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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De Niro Sees Clearly in ‘The Dark Fields’

After heading towards the exit door from police thriller Son of No One, Robert De Niro is joining yet another thriller, this time opposite Bradley Cooper in the book to film adaptation of The Dark Fields.

Sony Pictures Classics No ‘Stranger’ to Woody Allen

You can be sure that the Sony Pictures Classics folks aren't looking at receipts for Woody Allen's last film, Whatever Works to gauge the potential return for his next picture. With romantic entanglements between Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Freida Pinto and Naomi Watts...

After Grabbing France’s First Lady, Woody Allen Finds his Leading Lady in Cotillard

The phasing out of "Scarlett Johansson period" is now complete, as Woody Allen seems logically more into leading ladies whose first language is French. Slowing finding the set pieces for his Paris-based project, Carla Bruni and Owen Wilson were recently announced/attached, and now Allen claimed Oscar winning actress in Marion Cotillard off waivers.

First Run Falls Ill to ‘Altiplano’

Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth's sumptuous looking Altiplano has been picked up by the First Run folks. Since it preemed in the Critic's Week section, the film has followed in the same path as their debut film Khadak - heavy festival play and multi-territory sales.

Rourke to Flex More than His Acting Muscles in ‘War of the Gods’

I'm not sure if it was this Iron Man 2 still that reminded casting directors that Mickey Rourke is still hitting the gym, but I'm fully expecting for the actor to flex more than his acting muscles as the villain of choice in Tarsem's War of the Gods. With his inflamed trapezius muscles, Variety reports that he'll be joining the already set Henry Cavill and Freida Pinto, in the role of King Hyperion.

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