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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Vincent Cassel Toplines Dominik Moll’s ‘The Monk’

The filmmaker behind 2005's Lemming is finally getting back into the director's chair. Dominik Moll announced his intentions midway last year, but the good news is he'll begin lensing this month in Spain up until July on The Monk or Le Moine. Judging by the cast, this should be a Franco-Spanish film with Vincent Cassel toplining alongside Déborah François, Géraldine Chaplin and Sergi López who'll be re-teaming with the director again...

Gibney and Magnolia Association Continues with ‘Freakonomics’

Something tells me today's Magnolia Pictures pick-up was already a done deal type of announcement - I say this because with the exception of his Oscar-winning doc that THINKFilm ceremoniously short-changed Alex Gibney, the distributor and the doc filmmaker have had a great working relationship.

Cannes Wish List 2010: 20 New Films to Hope For

I've decided to come up with not a "revised" list of predictions per se, but instead, an updated list of 20 films that I both expect to announced in two weeks from now and that I'm especially looking forward in covering for this site.

Orange of the Week: Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese is my choice as this week's Orange of the Week. This year, it's the much neglected films from India's cinematic golden age that will be receiving a huge helping hand from the American master's World Cinema Foundation.

Interview: Peter Bratt (La MISSION)

I pulled Hiro, our DP, aside and suggested we go into commando mode and steal everything -- shoot it without people knowing. I gave general direction to the actors, then watched as the “party scene” turned into a real party. It felt like we were making a documentary, grabbing shots as they unfolded naturally.     

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