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John C. Reilly plays Oliver Hardy to Steve Coogan's Stan Laurel
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Episode 19248
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John C. Reilly plays Oliver Hardy to Steve Coogan's Stan Laurel

John C. Reilly joins "Stan & Ollie" director Jon S. Baird to talk about making a movie about the legendary comedic duo Laurel and Hardy. Then, Joanna Kulig stars in "Cold War," Poland's official submission for Oscar which is also the story of filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski's parents.

John C. Reilly (right) as Oliver Hardy, with Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel in the new movie “Stan & Ollie.” (Photo by Nick Wall, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)
John C. Reilly (right) as Oliver Hardy, with Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel in the new movie “Stan & Ollie.” (Photo by Nick Wall, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)
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Photo by Nick Wall, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
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On today's show:

THE TRUE STORY OF LAUREL & HARDY

(Starts at 1:00)

The new movie "Stan & Ollie" tells a little known story about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, the legendary comedy duo known as "Laurel and Hardy," who made hugely popular short and feature-length films together from 1921 to 1951. In 1953, after some disagreements over contracts and work styles had come between them, and when both were in need of money, the two reunited for a stage show tour of Great Britain. Jon S. Baird directed "Stan & Ollie," about the UK tour and how, despite some setbacks, it ultimately helped the two realize how much they meant to each other. In the film, John C. Reilly plays Oliver Hardy and Steve Coogan plays Stan Laurel. Reilly and Baird spoke with The Frame about bringing Laurel and Hardy back to life for "Stan & Ollie."

JOANNA KULIG IS A BREAKOUT STAR IN "COLD WAR"

(Starts at 19:30)

The Polish actress Joanna Kulig's performance in "Cold War" is mesmerizing and heartbreaking. The film tells the tragic love story of filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski's parents. Kulig talks with The Frame about inhabiting the character of the director's mother, becoming a mother herself and being in a film that has garnered the attention of Hollywood.