Press Play with Madeleine Brand
New film shows how Flannery O’Connor was most interested in darker qualities of humanity
Critics review “Mayak,” a Russian-language film about a woman who tries to convince her grandparents to flee war-torn Armenia for Moscow; “Carmilla,” a vampire thriller film written and directed by Emily Harris; “Flannery,” a documentary about…
By Madeleine Brand • • 14m ListenCritics review “Mayak,” a Russian-language film about a woman who tries to convince her grandparents to flee war-torn Armenia for Moscow; “Carmilla,” a vampire thriller film written and directed by Emily Harris;
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Alonso Duralde
film critic; co-host, "Linoleum Knife" movie podcast; author, “Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas” (Second Edition) and "Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film"
Dave White
film critic and co-host of the movie podcast Linoleum Knife
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4 of 4LAC+USC hospital adapts to ‘daunting number’ of COVID patients- 0:00How one of the US’ busiest trauma centers is handling ‘daunting’ COVID patients
- 11:43In Portland, feds are arresting BLM protesters and putting them into unmarked vans
- 20:52In horror film ‘Relic,’ Emily Mortimer explores dementia, aging, and motherhood
- 35:15New film shows how Flannery O’Connor was most interested in darker qualities of humanityYou’re reading this