Locarno Film ‘My Brothers Dream Awake’ Paints a Portrait of Adolescent Dreams Burned by the Chilean System

Molly Shannon knows how to turn on the waterworks at will.

Molly Shannon and Jimmy Fallon had a cry-off during the actress’s “Tonight Show” appearance Wednesday.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAmazon Studios, La Unión de los Ríos, Kenya Films and Infinity Hill have teamed to produce Argentina’s first Amazon Original film, Santiago Mitre’s “Argentina, 1985,” which looks set to become a banner Argentine big fest title and release in 2022.Headlining arguably the foremost Argentine stars of their generations – Ricardo Darín (“The Secret in Their Eyes,” “Wild Tales”) and Peter Lanzani (“The Clan”) – the feature film has just started shooting

EXCLUSIVE:  After acquiring both television and feature rights, Sony Pictures Television has put in development One Last Last Heist, a half-hour comedy based on Darrin Rose’s comedic short film of the same name, with Rose set to write and executive produce. Two-time Emmy winner Mike Royce (Everybody Loves Raymond, One Day at a Time) is on board as showrunner.  Rose is penning a potential pilot aimed at cable/streaming outlets.

Cavs Nation.Collin Sexton has gotten better every season so far but there are still many flaws in his game that are keeping Cleveland hesitant on a max extension. One criticism of Sexton is that he doesn’t share the ball enough.Sexton averaged 4 assists per game last season but was also Cleveland’s leading scorer.

Martin Compston leaves the DIY to his wife. While it’s usually the man of the house who is left to tackle anything going wrong in the house or with the car or if a shelf needs put up, the Greenock star claims he’s useless with his hands.

Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black), Rob Collins (Cleverman), Callan Mulvey (Avengers: Endgame) and Shantae Barnes-Cowan (Operation Buffalo) will star in Firebite for AMC+.

A ‘deeply moved’ Coleen Rooney has announced her support for three Irish brothers who are suffering from a terminal illness.

Locarno 2021 Golden Leopard WinnerThe 74th edition of the Locarno Film Festival came to a close over the weekend, with Indonesian film director Edwin scooping the Golden Leopard in the International Competition with Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash. Elsewhere in the International Competition, the Golden Leopard for Best Direction went to Abel Ferrara for Zeroes And Ones, while Qiu Jiongjiong’s A New Old Play won the Special Jury Prize.

A lot of stars stepped out this week to celebrate the new Audi Design Loft!

Miranda Cosgrove paid an in-studio visit to “The Tonight Show” on Thursday and regaled host Jimmy Fallon with anecdotes about some of the shenanigans taking place on the set of the new “iCarly” reboot.

Cavaliers Nation.Cleveland being back in the playoffs only a few years after starting their rebuild would be very impressive. If everyone on the team can stay healthy and have a productive year it is a very real possibility.

Brendan Fraser is ready for his comeback, and so are his fans! The 52-year-old actor, best known for his starring roles in franchises like  and, got emotional during a virtual meet and greet when a fan reassured him that the internet is cheering him on, and will always have his back.Fraser's upcoming movies include the Darren Aronofsky-directed film, , and Martin Scorsese's , which co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Fraser revealed that he's currently in Oklahoma getting ready to

Phuong Le “I was very struck by a quote by Fritz Lang, who said that ‘every film should criticize something,’ ” Axelle Ropert says. For the French filmmaker’s latest work “Petite Solange,” a world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival, it is the complicated aspects of familial life and interpersonal relationships that come under the microscope.Ropert’s film follows young Solange as she witnesses the breakdown of her parents’ marriage and loses her sense of self in the process.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThere is a lot that Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke cannot say about his new project “A Useful Ghost.” But then again, when audiences in Thailand see the film, they will know exactly what it means.Set primarily in a family home, “A Useful Ghost” tells the story of a couple, March and Nat, and their young son Dot. March runs a vacuum cleaner factory, but ironically, one day Nat dies from a respiratory disease caused by air pollution in the area.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFast emerging as a go-to company for high-profile Chilean and women director titles, Buenos Aires boutique agency Meikincine has swooped on “My Brothers Dream Awake,” ahead of its world premiere at Switzerland’s Locarno Festival on Saturday.Competing in Cineasti del Presente, a section reserved for emerging filmmakers from around the world, “My Brothers Dream Awake” marks the second feature outing for young Chilean Mapuche cineaste Claudia

EstoniaKafka Films, Karolina VeetammTallinn-based, focused on narrative and doc features, at Match Me with a slate led by a trio of socially-relevant titles: “Tell Me,” a “poetical documentary,” says producer Veetamm; women’s emancipation tale “Aurora,” from Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk; and “The Last Five,” a dark comedy about Tallinn homeless from Triin Ruumet director of 2016 dark comedy, “The Days That Confused,” a Karlovy Vary East of the West Special Jury Prize winner.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNew Locarno Film Festival artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro, who is the former head of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, is starting to put his stamp on the Swiss fest dedicated to indie cinema with a lineup comprising comedies and genre films alongside more straightforward auteur cinema, driven by a desire to make the selection “more audience friendly,” as he puts it.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMyanmar director Maung Sun says he fears for the future of his writing and producing partner Ma Aeint who now faces charges brought by the military junta.Ma Aeint was arrested in early June in Yangon and was held for a month in judicial detention. She has since been transferred to the notorious Insein Prison, where she is being treated as a political prisoner.