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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Review: Un Poison violent (Love Like Poison)

Love Like Poison is about what you let in, what you give up and what you take ownership of at a tender age of fourteen – delicately asserted by a solid debut performance from a first time actress who looks the part.

Un Poison violent (Love Like Poison) | Review

When in Doubt: Quillevere Grasps those Butterflies in the Stomach.

Oscar Bets are On: Weinsteins Grab Rights to Julian Schnabel’s Miral

The Weinsteins have grabbed the North American rights to what will be a hotly pursued title on the Fall festival circuit. While Julian Schnabel declined an unpopular out of comp showing at Cannes, he'll have curators from Telluride, TIFF, NYFF and Venice all trying to grab what I deem will be an awards race frontrunner. The next question is: what kind of release is the company plotting for Miral and where will it fit alongside titles such as The Company Men, Nowhere Boy on the 8th of October, 26th of November they'll be launching The King's Speech and 31st is reserved for Blue Valentine.

Freestyle ‘Target’ October Date for Brit Comedy Starring Nighy, Blunt and Grint

Though they'll have gone a long stretch without a theatrical release, L.A based Freestyle Releasing are still kicking. Today comes the announcement that they've grabbed the rights to Brit comedy thriller Wild Target and are setting it up for an October release. Despite a big name cast, can't say the film by helmer Jonathan Lynn was on my radar.

Monterey Media Thinks that Nik Fackler’s Debut is ‘Lovely, Still’

THR have announced what appears to be an already done deal, Nik Fackler's Lovely, Still has been picked up and will receive a theatrical release in the crazy, high traffic month for indie titles of September.

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