Ira & Abby Out with Magnolia

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The deals still fly at Cannes as 2929 Entertainment's sub Magnolia Pictures snatches US distribution rights for the latest Jennifer Westfeldt project Ira and Abby. Westfeldt made a name for herself with her 2001 work Kissing Jessica Stein, which she penned and headlined.

The actress/writer is best known for her television appearances, enlists the talent of many of her TV cohorts to co-star in her latest work. Ira and Abby is another nearly sole Westfeldt jaunt as she again handles scribe and actor duties, and picks up exec producer for good measure. The pic, helmed by Robert Cary (Save Me), focuses on a neurotic New Yorker (tv vet Chris Messina) who falls in love with free spirit Abby (Westfeldt). The rest of the cast reads like an issue of TV Guide, with Frances Conroy, Judith Light, Robert Klein, Jason Alexander, Fred Willard, Chris Parnell and Darrell Hammond rounding out the ensemble group.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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