{
  "id": 3049120,
  "title": "René Malo Dies: Veteran Québécois Filmmaker & ‘The Decline Of The American Empire’ Producer Was 84",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/rene-malo-dies-veteran-quebecois-filmmaker-the-decline-of-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:19:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/rene-malo-obit-the-decline-of-the-american-empire-producer-1237048879/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Veteran Québécois filmmaker René Malo died on August 23 following a brief period of hospitalization at the Montreal University Hospital Center. He was 84. Malo is best known as the producer of Denys Arcand’s The Decline of the American Empire, which was nominated for the Best International Film Oscar. But he began his career as […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Rene Malo, ‘Decline of the American Empire’ Producer, Dies at 84",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/rene-malo-decline-of-the-american-empire-producer-dies-at-84",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:21:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
}