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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Down the Hatchet: Strand Take Advice from Pat Mills’ “Guidance”

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - February 26, 2015

We can coin this as a double Toronto Int. Film Festival acquisitions kind of day for the Strand Releasing folks --- according to Variety, they've...

They’ve Gotta Have It: Strand Releasing Add May Allah Bless France! to Future Bling

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - February 26, 2015

Strand Releasing's healthy appetite for French cinema is made once again apparent with the pick-up of Abd Al Malik's TIFF-preemed, double nominated (Best First...

Kino Lorber Get Behind the Wheel of Panahi’s Taxi

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - February 25, 2015

IndieWIRE reports that Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Jafar Panahi's latest film, the third film (2011's This Is Not a Film...

Love Thy Neighbor: The Orchard to Support “Nasty Baby” During Postpartum Phase

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - February 24, 2015

Deemed "unfit" for TIFF, Sebastian Silva’s Nasty Baby is the latest addition to The Orchard's ever expanding Sundance family grove. IndieWIRE reports that The...

Too Graphic: Film Arcade Pencils in “People, Places, Things”

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - February 24, 2015

Making their second Sundance acquisition after picking up Kris Swanberg's Unexpected, Deadline reports that The Film Arcade has acquired U.S. rights to People, Places,...

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

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

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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.