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: Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg

I have this sense of euphoria every time Baumbach presents us a a whole new batch of idiosyncratic characters and from the looks of the trailer, it'll be interesting to see Reality Bites star and filmmaker Ben Stiller continues holding the torch for all Generation X'ers.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Amat Escalante’s Heli

Like his mentor Reygadas, Escalante favors a brute force aesthetic realism that goes a long way in describing the realities of modern day Mexico.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Jodie Foster’s The Beaver

My enthusiasm is pretty much based on the material - Kyle Killen's screenplay was the top vote-getter in 2008's Black List of unproduced screenplays.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Andrew Jarecki’s All Good Things

Jarecki made one of the best doc films of the past decade, looking forward to this debut which eerily feels close to the disintegration found in his brilliant doc film.

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.

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Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...
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