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Reality show star and Duck Dynasty personality Phil Robertson has passed away. He was 79 years old.

On Facebook, the news of Robertson's death was announced by his daughter-in-law, Korie Robertson, who's married to Phil's son Willie. She included a statement from the family to confirm that the elder Robertson had died on May 25. No other details were divulged about Robertson's death, though it's been known that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He had also been suffering from a blood disease.

"We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord," the statement reads. "He reminded us often of the words of Paul, 'you do not grieve like those who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.'"

It continued, "Thank...

Phil Robertson — the star of the popular A&e reality television series Duck Dynasty, a professional hunter and businessman — has died at the age of 79, his son and daughter-in-law announced on social media today. The Duck Commander patriarch was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s last December.

“We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord,” the family said in a statement on Instagram and Facebook. “He reminded us often of the words of Paul, ‘you do not grieve like those who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.’

The post continued, “Thank you for the love and prayers of so many whose lives have been impacted by his life saved by grace, his bold faith, and by his desire to tell everyone who...

The following contains spoilers from the Jan. 27 episode of CBS’ NCIS: Origins.

NCIS: Origins with its winter premiere this Monday began to unspool the story of Michael, as in future Nis Special Agent Mike Franks (played by Kyle Schmid).

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When CBS’ NCIS: Origins resumes its freshman run this Monday at 10/9, as Narrator Gibbs might put it, “This is the story of… Michael” — as in Nis Special Agent Mike Franks.

“It is,” Kyle Schmid concurred at the top of an in-depth, Friday-night conversation with TVLine. “It is very much the beginning of jumping into the backstory of Mike Franks. And I think it’s a really important story to tell, because of the relationship between Mike and Gibbs (played by Austin Stowell).

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The following contains spoilers from Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 2, Episode 5, "Conspiracy vs. Theory."

It's the midway point for Season 2 of Criminal Minds: Evolution, and Gold Star, Elias Voit (Zack Gilford) and Emily Prentiss's (Paget Brewster) deeply disturbed neighbor are bringing the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (Bau) to their breaking point. After mostly leading on the members of the Bau and mocking them for it, Voit finally starts helping with the investigation into Gold Star. However, Voit plays both sides expertly, narrowly avoiding death.

"Conspiracy vs. Theory" is an episode that shows just how much Criminal Minds changed in its reboot in, Evolution. Unlike the past few episodes or any of the show's classic seasons, there was no case-of-the-week here. Instead, the whole narrative focused squarely on the Gold Star investigation. Criminal Minds' transformation from episodic cases to a serialized investigation has never been more apparent than in this episode. The Bau recently discovered that,...

Production has wrapped on The Blind, a biopic of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson with a theatrical release date slated for Sept. 22, 2023 as distribution plans are being finalized.

Set in the 1960s Deep South and shot on location in Louisiana, The Blind shares never-before-revealed aspects of Robertson’s life as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past, addiction and complicated family dynamics, ultimately finding redemption in an unlikely place. “It was important to us that the film be real,” said Willie Robertson, Phil’s son. “The transformation of Phil proves that anyone can change and that there is always hope.”

Directed by Andrew Hyatt the film stars Aron Von Andrian (Dodger), Amelia Eve (The Haunting Of Bly Manor), Brielle Robillard (The Lake) and Matthew Erick White (Station 19). Written by Stephanie Katz (All In).

Duck Dynasty was an entertainment phenomenon, setting viewership...

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“We’re founded on the idea that games ought to be approachable for everybody.”

That’s Dr. Matthew White, CEO of Whitethorn Games, an indie publisher based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Their games include the calming mail delivery experience Lake, developed by Dutch outfit Gamious and released this year; and 2020 crafting adventure game Wytchwood from Canadian developer Alientrap, among many others.

White grew up playing “cozy stuff” like Harvest Moon and Pokemon, while his friends were out “crushing beer cans” and playing Halo. “Generally speaking, the [games] industry is full of all kinds of ways for you to run down a hallway and kill somebody, so I really wanted something a little more interesting,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. As he dug into the audience of people over age 27 who tend to have families and restraints on their time, but who do prioritize the games they want to play,...