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: Neil Marshall’s Centurion

A specialist in the genre fare, we can expect Marshall to once again deliver on the action front - plus this has Fassbender, an actor worth keeping close tabs on.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: David Michod’s Animal Kingdom

I'd strongly suggest for cinephiles to check out David Michôd's previous short film work, you'll get a sense of where Australian cinema is headed. The skilled helmer knows how to use his tool belt, and watching the trailer for Animal Kingdom is like melting chocolate for a fondue - you gain calories just from the visuals.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Joann Sfar’s Serge Gainsbourg, vie heroique

I'd be weary of such a nostalgic trip that covers mostly headline items of an artist's life, but graphic novelist Joann Sfar might bring a different sensibility and hopefully attempt to match the originality of the artist. The interesting cast begins with Eric Elmosnino - the spitting image of Gainsbourg and sadly, a posthumous perf from Lucy Gordon.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Victoria Mahoney’s Yelling to the Sky

Workshopped at the Sundance labs, Mahoney's intimate portrait appears to belong to the Raising Victor Vargas or Half Nelson type. Count me for this indie debut.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Alex Gibney’s Casino Jack & The United States of Money

Along with Morris, Burns and Pennebaker, Gibney is easily one of the best working documentarians around and when he takes on headline items such as torture practices and an engaging dissection of what the boys at Enron were up to.

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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

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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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