your standard Sundance fare. There’s...
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 ...
While Strouse's script is riddled with worn out plot threads and paint-by-numbers familiarity, there's something to be said for his ability to infuse the story and its characters with richness and humanity in the midst of it all.
