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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Snipers, Best Men, and Black Hats

    We’re emerging from our post-Oscar-nominations hangover today, and ready to talk about new releases. We talk about what’s new at the box office in our weekly film segment.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jan 16, 2015 • 1 min read

    We’re emerging from our post-Oscar-nominations hangover today, and ready to talk about new releases. We talk about what’s new at the box office in our weekly film segment.

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      Barbara Bogaev

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      James Rocchi

      The Lunch

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    Cuban Cigar Comeback, Saint Serra, and an Addiction Vaccine
    1. 0:00New Cuba Rules and Cuban Cigars
    2. 10:27Saint Serra?
    3. 19:00Vaccines for Addiction
    4. 27:21Snipers, Best Men, and Black HatsYou’re reading this
    5. 41:17An Obit for a Very Special Bull
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