Film Festivals

Video: Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game – 2017 TIFF Presentation

Published on October 10, 2017

After Social Network, Moneyball, and Steve Jobs in the tens, Aaron Sorkin finally moves to the front of the camera with his directorial debut which was naturally afforded some name cast and therefore landing a red carpet splashed, showcase friendly world premiere at TIFF. Starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba, Molly’s Game presents the notion of high stakes and applies it to more than just the world of gambling with what we could call assertive entrepreneurialism. Film industry wise, this becomes a legit sound box office and awards season bet for the STX Entertainment folks. This will be released on November 22nd. Here is the intro to the premiere.

Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).