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 March 2010: 127 Hours, Dirty Girl, Le Havre, Source Code

On the world cinema front, we have a new film from Aki Kaurismäki (filming in the North of France), we have Lou Ye joining forces with Tahar Rahim, and another auteur in Phillippe Garrel who will be directing Monica Bellucci.

35th Cesars: A Prophet Sweeps the Cesars with Nine Wins

No surprises at the 35th Cesars, as A Prophet cleaned up in all major categories it was nominated in: Best Film, Best Director (Audiard), Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Stephane Fontaine), Best Editing (Juliette Welfling), Best Art Direction (Michel Barthelemy) and last but not least, one of my top 5 performance of the year, Niels Arestrup won for Best Supporting...

Music Box Films Captures Fugitive Pair of Films: Mesrine Saga Put to Rest

We'll be seeing Mesrine: Killer Instinct (the word "death" replaced by "killer") and Mesrine: Public Enemy No.1 released this summer, I just hope that this receives a better fate than Soderbergh's Che films did. I'd hardly call Music Box French film specialists, but two summers back they did an impressive run with Tell No One.

Guy Pearce and Evan Rachel Wood Confirmed for Haynes’ ‘Mildred Pierce’

It's official folks, Evan Rachel Wood and Guy Pearce are boarding Todd Haynes' Mildred Pierce miniseries, Production Weekly reports that they'll be filming for a seven-eight week shoot out of Killer Films' backyard of New York, between April 12th to June 1st.

Promo Poster for Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin

If you notice, the promo poster clearly indicates that there is still some casting work to do on Lynne Ramsey's We Need To Talk About Kevin. Clearly this is a showcase for Tilda, but before it starts lensing in Connecticut next April, there are a pair of "Kevins" to be cast, and the Culkin brothers are all grown up. There is the young boy version - a mean-spirited looking child to cast, a younger sister and finally the adolescent Kevin.

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A Bit of Light | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Under the Cherry Moon: Asgari Lets the Sun Shine...
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