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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Roadside Attractions Becomes Kissing Cousin for “Therese”, Stratton’s Pic Finally Receives Support

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - August 28, 2013

Regardless if it contains the red-hot Martha Marcy May Marlene alumn Elizabeth Olsen and the months away from a potential Best Actor nom lock...

Strand Take “Refuge” in Jessica Goldberg’s Play to Film Debut

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - August 28, 2013

Someone at Strand Releasing's home vid dept will have a minor "pickle" of a situation when it comes to indexing their library, as the...

Telluride 2013: Gravy Offerings in Blue is the Warmest Color, Gravity & Inside Llewyn Davis

Film Festivals

Eric Lavallée - August 28, 2013

Apart from the three sneak screening titles that will stir up the buzz in the coming days, Julie Huntsinger and Tom Luddy's 40th edition...

Focus World & Screen Media Identify “A Birder’s Guide to Everything”

Acquisitions – Indie Films

Eric Lavallée - August 27, 2013

After teaming for a pair of Sundance titles The Lifeguard and C.O.G., the partnership of Focus World & Screen Media now turn towards unpurchased...

Bastards From a Basket; Sundance Selects Ropes Denis’ Cannes Sensation

Acquisitions – Foreign Films

Eric Lavallée - August 22, 2013

A true whodunit type but of a different vibe, the one film from this years' Cannes that should have gotten picked up around the...

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TheyDream | Review

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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.