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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Tracking Shot April 2010: Butter, Oranges, Help Me Spread Goodness, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Fans of the annual Blacklist will notice top tier items from 2008 in Oranges (#2) and Butter (#3) are going into production. Butter still has some casting work before setting up shop in Louisana. The state will also be the host to the next Duplass comedy entitled, Jeff Who Lives at Home.

We Need To Talk About Ezra Miller: Lynne Ramsay has Found Her Kevin

Could this be the face of a monster? If producers happen to have come across his emotionally-detached character in Antonio Campos' gem of a film Afterschool, then I think we might have found our Kevin in Lynne Ramsay's long waited film which begins lensing this month.

Interview with 80’s O-Pee-Chee Artist Who Works in Sony Pictures Classics Artwork Department

What does a sports trading card company and an almost two decade old institution in indie and foreign film distribution have in common? You might not know him by name, but you might recognize some of his artwork.

Cannes Surprise!

For the month of April and May our IONCINEPHILE spotlight will be featuring filmmakers headed to Cannes. The nature of the official announcement means you'll have to wait until we publish this month's featured filmmaker.

Paddy Considine Expands Dog Altogether into Feature called ‘Tyrannosaur’

I'm putting Paddy Considine's feature film debut at the top of next year's list of film's from actor-turned-directors. Tyrannosaur, which I imagine will begin lensing sometime this year, is a continuation and expansion of the characters found in his 2008 BAFTA-winning short Dog Altogether. The short film told the story of Joseph (Peter Mullan), a man who is plagued by a violence and rage that is driving him to self destruction.

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