The life of escapologist and magical legend Harry Houdini, has been slated for a cinematic adaptation for quite some time now. The feature was originally scripted by Scott Frank and set to be directed ...

‘Biopic” is not a particularly inviting portmanteau. And the biopic isn’t a particularly inviting genre. Most biographical movies and miniseries wind up as waxen re-creations of the best-known moments ...

One of the first lines Adrien Brody delivers in Houdini is: “They say when you’re going to die, your whole life flashes before your eyes.” Boy, is he telling the truth! The great escapologist’s life ...

EXCLUSIVE: The life story of illusionist Harry Houdini has long fascinated Hollywood, but nobody has been able to do anything about it. Sony Pictures has Max Landis working his magic on a new draft of ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. It looks like a couple of Harry Houdini ...

The History Channel presents "Houdini" (9 p.m., TV-14), a two-night miniseries biography of the famous illusionist. Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody ("The Pianist") stars in the title role.

Evan Jones has been busy. After appearing in “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” he can currently be seen opposite Adrien Brody in History’s miniseries “Houdini,” as the famed magician’s assistant, ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...