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		<title>Olivia Rodrigo Debuts ‘Pretty Sad’ Songs at Sweltering Brooklyn Surprise Show: Concert Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The announcement dropped on a pulverizingly humid Thursday afternoon in New York City: just a few hours later, an Olivia Rodrigo surprise gig would take place at Brooklyn’s intimate, 1,100-capacity venue Warsaw. The expected mad dash for tickets — only available at the venue’s box office — ensued, with fans lining up in heat that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dwayne Johnson Defends &#8216;Moana&#8217; After Bad Reviews: ‘Just the Way It Goes’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dwayne Johnson has come to terms with the tepid critical reception to his latest movie, the live-action “Moana” remake. The muscled thespian spoke with People about his reaction to the film, which drew the ire of critics. “Our first two reviews came out,” Johnson said. “I’ll never forget it … They were amazing. I was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘I Is Another’ Review: An Impeccable Claes Bang Plays Felix Kersten, Massage Therapist to Heinrich Himmler and Would-Be Nobel Laureate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alissasimon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A handsomely upholstered psychological thriller with more than a little contemporary resonance, the period drama “I Is Another” should spark heated debate about what constitutes a historical fact as well as the increasingly malleable nature of truth today. German writer-director Felix Randau’s fourth feature centers on the fascinating but now mostly forgotten figure of Felix [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Béla Tarr&#8217;s Legacy to Be Celebrated at Sarajevo Film Festival</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Barraclough]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Sarajevo Film Festival has launched a new program dedicated to the legacy of Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, who died this year. The Béla Tarr in Sarajevo Tribute program will focus on the work of former students from the Film Factory in Sarajevo, an innovative educational initiative set up by Tarr in 2013. The lineup [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Variety Toasts Young Hollywood&#8217;s Hottest at Cover Bash With Tate McRae, Sombr, Tyriq Withers and Malachi Barton</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles, sweltering thanks to an unusual August humidity, got even hotter on Wednesday as Variety toasted the best and brightest young talent in show business. Variety Power of Young Hollywood, presented by Disney+, welcomed scores of actors, musicians, influencers, agents and execs to the Four Seasons Beverly Hills — including this year’s franchise cover [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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			<media:title type="html">Malachi Barton, Kingston Rumi Southwick and Ora Duplass at Variety Power of Young Hollywood 2026 Presented by Disney+ held at The Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles At Beverly Hills on August 05, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.</media:title>
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		<title>The Best Hilton Hotels in Hawaii: From a 22-Acre Waikiki Resort to Charming, Boutique Abodes </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Atingley4]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Few destinations deliver on the promise of a true escape quite like Hawaii. For Los Angeles travelers in particular, the islands have long served as an easy change of scenery — close enough for a&#160;relatively quick&#160;getaway, but far enough from&#160;Hollywood&#160;traffic to feel like a proper vacation.&#160;&#160; Choosing the right hotel can shape the entire trip, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Baywatch&#8217; Honors Hero 16-Year-Old Lifeguard Ryder Williams During Set Visit (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Varietyschneider]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before the &#8220;Baywatch&#8221; producers wrapped filming the revival&#8217;s first season, they brought a special guest to the set this week: Real-life rookie lifeguard Ryder Williams, the 16-year-old who made headlines when he saved a 10-year-old boy on a Santa Cruz beach amid 8-to-10-foot high pounding waves and rip currents. Williams and his parents were invited [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flo Anthony, Pioneering Page Six Entertainment Journalist, Dies at 74</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Minton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Flo Anthony, an entertainment journalist known for being the first Black woman to work for the New York Post&#8217;s entertainment and Page Six departments, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. She was 74. Anthony&#8217;s death was confirmed to Variety by Jack Hirsch, the biographer of Anthony&#8217;s husband, Michael Spinks. While working as a journalist, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Magnus Ferrell on His Viral Hit &#8216;Asleep Talking&#8217; and Dad Will Ferrell Showing Michelle Obama His Music: &#8216;I Finally Felt Ready to Have a Spotlight on It&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Not every up-and-coming artist can say they watched Michelle Obama jam out to their music before landing on the charts. But&#160;two&#160;weeks after Will Ferrell proudly played his son Magnus&#160;Ferrell’s single “Asleep Talking” on the former first lady’s “IMO” podcast, the 22-year-old musician&#160;scored his first&#160;Billboard&#160;hit.&#160; “I did know he was going to do that,&#160;but I didn’t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Virginie Efira – a &#8216;Showgirls&#8217; Fan – Enjoyed the ‘Benedetta’ Controversy: ‘When Verhoeven Said There Would Be Lesbian Sex Scenes, I Just Replied: ‘No Problem’  </title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta,” about a nun embarking on a scandalous affair with another nun, offended many viewers and sparked protests in several countries. But it didn’t offend its lead Virginie Efira, now at Locarno to pick up the Leopard Club Award. “Was it fun? Yes. I liked that. In France, it’s as if God is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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