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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Oscar Voting versus the General Election

    TheWrap.com lead film critic Alonso Duralde and New York Magazine senior editor Kyle Buchanan join us for our weekly chat on all things movies and Hollywood. This week we’ll cover the new releases hitting theaters and why the Oscar horse race might be more annoying than a presidential election horse race.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    TheWrap.com lead film critic Alonso Duralde and New York Magazine senior editor Kyle Buchanan join us for our weekly chat on all things movies and Hollywood. This week we’ll cover the new releases hitting theaters and why the Oscar horse race might be more annoying than a presidential election horse race.

    The full episode

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    Art History vs. Factory Jobs, Super Bowl Prep, and Cat Art
    1. 0:00Obama and Art History
    2. 8:00Why the Focus on Factory Jobs?
    3. 16:57Cats in the Art World
    4. 26:18Super Bowl Prep
    5. 40:51Oscar Voting versus the General ElectionYou’re reading this
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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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      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"

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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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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Art History vs. Factory Jobs, Super Bowl Prep, and Cat Art
    1. 0:00Obama and Art History
    2. 8:00Why the Focus on Factory Jobs?
    3. 16:57Cats in the Art World
    4. 26:18Super Bowl Prep
    5. 40:51Oscar Voting versus the General ElectionYou’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand