Jon S. Baird

The Parts of 'Tetris' Don't Quite Fit Together

Directed by Jon S. Baird

PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2023

The story of one of the world's most enduring video games is intriguing — but maybe not as intriguing as director Jon S. Baird had hoped. A...

'Stan & Ollie' Is a Warm-Hearted Account of Laurel & Hardy's Friendship

Directed by Jon S. Baird

PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2019

An important disclaimer: do not confuse this movie with Holmes & Watson, another retro buddy comedy starring John C. Reilly that is also cu...

John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan Become Laurel and Hardy in the First Trailer for 'Stan & Ollie'

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2018

As we approach award season, we're about to be inundated with a mix of prestige cinema and flat-out Oscar bait. It's hard to tell which cam...

Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly to Play Laurel and Hardy in New Biopic

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2016

Comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy will soon get the big-screen treatment from filmmaker Jon S. Baird (Filth), but the question re...

Filth

Jon S. Baird

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2014

Blame Trainspotting. It managed to convince the world that the novels of Irvine Welsh were actually filmable, rather than the messy, stream...

Filth

Jon S. Baird

PUBLISHED May 29, 2014

Nearly 20 years after Danny Boyle's adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting helped usurp mid-'90s heroin chic, comparisons are ine...