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		<title>‘Smallville’ at 25: Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum on Clark Kent and Lex Luthor’s Origin Story, the Journey to Superman and That Final Moment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A little more than 25 years ago, on Oct. 16, 2021, “Smallville” premiered on The WB. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and based on the DC Comics character, the show set out to do something that’s now common practice but was then novel: tell the origin story of an iconic character, enriching the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nathan Fielder Says Elizabeth Holmes Called Him From Prison Right Before &#8216;You Can See Everything&#8217; Release to Tell Him Repeatedly: &#8216;I Trust You&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nathan Fielder revealed in a new interview with Wired magazine that Elizabeth Holmes called him from prison right before the theatrical release of his new documentary, &#8220;You Can See Everything.&#8221; The call marked the first time the director and his documentary subject had spoken in half a year. Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes is currently in federal [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Locarno Golden Leopard Winner Sho Miyake Gets First North American Retrospective, 14-City Tour (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Japanese director Sho Miyake, whose “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” won the Golden Leopard at Locarno in 2025, will get his first North American retrospective at New York’s Metrograph from Nov. 7–17. It is one stop on a Japan Foundation tour of 14 cities in eight countries. The Metrograph program, titled “Unspoken Gestures: The Films of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Globo, Netflix Strike Biggest Licensing Deal Between the Two Companies, Led by Walter Salles’ Oscar Winner ‘I’m Still Here’ (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emeza805]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When the going gets tough, the tough get together: Brazil&#8217;s Globo, Latin America’s biggest media company, has struck an 18-title licensing deal with Netflix, led by one jewel in Globo’s crown, Walter Salles’ Academy Award winner “I’m Still Here.” Kicking in from December, the agreement sees titles rolling out on Netflix through mid-2027. The wide-ranging [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Elon Musk Says He Will Give One SpaceX Share &#8216;to Every Kid in America&#8217; — a Giveaway That Would Amount to Over $10.5 Billion</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/elon-musk-spacex-share-to-every-kid-in-america-10-5-billion-1236916380/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd Spangler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is Elon Musk aiming to share a piece of his staggering wealth &#8212; or is he trying to build a new generation of investors in his SpaceX? Early Monday, the tech mega-billionaire posted on X, &#8220;Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Slow Horses&#8217; Season 7 Taps &#8216;The Other Bennet Sister&#8217; Star Varada Sethu, &#8216;Mank&#8217;s&#8217; Tuppence Middleton</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/slow-horses-season-7-varada-sethu-tuppence-middleton-1236916373/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[K.J. Yossman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Slow Horses” Season 7 has unveiled some new additions to the cast including Varada Sethu and Tuppence Middleton. Sethu recently appeared as Ann Baxter in “The Other Bennet Sister” and has also starred in &#8220;Andor&#8221; and &#8220;Jurassic World: Dominion.&#8221; Middleton has appeared in “The Forsytes” and “Downton Abbey: A New Era” as well as previously [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Russell Brand Trial: Third Woman Alleges He Had a &#8216;Big Grin&#8217; Like a &#8216;Clown&#8217; Before Sexually Assaulting Her</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[K.J. Yossman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russell Brand‘s criminal trial in London heard from a third accuser on Monday, who alleged the former comedian grinned “like a clown” before pulling her into a bathroom and sexually assaulting her, according to the BBC. The jury at Southwark Crown Court, where the six-week trial is taking place, was played a recording of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Caos Cine, a New Mexican Distributor, Launches at Morelia Fest With ‘The Huntress,’ Picked Up From Edher Campos and Gabriela Maire’s Zafiro (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
		<link>https://variety.com/2026/film/global/caos-new-mexican-distrib-the-huntress-pickup-zafiro-1236915176/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Marie de la Fuente]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new player is in town. Upstart Mexican distributor Caos Cine, founded by Regina Serratos and Eduardo Diaz Casanova, has launched at the Morelia Film Festival (FICM) with its first pickup, “The Huntress.” The debut feature of Susanne Andrews Correa marks its Mexican premiere Oct. 19 at the fest, where it competes. “Caos is here [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chronicle Media Takes Aim at Content&#8217;s Discovery Problem</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Littleton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The explosion of content across social platforms has made producing and distributing entertainment easier than ever. Finding the right audience for it is another matter. Chronicle Media is betting artificial intelligence can help solve that problem. The San Francisco-based startup helps studios, brands and creators determine who is most likely to engage with their content [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Toon2Tango to Lead Global Licensing and Merchandising for Mediawan Kids &#038; Family Slate, Including Titles Like ‘Astro Boy’ Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Barraclough]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mediawan Kids &#38; Family, Europe’s leading independent studio for the production and distribution of children’s and family content, and Toon2Tango, the German kids and family entertainment powerhouse, have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing and merchandising agreement. Under the deal, Toon2Tango &#8211; a Leonine Studios company and part of the Mediawan Group &#8211; will identify, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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