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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Saint John of Las Vegas Heading for a Fall Release

Saint John of Las Vegas received its festival debut in...you guessed it. I'm not sure how it faired as the opening film for CineVegas, but I'm a fan of the casting line-up (Steve Buscemi, Sarah Silverman and Peter Dinklage which trickles down to a wheelchair-bound stripper (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a nude militant (Tim Blake Nelson), a park Ranger (Jesse Garcia), and a carnival human torch (John Cho). The film is pegged to receive a Fall release, several months after we forget about The Hangover.

9 Pros About Having a 10 Best Picture Oscar Nom System

The Best Picture section just got bumped up from 5 to 10 and will be implemented for the 82nd edition of the Academy Awards making Oscar night look something more like the Kentucky Derby.

Foursome will profit from ‘Invention’

With Shrink getting out of the theatrical gates later next month [Roadside Attractions - July 24th] its time for Trigger Street and Kevin Spacey to move into their next 'invention'. A peculiar foursome of players in Craig Robinson, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville and Camilla Belle have joined Father of Invention which according to THR begins lensing next week in New Orleans with Trent Cooper helming.

Daniel Craig moves into Sheridan’s ‘Dream House’

Now that Craig has paid off the multiple mortgages, he might be climbing aboard Dream House – a project that is both commercially interesting and is being helmed by Jim Sheridan.

From Zodiac to Zuckerberg: Fincher does Facebook?

I'm not sure what is cooler. Being able to say you built a billion dollar company from your bedroom or being able to say that David Fincher directed a biopic on your life. Mark Zuckerberg might one day be able to say just that after The Hollywood Reporter reports on some wacky news that Fincher is in early talks to direct the infamous Facebook biopic for Columbia Pictures?

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