‘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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You ever dream about what it would be like to see Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle team up and solve murders in the roaring 20’s? Well movie fans, that dream that probably none of you have had ...

Adrien Brody stars as the death-defying escape artist in the four-hour event By Ashley Lee History Channel’s magical miniseries Houdini begins tonight, starring Adrien Brody as the death-defying ...

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.