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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2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Andrew Droz Palermo’s One & Two

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

Well versed in the nooks and crannies of the Missourian backdrop, for obvious reasons, the Midwestern state rooted Andrew Droz Palermo knows a thing or two about...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Sebastián Silva’s Nasty Baby

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

The Chilean filmmaker locked two premieres at Sundance back in '13 with Magic Magic and Crystal Fairy and later that fall, began lensing Nasty...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck’s Mississippi Grind

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

Technically hitting paydirt in the indie biz with their breakout addiction drama, we could argue that over the course of their four film filmography (television fiction...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Reed Morano’s Meadowland

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

A staple of the Sundance Film Festival since Courtney Hunt's Frozen River in '08, her Park City premiered filmography as a cinematographer was followed by...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Max Landis’ Me Him Her

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

For someone who was ultra transparent during production, it's almost as if Max Landis has placed a self-imposed gag order or the more likely...

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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.

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Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

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

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