Magnolia bulks up slate with ‘Bigger, Faster, Stronger’

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With three post-Sundance buy announcements within a space of 24 hours (and there are many more to come), it’s evident that it is the buyers who seem to have the edge this year. There are more film distribution players now and it seems that every friday (release day) we find a trafficked filled jam of film offerings. It’s simple: indie distributors are becoming a whole lot more methodicial with their buys: factoring in the P&A commitment and then weathering the storm of competitition. Today Magnolia Pictures have added a docu film that gels well with the company’s usual docu fair.

Written by Bell, Alexander Buono and Tamsin Rawady, Bigger, Faster, Stronger is about
three brothers, one of whom is the filmmaker, who use steroids. The docu asks
viewers to look within when considering the rampant steroid scandals that have
been dominating the headlines. Is it any wonder that so many of our sports
heroes are on performance-enhancing drugs in America’s win-at-all-costs culture?

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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