BCG Daily Sunday 21st October 2018

Press clippings

Comedian James Miller dies

Beyond The Joke has heard the sad news that comedian James Miller has died.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st October 2018

Hugh Grant reveals plans for a sequel to Four Weddings

Before you get too excited, the actor did describe it as a "sequel-ette", so we definitely won't be getting a full-length film sequel, but it does seem that at least one new scene is being planned.

Susannah Alexander, Digital Spy, 21st October 2018

Stan & Ollie, review

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly star in a sad, stirring take on comedy's greatest duo.

Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 21st October 2018

Stan & Ollie review

Brilliant impersonations by Steve Coogan and John C Reilly lift the muted charm of this biopic about their troubled music-hall tour of Britain.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 21st October 2018

Review: Stan & Ollie

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly excel as famous double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

James Mottram, The List, 21st October 2018

'Stan & Ollie': London Review

Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as one of comedy's greatest-ever double-acts.

Demetrios Matheou, Screen Daily, 21st October 2018

London film review: 'Stan & Ollie'

Portraying Laurel and Hardy's final comic collaboration with bittersweet affection, Jon S. Baird's film is a laid-back, gamely performed tribute

Guy Lodge, Variety, 21st October 2018

Stan & Ollie review

The actors deliver believable performances as the over-the-hill slapstick duo in a solid dramedy about their final tour.

Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 21st October 2018

Stan & Ollie review, LFF

Our critic reviews the Laurel and Hardy biopic, starring Steve Coogan and John C Reilly, as it closes out the London Film Festival.

Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 21st October 2018

Stan & Ollie review

Stan & Ollie is a formulaic and unimpressive biopic, but the performances ensure it makes a satisfying watch for fans of the iconic comedy duo.

Lewis Knight, The Mirror, 21st October 2018

'Stan & Ollie': film review | London 2018

There was little that was bold or adventurous about Laurel and Hardy's comedy, which is doubtless why their films have not been rediscovered by younger generations over the past half-century; unusually for top comics, their work was benign, not subversive. But even if it only occasionally provokes big laughs, this sweet, small film makes you smile most of the way through, which may be a more uncommon feat.

Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter, 21st October 2018

An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn review

It's not often that Aubrey Plaza appears in a movie without being its most deadpan performer, but she's surrounded by stony-faced competition in this comedy.

Edward Porter, The Sunday Times, 21st October 2018

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