Peterhead film director to be patron of new performance school
A renowned film director, born and raised in Peterhead, has been named as patron of a new performance academy in Aberdeen.
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Doric Film Festival gears up for celebration of talent at the Belmont Filmhouse
Organisers of a new Doric competition are preparing to reveal the winners at a special awards ceremony next month.
International film director visits academy he attended to inspire pupils
An internationally-acclaimed film director has returned to his former secondary school to inspire drama-loving youngsters.
McLeish joins the cast in extra time for acclaimed new Laurel and Hardy movie
It sounds like a trick question: “What’s the connection between Scottish football and Laurel & Hardy?”
From the Blue Toon to Tinseltown: Jon S Baird’s remarkable rise to film prominence
There’s an old photograph dating back to the early 1980s, which highlights the start of the long journey which Jon S Baird has made from the Blue Toon to Tinseltown.
Peterhead-born film-maker takes biopic to Belmont
A widely-anticipated film that explores the lives of Laurel and Hardy will soon be showing in Aberdeen.
Laurel and Hardy biopic ‘love story of two friends at end of their careers’
An upcoming film about the farewell tour of comedy legends Laurel and Hardy has been described as a love story between two best friends, at the end of their careers.
The picture which shows Jon S Baird’s love affair with Laurel and Hardy started early
Here’s the picture which proves that Jon S Baird has spent nearly 40 years bringing Laurel and Hardy to the silver screen.
North-east film director releases trailer for his new movie Stan and Ollie
A north-east film-maker has unveiled the trailer for his new movie, Stan and Ollie, which chronicles the life of world-famous comedians Laurel and Hardy.
North-east director to bring Laurel and Hardy to a new generation
A north-east movie maker has said casting Hollywood A-listers Steve Coogan and John C Reilly in his Laurel and Hardy biopic will bring the story of the comedy duo to a new generation.
North-east film maker sets sights on Laurel and Hardy with Steve Coogan
Jon S Baird’s screenplay and direction of the controversial Irvine Welsh novel “Filth” propelled the Peterhead man into the major league of movie-making.