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 Review: Nothing Personal (Rien De Personnel)

Much like Altman's Gosford Park, the interesting component of this exercise is to witness firsthand how gossip spreads like wildfire, once it is out of control the foreground is filled with victims. Unfortunately, Gokalp is working with a well-mannered chaos here and the characters aren't unhinged or strung out enough to make each repeated viewing all the more alluring. Thankfully, Nothing Personal contains a guessing game of sorts – figuring out the true puppet-master of the evening ends up being the only fun. It's a moderately amusing film for adult audiences but not incendiary enough about the company downsizing theme it entertains.

Moore sees ‘A Love Story’ in Taxpayers Debt Doc

Michael Moore has settled on Capitalism: A Love Story as the title for his bailout documentary. To be released on the 2nd of October, and what should be a premiere gala screening at the Toronto Film Festival a couple of weeks beforehand, Moore explains the odd choice for a film title as "the perfect date movie....it's got it all -- lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day. It's a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name. Heck, let's just say it: It's capitalism."

Nothing Personal (Rien De Personnel) | Review

Look at All These Rumors: Gokalp Works the Room with Repetition

Tobey Maguire adds Further ‘Details’ to Delayed Estes’ Indie Pic

It appears that Jacob Estes' production woes for his latest film The Details were of the momentary glitch kind. The production according to Variety has been salvaged and will be set for a re-start next month as they have found a last minute replacement for James McAvoy in Tobey Maguire.

Trailer: Larrieu Bros.’ This is the End

Starring Amalric, Sergi López, Catherine Frot, Karin Viard, Clotilde Hesme and Sabine Azema, this tells the story of Robinson, who is unable to forget the beautiful and cruel Laetitia, his only great love. The day before the destruction of the planet, Robinson leaves his bunker to be reunited with Laetitia in the most dangerous place on Earth: Paris.

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