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		<title>&#8216;That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea&#8217; Review: A Franchise Bonus Primarily for Fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Andy Serkis Says Viggo Mortensen is &#8216;Thrilled&#8217; with Jamie Dornan’s Aragorn Recasting in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Director Andy Serkis says Viggo Mortensen has no hard feelings towards Jamie Dornan after Dornan took over the role of Aragorn for the upcoming “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” Serkis appeared on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast in an episode released on Thursday and told host Josh Horowitz that there was no [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump-Backed Governor Candidate Joins Call for Unlimited California Film and TV Incentive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Steve Hilton, the Trump-endorsed candidate for California governor, joined in calls on Thursday for an unlimited state subsidy for film and TV production. Joined by Gloria Romero, who is running for lieutenant governor, Hilton unveiled his proposal outside the shuttered Cinerama Dome, which has become a symbol of Hollywood decline. &#8220;This is an emergency,&#8221; Hilton [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Hit the Dance Floor on New Single &#8216;Bring Your Love&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter have teamed up for their collaborative song &#8220;Bring Your Love,&#8221; the lead single off the former&#8217;s upcoming album &#8220;Confessions II.&#8221; Madonna takes first verse duties before passing it to Carpenter on the single, which has touches of house and disco. &#8220;Bring your love &#8217;cause you cannot shake me / Bring your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Emmy Predictions: 41 Category-Expansion With Netflix, HBO Max and Apple Series Leading the Charge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Emmys: Supporting Actress (Limited) — Cailee Spaeny, Linda Cardellini and a &#8216;Love Story&#8217; Trio Lead Crowded Field</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clayton Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Michael Jackson and Jeffrey Epstein: Photos, Testimony and More Reveal Their Ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As if the multiple bomb threats targeting its premiere — impelling a pack of bomb-sniffing dogs, boosted security, and a SWAT team — weren’t enough, “Leaving Neverland,” Dan Reed’s devastating documentary examining Wade Robson and James Safechuck’s child sexual-abuse allegations against pop legend Michael Jackson, activated an online army of rabid MJ loyalists who flood [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Succession&#8217; Creator Jesse Armstrong to Give Keynote at Banff World Media Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jesse Armstrong, the creator and executive producer behind HBO&#8217;s &#8220;Succession,&#8221; has been added to the list of speakers at this year&#8217;s Banff World Media Festival. The writer, whose credits also include the HBO film &#8220;Mountainhead,&#8221; will conduct a keynote at the fest, to be moderated by CBC Q’s Tom Power. “Jesse Armstrong doesn’t just capture [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Adam Scott Says &#8216;Parks and Recreation&#8217; in the Trump Era Would Be &#8216;Slightly Different&#8217;: America &#8216;May Have Lost What Was Left of Its Innocence&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adam Scott, who is starring in the upcoming horror film &#8220;Hokum&#8221; which opens in theaters on Friday, reflected on his time playing Ben Wyatt on the hugely popular NBC sitcom &#8220;Parks and Recreation&#8221; with Variety. The small-town government sitcom, which ran for seven seasons from 2009-2015, buzzed with a wholesome innocence that seems to be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Mr Nobody Against Putin&#8217; Director&#8217;s Oscar Goes Missing After Being Confiscated by TSA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mr Nobody Against Putin&#8221; co-director Pavel Talankin&#8217;s Oscar statue has gone missing after the TSA at New York&#8217;s JFK airport confiscated his award. Earlier this year, Talankin took home the Oscar for best documentary feature. In a social media post, Talankin&#8217;s co-director David Borenstein made a plea to help find it. Borenstein wrote, &#8220;Yesterday he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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