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John Hillerman, 'Magnum, P.I.' actor, dead at 84

8 years 11 months ago
Actor John Hillerman died of natural causes Thursday at his home in Houston, Texas, his publicist, Lori De Waal, said. He was 84 years old. Hillerman was best known for his Emmy Award-winning work in the long-running detective series "Magnum, P.I."

TV reheats cold cases to feed true-crime wave

8 years 11 months ago
For true-crime TV, lurid details and high-profile stories are often no longer enough. In the wake of "The Jinx" and "Making a Murderer," networks are not just reheating old cases -- the colder, the better -- but also attempting to solve them.

'Daddy's Home 2' limply doubles down on dads

8 years 11 months ago
Faced with the task of concocting a sequel around the wispiest of comedies, "Daddy's Home 2" doubles down on daddies. But everything about the process feels strained, laborious and gimmicky, from the casting of Mel Gibson to Will Ferrell's madcap mugging, trying to stuff this holiday-themed stocking enough to achieve feature length.

'Murder on the Orient Express' chugs along on star power

8 years 11 months ago
The 1974 version of "Murder on the Orient Express" was a time-capsule-worthy artifact of its time, a star-studded affair that brought together the likes of Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman and Sean Connery. Producer, director and star Kenneth Branagh seeks to replicate those charms in a mildly effective retelling of Agatha Christie's tale, a reasonably well-oiled machine that hits bumps in the latter stages of its journey.
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