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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Allison Anders Making Comeback with ‘6 Foot Rule’?

With the exception of the very personal Things Behind the Sun in 2001, Allison Anders hasn't touched feature film and going back to the blurb, DeFina Film Productions has teamed with Lisa Saltzman on 6 Foot Rule which has Anders is in talks to direct. Could this be the director's first film in almost a decade?

Ondrej Trojan Receives His ‘Citizenship Card’

Scripted by Petr Jarchovský, Trojan's Citizenship Card is described as a coming-of-age tragicomedy about four students as they receive their first ID cards.

Daily Rec: Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s Home

While nothing beats the big screen, you have to admire a documentary film that respected its own carbon footprint and isn't profit-driven, as is the case when the Yann Arthus-Bertrand directed Home – the first simultaneous online and offline film debut that pulled in some impressive numbers via its YouTube channel.

Weekend Rental: Martin Scorsese’s Boxcar Bertha

David Carradine's accidental death reminded us that his career wasn't solely "Kung Fu" related. 1972's Boxcar Bertha featured the actor in a rare Scorsese film that I've yet to see, and in a role that has often been compared to that of the gun-tooting bank robber from Arthur Penn's 1976 Bonnie & Clyde.

Zwick Set For Different Prescription with ‘Love & Other Drugs’

Is Edward Zwick going the Jason Reitman route? Perhaps for his latest project he is. After a trio of costly studio projects in The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond and Defiance, Zwick seems poised to take on the pharma industry with a possible side-dish of romance (something we might not have seen from him since After Last Night...

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Eyes on the Podium: Mary Bronstein Has Jenna Ortega & Rose Byrne as Rivals in ‘Nasty’

Warner Bros.’ indie label Clockwork lassoed the future cinema...

2026 TIFF: Naishtat, Rachel Morrison & Bassam Tariq World Premieres Added; Zellners Heading to Venice

Five Special Presentations programme titles have been added to...

2026 NYFF: James Gray’s Nightmarish American Dream ‘Paper Tiger’ to Open 64th Edition

James Gray’s Paper Tiger has been selected by the...

2026 Venice: Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ is the Opener for Golden Lion Competition

Danny Boyle's INK will indeed competition for the Golden...
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