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).

Stories By Eric Lavallée

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Weinstein’s keep Bustillo and Maury on board Another Horror Franchise

By Eric LavalléeJune 2, 2008

After being dropped from the possible re-start of the Hellraiser franchise with Clive Barker Presents: Hellraiser,...
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From Eyes Wide Shut to Two Lovers: A Long Time Coming for Vinessa Shaw

By Eric LavalléeMay 30, 2008

I'll admit to having only recently taken notice after seeing her in James Gray's menage a...
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From Getting Stoned to Getting ‘Highness’: Universal taps David Gordon Green for Comedy

By Eric LavalléeMay 30, 2008

Going from getting high in The Pineapple Express to now venturing into dragons and swords times...
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When in ‘Vicky Cristina’ Barcelona: Visit Taller De Tapas

By Eric LavalléeMay 30, 2008

When in Barcelona visit Taller De Tapas. Woody & Scarlett did.
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Exclusive: 3 Q&A Clips for Savage Grace @ Cannes 2007

By Eric LavalléeMay 30, 2008

Opening today at the IFC Center is Tom Kalin's long awaited second feature film after Swoon....
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Magnolia shells Out a ‘Buck’ or Two for Sundance pic

By Eric LavalléeMay 29, 2008

The last edition of Sundance saw wallets not being opened and checkbooks go ink free. Indeed...
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The Rise and Fall (and continual Fall) of Wim Wenders

By Eric LavalléeMay 29, 2008

When do the organizers of the Cannes film festival revoke the VIP card? When does the...
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Right place at the Right Time for Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand

By Eric LavalléeMay 29, 2008

In today's Variety we get some interesting piece of casting news for two Coens bros. pictures:...
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Exclusive: Poster for Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York

By Eric LavalléeMay 29, 2008

My first thought was: this will be more rewarding on the 2nd viewing than the first....
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IFC picks up Cannes’ Grand Jury Prize winner ‘Gomorrah’

By Eric LavalléeMay 27, 2008

For the most part, domestic rights on many of Cannes' film titles have been split among...