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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2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Predictions: Palme d’Or Toss Up Between “Deux Jours, Une Nuit” & “Mommy”

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Eric Lavallée - May 24, 2014

Last year our Cannes Critics' Panel accurately predicted how the Steven Spielberg jury would vote. Will we repeat it this year with the...

2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 9: Assayas Doubles Down with “Sils Maria” & Zvyagintsev Drinks to Sweet Tragic Notes with “Leviathan”

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Eric Lavallée - May 23, 2014

Cannes - May 23rd Sunny Day 9 And just like that, the Cannes Film Festival is coming to an end. Tomorrow is when the awards...

2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 8: Loach Breaks out in Dance for “Jimmy’s Hall” & Dolan’s “Mommy” Receives Excellent Ratio Among Critics

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Eric Lavallée - May 22, 2014

May 22nd - Rainy Thursday in Cannes. It appears that both the oldest, and the youngest filmmakers in the Main Comp happen to be those...

2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 6: Dardennes Receive a Bonus with “Two Days, One Night” & “Still the Water” Floats

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Eric Lavallée - May 21, 2014

Cannes May 20th - Day 6. Past the midway point, this morning's 8:30 a.m. screening proved that The Dardennes might be the first to three-peat....

2014 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 5: Miller’s Foxcatcher is Gold Medal Greek Tragedy & Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars Charts Familiar/Familial Grounds

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Eric Lavallée - May 19, 2014

Cannes Monday 19th - Despite its rather grim subject matter and ultimate denounement, the reception was warm and positive for this morning's 8:30 a.m. Grand...

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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.