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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Maleficent and Ways to Die in the West

    Angelina Jolie and Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane are front and center this week’s Friday film roundup. We talk Maleficent, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and more.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 30, 2014 • 1 min read

    Angelina Jolie and Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane are front and center this week’s Friday film roundup. We talk Maleficent, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and more.

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    VA Resignation, Clippers Sale and Drugs on Amazon
    1. 0:00VA’s Shinseki Resigns
    2. 0:00VA's Shinseki Resigns
    3. 10:28Clippers Deal
    4. 19:00Amazon Drugs
    5. 27:40Maleficent and Ways to Die in the WestYou’re reading this
    6. 40:49iPads School Update
    7. 40:49iPads School Debate
    8. 46:52Spelling Bee Update
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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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      Christy Lemire

      Film critic , writer, and co-host of the YouTube channel “Breakfast All Day”

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      Inkoo Kang

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    The full episode

    5 of 8
    VA Resignation, Clippers Sale and Drugs on Amazon
    1. 0:00VA’s Shinseki Resigns
    2. 0:00VA's Shinseki Resigns
    3. 10:28Clippers Deal
    4. 19:00Amazon Drugs
    5. 27:40Maleficent and Ways to Die in the WestYou’re reading this
    6. 40:49iPads School Update
    7. 40:49iPads School Debate
    8. 46:52Spelling Bee Update
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand