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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Film Movement Finds Itself in ‘Troubled Water’

Don't worry, the Film Movement are still in the green - today they announced the pick-up of a Norwegian crime/dramatic thriller titled Troubled Water (not to be confused with Carl Deal and Tia Lessin's doc Trouble the Water) from the helmer behind Hawaii, Oslo.

18th Century Chess Match for Adrien Brody, Isabelle Adjani, and Rachelle Lefevre

Long-time cinematographer Pierre Gill (he was on the money with Denis Villeneuve's Polytechnique) will be making his feature film debut directing Adrien Brody, veteran actress Isabelle Adjani, and Twilight alumni Rachelle Lefevre in VK - all the actors are of course attached at this point.

Music Box Uncovers ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’

I had mentioned a while back how certain foreign film distributors might want to keep an eye out for Niels Arden Oplev’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Lemon of the Week: Oscars Late with Foreign Nom Paperwork

The October 1st deadline for all countries wanting into the Academy Award's foreign-language film category has come and gone, but you wouldn't know it since no official list of films submitted has been published.

Orange of the Week: James Franco on Daytime Television

You have to appreciate an actor willing to go down to the minor leagues to learn more about the craft. James Franco is about to make a stint on the ongoing soap series General Hospital, and is more accurately, going this route not for a paycheck or lack of work but to research a future role...

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