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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mysteries, Technology, and the Rapture

An icy blonde. A strong-jawed all-American man. The ingredients of many Hitchcock movies...and now also David Fincher’s new film, Gone Girl. That’s the big movie opening this weekend. Madeleine talks to critics Kyle Buchanan and Christy Lemire about that film and other new releases this weekend.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 3, 2014 • 1 min read

    An icy blonde. A strong-jawed all-American man. The ingredients of many Hitchcock movies...and now also David Fincher’s new film, Gone Girl. That’s the big movie opening this weekend. Madeleine talks to critics Kyle Buchanan and Christy Lemire about that film and other new releases this weekend.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Kyle Buchanan

      pop culture writer for the New York Times, author of “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road”

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      Christy Lemire

      film critic for RogerEbert.com and co-host of the YouTube channel “Breakfast All Day”

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