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		<title>Lucasfilm Pays Tribute to &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Editor Marcia Lucas: &#8216;Deeply Saddened&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 03:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lucasfilm has posted a statement mourning the death of Marcia Lucas, George Lucas&#8217; former wife who was one of three to share an Oscar for editing &#8220;Star Wars.&#8221; The editor of iconic &#8217;70s films including &#8220;Taxi Driver&#8221; died Wednesday in Rancho Mirage, Calif following a battle with metastatic cancer. She was 80.  &#8220;Lucasfilm was deeply [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bill Maher Brutally Mocks Trump’s Disastrous Freedom 250 Concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 02:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before accused sexual harasser Neil deGrasse Tyson joined the show for a softball interview, “Real Time” host Bill Maher dedicated a large chunk of his monologue Friday night to President Trump’s unfortunate Freedom 250 concert series on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., honoring America’s 250th birthday on July 6. “We’re having a 250th birthday [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;The Pitt&#8217; Star Kristin Villanueva Says She Would Like to Explore Producing at Filipino Forces Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Pitt&#8221; star Kristin Villanueva said she would like to explore producing. Speaking at the 4th annual Filipino Forces event in Hollywood, Villanueva who plays Princess on the HBO show revealed that she hoped to add to her resume. &#8220;On a career level, I&#8217;ve been an actress for the past almost 20 years, and I&#8217;ve [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Frankie Valli Cancels Concerts for Remainder of 2026 &#8216;to Focus on My Health&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Frankie Valli, who at 92 has never lost his love for the road, announced Friday that he is canceling the remainder of his concert dates for 2026, due to health issues. &#8220;I’m so sorry to disappoint the folks who have purchased tickets to my shows,&#8221; he said on social media, &#8220;but I have decided to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nithya Raman Calls on Governor Candidates to Back Uncapped Film Credits</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the final days before the Tuesday election, L.A. Councilwoman Nithya Raman urged candidates for governor on Friday to support uncapped tax incentives for film and TV production. Raman appeared outside Radford Studios with entertainment figures who support her mayoral campaign, including Mike Schur, Cord Jefferson, and Kay Cannon. &#8220;We must ensure that Hollywood remains [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Watch the Original &#8216;Backrooms&#8217; YouTube Series That Inspired Kane Parsons&#8217; Eerie A24 Film</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having already grossed more than $10 million in previews, “Backrooms,” the latest feature from A24 and the debut directorial effort of 20-year-old Kane Parson, is already posed to be a box office hit.  Out in theaters nationwide now, the horror film, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Avan Jogia, Lukita Maxwell and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Editor, Dies at 80</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marcia Lucas, the film editor who won an Oscar for editing &#8220;Star Wars,&#8221; directed by her former husband George Lucas, and shaped several influential films of the 1970s, died Wednesday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 80. The family&#8217;s attorney confirmed she died of cancer. &#8220;Marcia will be remembered as a brilliant storyteller, a trailblazer [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Deli Boys&#8217; Star Poorna Jagannathan on Her Character&#8217;s Season 2 Romance: &#8216;Lucky Loves Toxic&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Deli Boys” Season 2, which premiered May 28 on Hulu with all six episodes. &#8220;Deli Boys&#8221; Season 2 is all about Lucky in love. At the start of the new season of the critically-acclaimed comedy, Lucky &#8212; played by the incredibly talented and impeccably dressed Poorna Jagannathan &#8212; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Dutton Ranch&#8217; Episode 4: Rip Shoots Dozens of Cows, Beth Catches Carter Hooking Up With Beulah&#8217;s Granddaughter and We Meet Creepy Dwight</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the fourth episode of &#8220;Dutton Ranch,&#8221; &#8220;Start With a Bullet,&#8221; which is now streaming on Paramount+. Welcome back to another week at the Dutton Ranch, but instead of rip-roarin&#8217; action, everyone is drunk and depressed. We&#8217;ve got sick animals, teen angst and trailer explosions. Can Rip (Cole Hauser) and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump Blasts Judge Who Ordered President&#8217;s Name Removed From Kennedy Center and Halted Renovations, Says He Will Transfer Control of Institution to Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump took aim at the judge who halted his plans to renovate the Kennedy Center &#8212; and ordered Trump&#8217;s name taken off the building &#8212; saying the judge should &#8220;be ashamed of himself,&#8221; because the center is &#8220;structurally dangerous&#8221; and a threat to public safety. In the wake of the judge&#8217;s ruling, Trump [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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