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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    LA’s Gustavo Dudamel plays conductor in ‘Nutcracker and the Four Realms’

    Our critics review “Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” a Disney version of the classic ballet starring Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and Keira Knightley; “Bohemian Rhapsody,” about the iconic rock band Queen and their lead singer Freddie Mercury; “A…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 2, 2018 • 1 min read

    Our critics review “Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” a Disney version of the classic ballet starring Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and Keira Knightley; “Bohemian Rhapsody,” about the iconic rock band Queen and their lead singer Freddie Mercury; “A Private War,” about the late war correspondent Marie Colvin; “Boy Erased,” about a young man who is forced to participate in a gay conversion program; and “Burning,” Korea’s official Foreign Language entry to the Oscars.

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    The slate of midterm candidates is the most diverse ever
    1. 0:00Will there be backfire to Trump’s ad linking a Mexican immigrant to Democrats?
    2. 13:03Surge in diverse candidates running in the midterm elections
    3. 20:58Orson Welles’ struggle to make his last film
    4. 31:02LA’s Gustavo Dudamel plays conductor in ‘Nutcracker and the Four Realms’You’re reading this
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