December 26 - Pictures of Hollis Woods

Today’s movie is a drama with a scene that happens on December 26. Watch it tonight and enjoy.

PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS              

She was an abandoned baby who was named after the intersection where she was found –Hollis and Woods. Her caseworker Edna Reilly takes her to live with a new foster parent Josie Cahill, who is a sculptor. Hollis is a painter and sketch artist. Hollis thinks back to the previous summer when she went to stay with the Regan family, John, Izzy and son Steven at their summer cabin in the Adirondacks. As Hollis stays with Josie it soon becomes obvious that Josie has Alzheimer’s and cannot remember many important things. Soon Hollis is taking care of Josie instead of the other way around, but Hollis finds she has become fiercely protective of Josie. Edna finally figures this out and tells Hollis she is going to remove her from Josie’s home. Instead at Hollis’s instigation they run away together to the Regan’s summer cabin, which is closed up since it is now December. Hollis remembers how over the summer with the Regans she came to love them and feel like a part of their family. She was reduced to tears of happiness when the Regans offered to adopt her. Then tragedy struck. The son, Steven Regan liked to drive his father’s truck, even though he was under age. One day Hollis asked him to come and get her in the truck. There was an accident and Steven was seriously injured. Hollis felt responsible, so she ran away and rebuffed attempts by the Regans to still adopt her. This led to her being placed with Josie. Hollis and Josie spend Christmas and Boxing Day, December 26, 2007 [1:27:34 to 1:34:13] at the cabin. Then when he hears she is missing, Steven Regan figuring she is at the cabin goes there and persuades Hollis to call the authorities. The Regans adopt her.

A good drama. Hollis is a girl who never felt loved until she found someone to love in the Regans and Josie. A feel-good film with a happy ending.

Producer - Dan Paulson

Director - Tony Bill

Screenplay - Ann Peacock, Daniel Petrie, Jr. and Camille Thomasson

Runtime – 1 hour 37 minutes

Released – December 2, 2007

Starring –

Jodelle Ferland as Hollis Woods

Sissy Spacek as Josie Cahill

Alfre Woodard as Edna Reilly

James Tupper as John Regan

Ridge Canipe as Steven Regan

Julie Ann Emery as Izzy Regan

Judith Ivey as Beatrice Gilcrest          

Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2014.