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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2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4 – Catherine Corsini’s La Fracture

Her second entry into the comp section (exactly two decades ago with La Repetition) and three film in all with Three Worlds having premiered...

2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 4 – Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta

Paul Verhoeven's third entry into the comp after 1992’s Basic Instinct and 2016's Elle was the long awaited Benedetta (hip surgery followed by the...

2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person In The World

His second film in the Palme d'Or comp, Joachim Trier's The Worst Person In The World (aka Verdens verste menneske or in French as...

2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Lingui

If he doesn't go to Venice (he preemed Bye-bye Africa and Daratt, Dry Season there), he'd certainly be headed to the Croisette with this...

2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 2 – François Ozon’s Everything Went Fine

The only filmmaker to claim that he was at a covid edition (last year's Summer of '85) followed a post-pandemic edition Tout S’est Bien...

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Paper Tiger | Review

In the Forests of the Night: Gray Frames Fearful...

TheyDream | Review

Frames That Mend: Caballero Unevenly Probes Puerto Rican Family...

The Devils (1971) | Review

Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.
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