Eric Lavallée

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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), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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Inside The American: Coffee Table Book Featuring Anton Corbijn’s Photography

Anton Corbijn's sophomore film comes out in theaters on the 1st of September, but fans of the music video helmer, artistic director, and photographer can get their fix as of today with Inside the American. Between scenes on set for The American - the Rowan Joffe-scripted adaptation of the Martin Booth novel A Very Private Gentleman, Corbijn grabbed some candid pics -- which I imagine will be in the same fabric as some of the blog entries set up with Focus Features.

American New Wave 25: Chris Trujillo

Every Production Designer has an ace or two in their deck – my feeling is that veteran Production Designer Jade Healy's trump card might be Chris Trujillo. Having worked on several low budget NYC-based, independent film productions in 2009 means that, the Art Director can file 2010 as a great breakout year.

Everything Must Go … to TIFF

I had Dan Rush's directorial debut pegged for a Sundance 2011 premiere, but the film which lensed last March, and completed filming in May, is in the can and ready for a red carpet debut at the Toronto Int. Film Festival.

Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine Topline Linklater’s ‘Bernie’

Richard Linklater is reuniting with the lead of his 2003 comedy (The School of Rock) and has tapped Shirley MacLaine to play a wealthy widow in Bernie -- a dark comedy that is currently casting stand-ins and local actors ("interesting" looking folk) for the small town setting of Huntsville, East Texas.

Ethan Hawke is the First to Sign for Zilberman’s ‘A Late Quartet’

Penned by Zilberman and Seth Grossman (The Elephant King), the screenplay has been generating enough buzz that several A-listers are currently attached to the project and Ethan Hawke is the first to join A Late Quartet.

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