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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Interview: Brian McLean & Oliver Jones – Wildwood

For Wildwood, the Puppet Department led by Oliver Jones and Rapid Prototype Department headed by Brian McLean represent two complementary sides of LAIKA’s highly...

Interview: Beth de Araújo – Josephine

With the Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards nominations just weeks away, 2026 has already been a major breakthrough year for filmmaker Beth de Araújo....

Interview: Marion Bailey – Tender Loving Care

After one roundtable questionKate O’Flynn, journalists at the London BFI Film Festival had the chance to engage with Marion Bailey and Mike Leigh. Bailey,...

Interview: Kate O’Flynn – Tender Loving Care

Slowly making her way through Mike Leigh’s filmography with small roles in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Mr. Turner (2014) and Peterloo (2018), actress Kate O’Flynn comes...

Interview: Guy Nattiv, Carrie Coon & Lily James – The Liberation

Guy Nattiv has repeatedly explored the ways private lives become entangled with larger histories of violence, trauma and identity. The Israeli-born Academy Award winning...

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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.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...
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