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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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Anton Corbijn’s The American

Corbijn's Control was a passion project - and everything about it was tailor-fitted, so it'll be interesting to see how the filmmaker evolves into a full-time filmmaker bringing his distinct style and sensibility to all sorts of material, including angry hitman.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine

A project that has been gestating for a while, this commercials (and short film Brother Tied) director has an urban, fly-on-the wall, intimate approach which should work wonders as Half Nelson's cinematographer Andrij Parekh and actor Ryan Gosling re-team.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein’s Howl

After three decades worth of documentaries film, I'm really curious as to how the Friedman and Epstein plan to document the beatnik generation's rich real life characters and how Franco will do Ginsberg. Expect some vivid period pic photography from Ed Lachman.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story

It'll be interesting to see how indie pairing Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden adapt someone else's material, as Half Nelson and Sugar demonstrated a style that seems so organic, ad lib and script-less. Fleck and Boden will ensure quality control with Dp Andrij Parekh.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Julie Taymor’s The Tempest

Titus...I never saw it but I'm sure we'll have something that just as ambitiously vibrant and visually lush -- it's been pushed back due to extra special effects coating, I like this might be 2010's dark horse pic of the year.

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