Manny The Movie Guy /

I love Amy Ryan! I still can’t forget her beautiful performance in "Gone Baby Gone." In the new excellent dramedy "Win Win," she plays Jackie Flaherty, the wife of Paul Giamatti’s Mike. I’m strongly supporting this great Thomas McCarthy ("The Station Agent," "The Visitor" movie!

In this interview, we talked about:

• What attracted her to making the film?
• Her complex mother figure character
• Working with Thomas McCarthy
• Finding the right rhythm with Giamatti
• How did she pick her roles?
• And finally, "The Office!" Her character, Holly Flax, may be the reason why Steve Carrell’s Michael Scott is leaving "The Office!"

Here’s more info on "Win Win" from Yahoo:

Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.

• Genres: Drama and Sports
• Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.
• Release Date: March 18th, 2011 (limited)
• MPAA Rating: R for language.
• Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures
• U.S. Box Office: $1,947,944
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• Cast and Credits
• Starring: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale,Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young
• Directed by: Tom McCarthy
• Produced by: Tom Heller, Lori Keith Douglas, Mary Jane Skalski