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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Yolande Moreau ‘Goes’ where Martin Provost is Headed

I somehow missed the first mention of helmer Martin Provost and award-winning actress Yolande Moreau looking to quickly reunite after the triumphant turn in the Cesar-winning 2008 film, Séraphine. The twosome will now re-team on Où Va la Nuit (Where the Night Goes) with production set to take place after Easter in various locations, including Brussels.

Critic’s Picks In Theaters this April: Maren Ade, Banksy and Jacques Perrin

I'm going to stick to a three count, which is ample enough suggestions when you consider that your average moviegoer hits theaters than a dozen times per year. Here is the most updated U.S theatrical releases for the month of April and here are my "critic's picks" in order of release date.

Arthouse Films Don’t Let Lucy Walker’s Audience Award Winner go to ‘Waste’

Arthouse Films, the documentary film specialist have picked up an award-winning documentary film from both the Sundance & Berlin Film Festivals in Lucy Walker’s Waste Land. Along with Michael Winterbottom, she was one of the rare filmmakers to present not one, but a pair of films in Park City this year. Walker went from landfills to the end of the world question with Countdown to Zero.

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.

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