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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Tribeca | Magnolia finds "Amanda"


Magnolia has grabbed North American rights to Peter Tolan's black comedy "Finding Amanda," starring Matthew Broderick.  The film preems at Tribeca tonight.

Broderick plays an unsatisfied sitcom writer who tries to bring his niece from Vegas to re-hab.

Tolan wrote for "Murphy Brown" and "The Larry Sanders Show" before writing "Analyze This."  He also exec produces "Rescue Me."

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