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: John Krasinski’s The Hollars

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 12, 2014

About a half-dozen years have passed since John Krasinski broke out behind the camera with his 80-minuter raining men oddity. The adaptation of David Foster Wallace's...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Patrick Wang’s The Grief of Others

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 12, 2014

Hard to fathom that one of the most anticipated indie films for 2015 (and potential Sundance entry) is one that features a former soap...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Jake Mahaffy’s Free in Deed

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 12, 2014

After Tim Sutton's portrait in 2014, this could this be a back-to-back Sundance editions with the idea of Memphis in the forefront. Taking perhaps the...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Andrew Renzi’s Franny

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 12, 2014

Moving from producer hat-wearing days (Afterschool, Two Gates of Sleep) to firmly stippling Park City with a metaphysical, deeply humane and serene portraits The Fort (2012) and Karaoke! (2013),...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Jonás Cuarón’s Forsaken

Festival Predictions

Eric Lavallée - November 12, 2014

Due to the film's against all odds protagonist, look for Forsaken (formerly known as Desierto) to be mentioned as a reference point to Who is...

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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

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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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Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

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

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