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  "id": 5009096,
  "title": "The Venice Film Festival opens with a Rupert Murdoch film, George Clooney and plenty of geopolitics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/the-venice-film-festival-opens-with-a-rupert-murdoch-film-george",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T04:09:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/09/01/the-venice-film-festival-opens-with-a-rupert-murdoch-film-george-clooney-and-plenty-of-geopolitics"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "George Clooney and Danny Boyle opened the Venice Film Festival with a focus on geopolitics, as films about the conflict in Gaza, Elon Musk, and Russian journalists covering the war in Ukraine premiered. Clooney received a lifetime achievement award, while Boyle debuted \"Ink,\" a film about Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of \"The Sun\" in 1969. Amidst a lineup of Hollywood stars, the festival highlighted issues facing the world today.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Venice Film Festival to Kick Off With Steady Stream of Stars on Red Carpet and Politics Looming in the Background",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/venice-film-festival-to-kick-off-with-steady-stream-of-stars-on-red",
        "published": "2026-09-01T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' aims for top prize at Venice film fest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-aims-for-top-prize-at-venice-film-fest-4983304",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:48:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' aims for top prize at Venice film fest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-aims-for-top-prize-at-venice-film-fest",
        "published": "2026-09-02T01:17:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}