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  "id": 6996972,
  "title": "Camera-Shy Chrissie Hynde on Finally Allowing a Definitive Doc to Be Made About ‘The Pretenders,’ Bowing in Toronto: ‘I Just Wanted to Be in a Band. I’ve Never Graduated Beyond That Initial Interest in It’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/camera-shy-chrissie-hynde-on-finally-allowing-a-definitive-doc-to-be",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:27:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/pretenders-documentary-chrissie-hynde-toronto-film-festival-1236859953/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "At this late date, what the Pretenders accomplished is no mystery achievement. But it’s also a story that has never been extensively chronicled on film until “The Pretenders,” a Joss Crowley-directed doc that premieres Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. The band released what might rightly be considered the best rock ‘n’ roll debut […]",
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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."
}