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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Exclusive Clip: Gigantic

Like it or not, we unfortunately don't get to choose our parents. The definition of family in Matt Aselton's Gigantic is described as a parent-adult child relationship that is beneficial, but not essential for "survival".

John Cameron Mitchell takes on Fox Searchlight’s Rabbit Hole

Nicole Kidman was already signed onto Rabbit Hole, meaning that Mitchell is embarking on a project that might already have a script in place. Production Weekly reports that to Aaron Eckhart has also joined the pic based on David Lindsay-Abaire's Broadway play.

Justin Ambrosino’s The 8th Samurai

Justin Ambrosino's The 8th Samurai will be shown at several film festivals across the U.S. and more get added to the list (visit www.the8thsamuraimovie.com for updates). So far, the 28 minute short has been featured in two festivals and has picked up awards at both, and more good news keeps on coming in: Justin is now in the process of making his first feature film next year which Korean director Yong-Ki Jeong is producing.

Nolan Grabs World Talent in Murphy, Page and Cotillard for ‘Inception’

Variety reports that Christopher Nolan can pretty much draw up a list of actors he wants to work with and the powers of the a major studio can magically make that occur. They swooped up a pair of the most in demand actresses around in the signing of Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard, with WB also hiring Cillian Murphy - the actor worked with Nolan in his pair of Batman films (Scarecrow) character.

Poster 1st Look: Erick Zonca’s Julia

We've been waiting for this one for a while now, especially when you consider that Erick Zonca's last film was 1999's Le Petit Voleur. Inspired by John Cassavetes' 1980 film, Gloria - Julia, featuring one of the best thesps in the biz in Tilda Swinton

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