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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Rohrwacher’s “The Wonders”, Östlund’s “Tourist” & Pawlikowski’s “Ida” Among Ten LUX Prize Finalists

Film Award & Prize News

Eric Lavallée - July 8, 2014

With past winners being The Broken Circle Breakdown and Lorna's Silence and past finalists being 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Attenberg and...

After Lucia, it’s “Chronic” for Michel Franco, Tim Roth & Bitsie Tulloch

Casting News

Eric Lavallée - July 2, 2014

If we base ourselves on his first two ventures into feature filmmaking (Daniel and Ana and After Lucia) thesps Tim Roth, Bitsie Tulloch, Michael Cristofer...

Mapping Minnesota; Amplify Trap Zellner Bros.’ “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - July 1, 2014

New distrib Amplify has steadily built up their own Sundance Film Fest film arsenal (Little Accidents, The Better Angels, God Help the Girl), and now according...

Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this July: Manuel Martin Cuenca’s Cannibal

Features

Eric Lavallée - July 1, 2014

Cannibal - Manuel Martin Cuenca Limited Release & VOD – July 25th Distributor: Film Movement Awards & Fests: Selected for the 2013 Toronto Int. Film Festival, this...

Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this July: Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens’ Land Ho!

Features

Eric Lavallée - July 1, 2014

Land Ho! – Aaron Katz & Martha Stephens Limited Release – July 11th Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Awards & Fests: Announced as a sleeper hit acquisition at...

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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.