There's nothing but Star Wars: The Last Jedi right now.
As the wildly anticipated film by writer-director Rian Johnson zooms into theaters, the Straight Up Hollywood podcast boldly takes on most every angle including the eternal question: How does it rank?
Entertainment writer Carly Mallenbaum (@ThatGirlCarly) — she loved it, like really loved it — and movie writer Bryan Alexander (@BryAlexand) — he didn't — do lightsaber battle over that question while discussing other elements.
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The reporters covered The Last Jedi's glam Los Angeles premiere Saturday and provide the view from the red carpet and theater seats — offering thoughts on the film's length, the applause level, the porgs (naturally) and the final Star Wars bow for General Leia (the late Carrie Fisher).
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Not to be denied, TV reporter Bill Keveney (@billkev) speaks about another major holiday entertainment spectacle, A Christmas Story Live!, coming to Fox on Sunday (7 ET live/PT delayed).
Keveney discusses the beloved 1983 Christmas movie-turned-live TV musical and his interviews with cast members Maya Rudolph and Matthew Broderick, who talk about the challenges of taking the story live.
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