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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Trailers: Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai

Merging bush with Dubbya Bush, on April 13th Palm Pictures will be presenting Mitsuru Meike’s Japanese pink (softcore) porn film to those who find politics sexy.

1/2 of Grindhouse headed to Cannes

Cannes loves Quentin Tarantino. According to Variety, word is that an elongated Death Proof will receive a splashy festival entry premiere.

Review: Hawk Is Dying, The

"difficult social interactions are made more extreme by the use of long takes - Goldberger navigates such scenes with a visual composition that is strengthened by cinematographer Bobby Bukowski’s handheld approach that gets into the physical space of the protagonist."

Review: After the Wedding

"...might veer into an unthinkable narrative terrain, but the frame is filled in with tight emotions gripping viewers for the better part of the film’s runtime."

After the Wedding | Review

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