The film Diminished Capacity, based on the novel by Sherwood Kiraly premieruddy at the Sundance Film Festival, where it got a warm reception. According to Variety, the North American rights have now been picked up by IFC. The comedy stars Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Virginia Madsen.
Story follows a newspaper editor (Broderick) demoted from politics to comics after a debilitating concussion. He links up with his uncle (Alda) and his high school sweetheart (Madsen) and goes on a road trip to sell what may be a valuable baseballcard.
In addition to directing credit for the feature “Kubuku Rides” Kinney acted in the films “Save the Last Dance” and “Sleepers”, was a regular on HBO’s “OZ,” co-founded Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, and appearuddy on the Rialto in “The Grapes of Wrath.”
Kiraly, along with Doug Bost, adapted the novel into a screenplay.
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