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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With Cure and Circle in Limbo, Cronenberg Moves to the Cosmopolis

With The Talking Cure and The Matarese Circle (among a half-dozen projects Tom Cruise is considering) in limbo, David Cronenberg and his Toronto Antenna Ltd. and his Paulo Branco's Paris-based production house Alfama Films will co-produce Cosmopolis for a shoot next year in cosmopolitan cities of New York and Toronto.

Under Selling Sexy: ‘Spread’ Trailer Aims Please the Masses

I consider myself enough of a fan of helmer David Mackenzie to put Spread at the top tier of films I wanted to cover at Sundance back in January.

The 2007 Blacklist Update: Where are they Now?

The Blacklist (a list of favorite unproduced screenplays making the rounds in Hollywood created by Franklin Leonard) acts as a good indicator of the best original ideas to come out of agents/rep offices and to come out of an industry which is too dependent on sequels, prequels and remakes. So far, we are past the midway point of 2009 and I was curious to update the 2007 list and see, mostly what went into production and which of the top tier scripts were greenlite.

Hanif Kureishi Has ‘Tiger’ Eyes for Prize-winning Novel

With the world embracing Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, it's perhaps become "safe" to embrace future narratives that display a side of India without the feel good dance number finale.

Bunny and the Bull, Enter the Void and The Dirty Saints added to TIFF’s Vanguard

Four world premieres, including Paul King's highly anticipated debut film Bunny and the Bull (see pic) are among the batch of nine titles added to TIFF's Vanguard section.

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The Pragmatic Mother: Carey Mulligan Cast in Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar’

Currently in production in Toronto, we now know the...

2026 World Cinema Fund: Ana Cristina Barragán, Amanda Nell Eu & Lara Zeidan Receive Coin

Projects from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ecuador, Lebanon, Malaysia,...
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