frustration. despair. occasionally even a hint of menace. peter mayhew‘s never—speaking chewbacca could effortlessly portray the entire range of emotions. it wasn't just millions of fans who found themselves endeared to the 200—year—old wookie. you must be so brave. he just radiated happiness and warmth. he was always up for a laugh. we hit it off immediately and stayed friends for over 40 years. it was back in 1976 when, thanks to his seven foot height, the former hospital porter was cast in the first movie. he was word perfect on the script so that he could simultaneously physically portray the character's thoughts. whatever the circumstances. will somebody please get this big

walking carpet out of my way?! laugh it up, fuzzball! he returned for 2015's the force awakens. back to the old days, the old ways of doing things. it's great. although being in his 70s and limited mobility meant he couldn't manage many of the action sequences. still, for many fans, he simply was chewbacca, one of the great heroes of perhaps cinema's greatest science—fiction movie. peter mayhew, died at the age of 7a. headlines on bbc news, conservatives and labour lose hundreds of seats in local elections, strong results for the liberal democrats green party independent candidates. millions of people evacuated as india's biggest on in decades brings 125 mph winds.

the coroner because for mental health issues to be be stigmatized at universities after finding that a first—year student at university of bristol took his own life. more on those stories at nine o'clock on bbc news and now it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review here on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases, we've got mark kermode. what a surprise! what is your selection this week? we have long shot, which is a comedy starling seth rogen and charlize theron. we have tolkien, a biopic

of the author of the lord of the rings books. and extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile, in which ted bundy is played by zac efron. long shot, this is an american romantic comedy. it's got a weird mixture of comedy is like it's got a weird mixture of comedy is like it's got the comedy like there's something about mary. on the other hand, political satire of wag the dog. seth rogen is a kind of slightly disreputable investigative journalist who is called in by charlize theron‘s secretary, because she is going to run for president and she needs someone to punch up her speeches to make them seem a little more funny, to grab the public‘s attention. it turns out ages and ages ago, she used to babysit for him and he had a huge crush on her. the question is, is his anarchic

streak going to help is she going to put back in touch with the idealism that fired her and her youth and are they going to be more than workmates? obviously the a nswe i’s more than workmates? obviously the a nswers to more than workmates? obviously the answers to those questions are surprising but what's lovely is and how they play out because i hand he's all over the place she is com pletely he's all over the place she is completely the opposite here's a clip. hey. i had some jokes i was going to run by you maybe if you have a second? what are you... what are you looking at? jesus! why would you just barge in here while i'm sleeping? you were sleeping? yes! i was micronapping! oh, that's what you call it? yes. sorry, i didn't realise you were sleeping.

you were standing and your eyes were open. do you need something? i had some jokes i wrote i was gonna run by you. that was actually a really good nap. great. seemed really restful. micronapping! what i really like about this is... in the end, these kind of movies come down to whether the chemistry between the leads is good and whether you like the characters. it is no surprise that seth rogen can play this role. this is a version of a role he's played many times. charlize theron, i don't think people think of comedy, and she is really funny in this, not least because she plays it straightlaced enough that you believe in her kind of career politician character, but you also leave that character goes on an arc which involves reconnecting with the things that really matter. there is a fair amount of knock—about, gross out comedy. when the movie wants to be vulgar, it does not shy away from that, let's be honest about it. it works because it's got some great political satire, the fact the president in the movie

is a tv actor who has gone into the white house but actually is not interested in policy, just in his ratings — which seems like such an absurd idea! i think that plays out really nicely. i like the idea of the two central characters... seth rogen doing it is not a surprise. charlize theron being quite as funny as she is is really rewarding. i laughed through it a couple of times. i laughed knowing i was embarrassed... was anybody else laughing, or just you? it is a real crowd pleaser. tolkien? here's the thing. for someone who creates works of literature that are so incredibly inspiring, it's very difficult if you make a biopic about their life in which the writing of the biopic is solidly uninspiring. what this tries to do is to lead you through his life in a way that suggests that this is the beginning of all the ideas that we would see in the hobbit and lord of the rings. he has a group of friends, a fellowship. he moves from rural, an industrial landscape, to somewhere beautiful, like the shire, and the film kind

of plays out on the battlefield, europe, where our central character sees terrible things which is meant to inspire the visions of mordor and helms deep. it is not bad, it is really perfunctory. it seems really odd tojust be something which isjustjoining the dots. "this led to this, this led to this." i don't doubt for one minute the author's personal experience did inspire his work. i just don't think they played out in such a logically television all fashion. presumably, tolkien fans want to see it. i actually think not. the tolkien estate have not been interested. i don't think it will have anything like the audience like lord of the rings has.

now, it is the story of the serial killer ted bundy — possibly the longest film title of the week, maybe the year, extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile. which is the phrase the judge used at the end of the trial. the judge here played byjohn markovich. ted bundy is zac efron. lily collins... she plays edith bracken in tolkien. what the film is not about is the crimes, which are utterly horrific. what it is about is the people around ted bundy who don't see him for what he is. here's a clip. i'm sorry, i have to pull an all—nighter tonight. all—nighter? i need to make sure i am the most prepared attorney in the courtroom once my trial starts.

my lawyer found out... twice. that's not even the worst part. what happened in utah wasn't just dumb luck. the police already had my name. someone gave it to them. someone gave your name to the authorities in utah? do you have any idea who would do that to you? do you see that car out there? it's been following me since i got back. either i'm going crazy, or i'm being setup. what did you make of zac efron‘s performance? i think efron‘s effort is terrific. this is directed by the director of the documentary series.

it's really kind of a dramatic companion piece to that documentary series. as i said before, thankfully, it doesn't concentrate on the crimes. what it concentrates on is everything around it, people inveigled into his world. it became this huge media circus. john malkovich as the judge. efron is the film's strongest suit. i do think he's a really talented actor. what he does get here is the narcissism, the deceptiveness, that... what the film is really about is, how is it this character could have convince people he was anything other than, as the title says, extremely wicked, shockingly evil and vile? i am not sure the film gets much beyond that. i don't think really tells us much else about him but i do think zac efron‘s performance is terrific. best out this week? eighth grade.

bo burnham's directorial debut. a generation called self—obsessed but really self—conscious. really good performance by elsie fisher. have you seen it yet? i have not seen it yet. i guarantee you it's one of the films of the year. it is absolutely wonderful. i love it, and it's got so much empathy for its central character. i thought it was just wonderful. best dvd? this is piercing, a really twisted psycho thriller. there are some kronenberg in there, some lynch in there, it is... it is a particularly brilliant performance. but it's not for the faint of heart. i used to introduce extreme cinema on the television. even i went, "really?" it's genuinely alarming,

often quite funny. really when it needs to turn, it really turns. and to be approached with extreme caution. just to conclude, which would you recommend if you had to pick one? i would go for long shot. it made me laugh all the way through, and there are so many comedies that do not do that. ilaughed... it made you laugh six times. at least in the first ten minutes! fantastic. thank you very much indeed. that is it for both of us. thank you so much for watching. goodbye. hello, good evening across the uk on

the change, he had seen the first signs of it today or should i say we felt that with this cold arctic air continuing to push its way steadily south, the weather find slowly clearing all by the southern counties overnight with an odd spot of rain here, clearest guys elsewhere, allowing temperatures to follow a close to freezing and places, so a light frost not out of the question to the north and west. chilly start maybe early morning sunshine, not expected to last practically to the east with a brisk northern wind driving and some showers, some of those further inland as well. further west, yes a notable breeze but not quite as strong so here he was showers and as a result temperatures a bit warmer, but along the east coast, factor the strength of the wind it up continue to feel quite cold. looks like a good deal of dry and cloudy weather on sunday and brighter for monday.

this is bbc world news, cyclone fani hits india with 100 to ted and i imaginea hits india with 100 to ted and i imagine a five mile an hour winds, ofa imagine a five mile an hour winds, of a million people to covers in emergency shelters as they battle the worst storm in five years. they 110w the worst storm in five years. they now have a huge clean—up operation on its hands and that is not going to be easy for many parts of it are cut off from each other. theresa may's conservative party loses more than 1000 council seats in local elections dominated by brexit. a warning that christianity could be wiped out in the middle east, this

say christians are the most persecuted of all the worlds religions. also coming up in the