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) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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Kino Sing the Gospel; Tim Sutton’s “Memphis” to Receive Summer Release

Deemed the verite American indie film that has a stronger resemblance/likeness to Euro fare, indieWIRE reports that Kino will distribute the Tim Sutton's Venice...

West Wants Revenge; “In a Valley of Violence” Lassoes Travolta & Hawke

Set about half a century after Kelly Reichardt's wagon wilderness Meek's Cutoff, Ti West is switching gears. A planned move away from the comfort...

Participant & Samuel Goldwyn Get Schooled with “Ivory Tower”; Rossi Sundance Docu Hits Theatrically in June

School might be out for summer, but this coming June, Participant Media and Samuel Goldwyn Films are adding the student debt question to the...

John Hillcoat Hooks’em and Books’em; Harrelson Completes Ensemble “Triple Nine”

Adding to his recent pile-up of "men in uniform with guns" type roles, Woody Harrelson will follow up fashionable stints in green (Oren Moverman's...

Film Movement Moves into the Dark; Prochaska’s Western Saddling Up for 2015 Release

A film genre that appears to have been perfected by the Aussies, judging by the tepid response (reviews from Variety, THR, IW) at it's...

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2026 Cannes: Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard Selected for Cannes Premiere (!?)

There was no mention this morning for a film...

2026 Cannes: Mysius, Kreutzer, Harari, Grisebach, Herry, Bourgeois-Taquet Among New Faces in the Palme d’Or Comp

A competition section of (currently) twenty-one features with, according...

2026 Cannes: Nicolas Winding Refn, Quentin Dupieux & Bertrand Mandico on the Croisette

The Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and...
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