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: Bobby Miller’s The Master Cleanse

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

After more than a decade of working in the short form (this includes the 2010 Sundance hit TUB - see below), Bobby Miller landed...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: J. Davis’ Manson Family Vacation

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

With only hope, a dream and one writing credit to his name (SXSW short film Kevin), J. Davis lassoed fellow low-budget filmmakers Linas Phillips...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Ryan Gosling’s Lost River

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 13, 2014

Ryan Gosling moved into the director's chair in 2013. Though it was cheered at its reception, Lost River (formerly titled "How to Catch a...

Citizen6: Poitras’ CITIZENFOUR “Identifies Itself” as 2015 Cinema Eye Honors Noms Leader

Film Award & Prize News

Eric Lavallée - November 12, 2014

Further reminding us that the Academy Awards are irrelevant in year-end discussions for the best in documentary film, according to the experts at the...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Tim Godsall’s Len and Company

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 12, 2014

Take a Cannes Lions-winning commercials director/first time filmmaker in Tim Godsall, throw in a 2008 Broadway play, and finally, add a mix of sturdy mix...

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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.