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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Eye Candy: Craig Gillespie

Craig Gillespie's Lars and the Real Girl (a superb film I caught in Toronto last month) gets released in theaters today. But who is this new director? Some of you might know him as the director of last month's Mr. Woodcock a comedy that he has probably disowned. But many of you out there are already familiar with his work.

Rules are made to be broken? ‘Band’s Visit’ contains too much English

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - and though the section is very flexible with the rules making exceptions for tons of cases over the years you can bet those involved (including

Exclusive Clip: Terror’s Advocate

You'll never hear a first-grader claim he/she wants to be a lawyer when they grow up - but there are some determining factors in a youngsters' life that may push him towards the trade. In this case, a young Jacques Vergès involuntarily found his reason for being very early on in life.

WIP teams with Wells for ‘Arsonist’s Guide’

Warner Independent and John Wells Prods. are once again tapping into developing screen material from the literary genre. Variety announces that Warner Independent ...

City Lights finds ‘Everything’s Cool’

Variety had a little blurb at the beginning of the week - City Lights Pictures Releasing have gone the WIP and Paramount Vantage route...

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2026 TIFF: Anna Foglietta, Alexandra Pechman & Ione Hernández in the Discovery Section

From yesterday's TIFF Platform section we now move to...

2026 Venice Film Festival: Lili Horvát, Nathalia Acevedo & Robert Guédiguian in Giornate Degli Autori

Hungarian filmmaker Lili Horvát, actress-turned filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo and...

2026 TIFF: Amanda Kernell, Irene Dionisio & John Trengove Films Among Dozen Platform Comp Selections

Earlier this year, the Academy Awards announced that the...
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