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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Cannes 06: Massive Preview

Following up on a Screen Daily piece written moments after the Berlin film festival, we’ve decided to go with that list and make a...

Review: Awesome: I Fuckin’ Shot That

"we have on paper what sounds like the most genial experiment in concert-to-film documentation in history"

Awesome: I Fuckin’ Shot That | Review

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Review: Thank You for Smoking

"While smoking is bad for you, this is a comedy that tastes great at first, questionable during the middle portion but the usual last unattractive puff is not that off-putting."

Thank You for Smoking | Review

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