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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Top 3 Critics’ Picks In Theaters this July: Richard Linklater’s Boyhood

Features

Eric Lavallée - July 1, 2014

Boyhood – Richard Linklater Limited Release – July 11th Distributor: IFC Films Awards & Fests: It had it's unofficial premiere at Sundance, official showing in Berlin (Linklater won...

Swimming Upstream; Under The Milky Way Plastic Bags Lola Bessis & Ruben Amar’s “Swim Little Fish Swim”

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - June 30, 2014

The definition of the little indie film that finally could, Lola Bessis and Ruben Amar's debut swam against Short Term 12 at the SXSW Narrative...

Lutz, Yelchin & Manning Top Obey Michael Almereyda in “Experimenter”

Casting News

Eric Lavallée - June 30, 2014

He isn't wasting much time in post with Cymbeline. Joining the already cast Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder, THR reports that helmer Michael Almereyda has found...

Kino Lorber Sink Their Canines into Godard’s “Goodbye to Language”

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - June 30, 2014

Perhaps the most decisive film at the recent Cannes Film Festival, the Jury Prize winning Goodbye to Language has found a home in the U.S...

Music Box Madly in Love with Fabrice Du Welz’s “Alleluia”

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - June 26, 2014

Definitely in the Godfather: Part II category of films where the second instalment might be the jewel of a proposed trio of films, Fabrice...

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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

Film Festivals November 8, 2026 0

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.