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) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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TIFF 2011 Buyer’s Club: #15. Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm

There is already a built in demo for this and it starts with what you can read on the label: starring Academy Award winning (The King's Speech) Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling. Enough said.

TIFF 2011 Buyer’s Club: #16. Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights

Might be the version that doesn't sit well with fans - but those truly looking for a different variation (this begins with the chosen actor to play Heathcliff) might just get what they've asked for. Should go for 7 figures, should be critically lauded and should once again prove that art-house can totally redefine the classics.

TIFF 2011 Buyer’s Club: #17. Nick Murphy’s The Awakening

A drop dead gorgeous acting lead (Rebecca Hall) with strong acting creds might do a lot for this horror thriller and TIFF are mentioning this title and Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others and Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage in the same sentence. Might be a winner.

TIFF 2011 Buyer’s Club: #18. Ian FitzGibbon’s Death of a Superhero

We're not sure what kind of a fanbase there is for the novel, but we think that audiences might be a sucker for not only the premise (teen boy fighting off cancer and a full blown adolescence crisis) but for everything else the film might offer (genuinely smart use of animation). We didn't care for Perrier’s Bounty, but if the tone is just right: Ian FitzGibbon might have a winner.

TIFF 2011 Buyer’s Club: #19. Geoffrey Fletcher’s Violet & Daisy

Last time Saoirse Ronan portrayed a cold blooded killer it gave us Hanna - it revitalized the subgenre of a teenage assassin. I'm not expecting a Thelma & Louise or NBK remake here and I'm generally weary of newbie screenwriters who try their hand at working behind the lenses --- but if this is cold, graphic and violent enough, then we might just have an indie side-dish worth checking out. The two girls and a gun should field plenty of offers.

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