{
  "id": 137372,
  "title": "Maude Apatow Directorial Debut ‘Poetic License’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics After Row K Debacle (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/maude-apatow-directorial-debut-poetic-license-lands-at-sony-pictures",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T15:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/maude-apatow-poetic-license-sony-pictures-classics-row-k-1236827137/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The saga over Maude Apatow’s directorial debut has a happy ending. Her TIFF player “Poetic License” will be released by the venerated Sony Pictures Classics, following a distribution debacle with original buyer Row K Entertainment. Variety reported in March that Row K had become inundated with unpaid bills and a creative exodus after less than […]",
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        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Maude Apatow Directorial Debut ‘Poetic License’ Lands at Sony Classics After Row K Debacle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/maude-apatow-directorial-debut-poetic-license-lands-at-sony-classics",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:05:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "After Row K Collapse, Maude Apatow’s Directorial Debut ‘Poetic License’ Finds a New Home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/after-row-k-collapse-maude-apatows-directorial-debut-poetic-license",
        "published": "2026-08-04T16:32:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}