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STAN & OLLIE (Dir: Jon S Baird, 2018).
The big screen biopic has had a resurgence in popularity in recent years. From the stories of British rock stars Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (Bryan Singer, 2018) and Elton John in Rocketman (Dexter Fletcher, 2019) to Hollywood's own golden age legends Judy Garland in Judy (Rupert Goold, 2019) and this biopic of beloved comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
Movies about the movies have long been a staple in Hollywood, but Stan & Ollie has a somewhat different approach to many of the biographical titles which have preceded it. Most notably, it ignores the the duo’s well documented heyday, being with the stars’ falling out over a contractual dispute with producer Hal Wallis in 1937. From here we jump to the early 1950s when the pair, reunited but still nursing wounds over the quarrel, embark on a comeback tour of the UK and Ireland. Here the tour is initially mishandled by promoter Bernard Delfont and the pair are playing to largely empty venues, although the duo are eventually afforded the warm welcome they deserve. Stan & Ollie chronicles the stars' strained relationships with each other and their partners, while also detailing their attempts to reignite a movie career. Eventually Hardy's failing health brings an abrupt halt to the tour but also signals a renewed reconciliation between the pair.
Read the full review on my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME at the link below:
Watching Rivals even though I know it's not even going to give me an ounce of gay, outside some minor characters who will get no action. Counting on ao3 to get the male cast fucking as a cast this hot should.
At least we've seen Alex Hassell's penis (again) only 25 minutes in. They're delivering there at least.
(Finished episode 1, and I stand corrected about the gays not seeing any action. Still going to be fraction of the het stuff we see though, and all the Rupert/Tony/Declan hate sex will still have to be provided by ao3.)