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		<title>Vatican to Submit a Film for Oscar Consideration, Making Academy Awards History (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Vatican is set to submit a film for Oscar consideration for the first time in the 97-year history of the Academy Awards. &#8220;Green Lava,&#8221; an inspirational Vatican-produced documentary short featuring a young Italian man named Giacomo Mattivi who lives with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, will premiere this week in Los Angeles as a preamble to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Upcoming Canadian Animated Series Shine At Cartoon Forum 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Giraud]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Less than two months after part stealing the spotlight in Annecy, Canadian producers, broadcasters, investors and institutional execs crossed the Atlantic once more to showcase the wide range of talents the Quebec-Canada animation industry has to offer. At the 37th edition of Cartoon Forum, Europe&#8217;s main co-production event for animated TV series once again hosted [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Julián&#8217; Review: A Mermaid-Loving Dominican American Boy Finds Acceptance in a Vibrant Animated Delight</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Aguilar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The wondrous paintbrush of Cartoon Saloon has now reached the Latino community of Brooklyn. The acclaimed Irish studio gained international prominence (and multiple Oscar nominations) with local folktales in gorgeous animated form (“The Secret of Kells,” “Song of the Sea,” &#8220;Wolfwalkers&#8221;), and tackled an Afghanistan-set story in 2017&#8217;s &#8220;The Breadwinner.&#8221; Now, they&#8217;re once again pushing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Spring Awakening&#8217; Revival Sets Off Broadway Cast</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Rubin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ashlyn Maddox, Tyler Jordan Wesley, Ryo Kamibayashi and Amalia Yoo are about to learn about the &#8220;bitch of living.&#8221; The young actors will star in this fall&#8217;s off-Broadway revival of &#8220;Spring Awakening,&#8221; the angsty coming-of-age musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. Maddox (&#8220;Parade&#8221;) has been cast as Wendla alongside Wesley as Melchior, Kamibayashi (&#8220;Oh, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Laufey Signs With Interscope Records/ Verve Records (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jem Aswad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two-time Grammy-winner Laufey has signed with Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records and Verve Records in an arrangement that reflects the fast-rising singer-songwriter’s combination of pop and jazz music. The move follows her six years as an independent artist, during which she’s amassed more than 7 billion combined global streams across three studio albums; been named [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dolly Parton Tribute Special Set by Country Music Association</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dolly-parton-tribute-special-country-music-association-1236863841/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Payton Turkeltaub]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following the death of country music legend Dolly Parton last month, the Country Music Association has set a live, two-hour evening dedicated to honoring the beloved star. The tribute, titled “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton,” will air on Oct. 21 on ABC and Disney+, and be available for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Review: Takashi Miike’s Loose Remake is a Complete Nonstarter</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/film/news/bad-lieutenant-tokyo-review-1236863418/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Siddhant Adlakha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The second re-imagining of “Bad Lieutenant” — Abel Ferrara’s 1992 neo-noir starring Harvey Keitel — Takashi Miike’s baffling “Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo” borrows the broad strokes of the original, but tells its own Yakuza-centric story that never fully gets going. Its stop-start approach sees numerous characters and subplots introduced before existing ones can be resolved, or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Markus Lehmusruusu’s Finnish Oscar Entry ‘The Squirrel’ Earns Aki Kaurismäki’s Stamp of Approval: ‘He Said It’s Like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ but Better Because It’s Full of Humanism’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marta Balaga]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Markus Lehmusruusu’s futuristic drama “The Squirrel” has just been selected as the Finnish Oscar submission, and it already has a notable fan. “Aki Kaurismäki called it a masterpiece. He said it was like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ but better because it’s full of humanism. I really loved that,” the director tells Variety. “I hope that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Adam Fan Releases Debut English-Language Album &#8216;Skyfall&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chinese superstar Adam Fan, also known as Fan Chengcheng, has released his debut full-length English-language album &#8220;Skyfall,&#8221; expanding his music to international audiences. The release arrived alongside the music video for focus track &#8220;Make It Make Sense.&#8221; &#8220;Skyfall&#8221; is produced by international music production company Hits Rhythm and A WW Productions, with an outside-China distribution [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Abraham Starts Shooting Ribhu Dasgupta&#8217;s Psychological Thriller &#8216;Guru&#8217; (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Principal photography has commenced on &#8220;Guru,&#8221; a Bollywood psychological thriller starring John Abraham and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta. The film also stars Danish Pandor, Arif Zakaria and Kitu Gidwani. Dasgupta is known for his work in the thriller genre. His credits include the Netflix series &#8220;Bard of Blood,&#8221; as well as &#8220;Girl on the Train&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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