A search for ‘Amanda’

We might talk about: “Finding Amanda.” It all depends on Matthew Broderick, who stars as a TV producer and former compulsive gambler trying to win back his estranged wife by searching for her 20-year-old niece (Brittany Snow), who the family thinks is working as a prostitute in guess where? Vegas! Story’s by Peter Tolan of “Rescue Me” fame, so odds are 70-to-30 we’ll like it. (Friday)

Those in need of a chaser for the “Sex and the City” movie could talk about: “Definitely, Maybe.” It made us believe in Ryan Reynolds as a credible leading man and brought back fond memories of “About a Boy.” Reynolds plays a single dad trying to tell his 8-year-old daughter, Maya (Abigail Breslin), about his past loves while she tries to figure out which one is her mom. Rent-worthy in every way. (Tuesday)

World-music aficionados could talk about: “Big Blue Ball.” The album, grown from Peter Gabriel’s world-music imprint Real World Studios, features tracks by Sinead O’Connor, Karl Wallinger, Natacha Atlas and Papa Wemba. It’s a disc 15 years in the making and also features western, African and Asian grooves. (Tuesday)

We should all talk about: “Persepolis.” Out this week on DVD, the animated film is based on the autobiographical comic book by Marjane Satrapi and revolves around her coming of age during Iran’s Islamic revolution in the 1970s. Told in black, white and shades of gray, “Persepolis” shines a bright light on the plight of Iranians then and now. (Tuesday)

If you haven’t forgotten about them, you could talk about: Mötley Crüe. The new album “Saints of Los Angeles,” the first to feature the original lineup since 1997 “Generation Swine,” is partly based on their memoir “Dirt.” (Tuesday)

– Denise Martin