Jean-Marc Vallée

Date of Birth

1963-03-09

Date of Death

2021-12-25

Place of Birth

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Known for

Cafe de Flore

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Tribute, 2021, Michael K. Williams, Tanya Roberts, Christopher Plummer

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In Memoriam 2021 Tribute: Movies & TV

Posted 5 years ago

As 2021 comes to a close, we here at JoBlo.com would like to take a moment to pay tribute to some the people who sadly passed away this year. Our deepest respect goes out to everyone in the industry we...

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Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman and more pay tribute to Jean-Marc Vallée

Posted 5 years ago

Hollywood was shocked when it was revealed yesterday that Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée had suddenly passed away. Details are still coming in but it’s expected that Vallée suffered a major heart attack. Best known for directing Dallas Buyers Club and...

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Update: Jean-Marc Vallée, director of Dallas Buyers Club, dies at 58

Posted 5 years ago

Update: Details related to the untimely death of filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée are beginning to surface. According to Deadline, Vallée may have suffered a heart attack before passing away. Vallée was found at his cabin on the river outside of Quebec...

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Review: Demolition

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: After the tragic death of his wife, a successful investment banker finds everything around him falling apart. However, he soon finds some comfort in helping a struggling mother and her troubled son. REVIEW: Jake Gyllenhaal has become one of...

HBO picks up Sharp Objects with Amy Adams

Posted 10 years ago

Sharp Objects, the series adapted from Gone Girl scribe Gillian Flynn's novel, was taken out by EntertainmentOne and Blumhouse way back when in February. The Amy Adams-starring series didn't have long to wait before it was picked up, and it certainly...

Amy Adams to star in TV adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects

Posted 10 years ago

The works of author Gillian Flynn may not be outright horror, but her stories do deal with some very horrific subject matter. I haven't seen the adaptation of her novel DARK PLACES yet, but the adaptation of GONE GIRL was...

Review: Demolition (TIFF 2015)

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: Following the death of his wife, a young businessman (Jake Gyllenhaal) starts ripping apart his perfectly ordered life in an attempt to find meaning. REVIEW: DEMOLITION is the perfect example of a film that should have been an absolute...

Jake Gyllenhaal deconstructs his life in Demolition trailer

Posted 11 years ago

Jake Gyllenhaal has been doing some incredible work as of late. For the most part, he always was (well, except for THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and PRINCE OF PERSIA), but when you take a look at his last few films,...

Review: Wild

Posted 12 years ago

This review originally ran as part of JoBlo.com's TIFF 2014 coverage. PLOT: A young woman (Reese Witherspoon) hits the Pacific Crest Trail after suffering through a messy divorce and the death of her mother (Laura Dern). REVIEW: After a rough...

Dallas Buyers Club director will helm Janis Joplin biopic with Amy Adams

Posted 12 years ago

The long in development biopic about singer-songwriter Janis Joplin will finally begin shooting next year. We have known since 2010 that the beautiful and talented Amy Adams will star and now DALLAS BUYERS CLUB director Jean-Marc Vallée is has been...

Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts set to board Jean-Marc Vallee’s Demolition

Posted 12 years ago

Naomi Watts is currently in talks to act alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Jean-Mar Vallee's DEMOLITION. With a screenplay written by Bryan Sipe, DEMOLITION follows an investment banker who finds his life in a downward spiral after the death of his...

Reese Witherspoon goes Wild in the trailer for the survival drama

Posted 12 years ago

Reese Witherspoon has not had much of a career since her Best Actress win for WALK THE LINE. In fact, you could say she pretty much disappeared, turning in a handful of forgettable performances in comedies and thrillers. Like Matthew...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Harley Quinn, Peach, The Thing

Posted 12 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...