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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Helter Skelter: Netflix Show Brotherly Love Towards “Manson Family Vacation”

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - March 19, 2015

They first made a huge splash with the 12 million dollar deal, and with their four-film pact with the Duplass Bros., they're essentially dipping...

Last Exit to Brooklyn: Fort Tilden Hitches a Ride with Orion Releasing

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - March 19, 2015

Emblematic of the protracted journey that its clueless protagonists embark on, almost 365 days since it premiered, Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers' SXSW Grand...

Greed is Good: Broad Street Pictures Makes “Equity” Stake in Meera Menon

Indie Film News

Eric Lavallée - March 19, 2015

Under their newly minted Broad Street Pictures label, Sarah Megan Thomas and Alysia Reiner will both star in and produce Equity, the sophomore feature from up-and-comer...

Video Interview: David Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter)

Interviews

Eric Lavallée - March 18, 2015

Decidedly the psychological state of the protagonist (Rinko Kikuchi) in the David and Nathan Zellner's Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is slightly off its axis, yet she...

2015 Cannes Film Fest: Jia Zhangke Presented with this Year’s Carrosse d’Or

Film Award & Prize News

Eric Lavallée - March 16, 2015

He might equally feel at home on the Lido, but it is on the Croisette where the Sixth Generation Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will...

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The Devils (1971) | Review

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

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

Film Festivals November 8, 2026 0

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.