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“Koch” Premiere Will Be a Reunion of Every New York Politician Living (and Dead)

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This is going to be wild. I never write about movie premieres before they happen. But the one set for next week for “Koch,” the documentary about Ed Koch, is going to be a memorable one. Look at the list that follows. I hope someone films this. How can any of these people stay away? It’s too crazy. Each guest will get a rubber bat and a water pistol. Seriously. Two names I don’t see here: Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg. Also, no mention of Bess Meyerson. But still…Maybe they’ll crash…

2013 Mayoral candidates: Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio, Former MTA Chairman Joe Llohta, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Former NYC Controller Bill Thompson.

2013 Public Advocate candidates: City Councilwoman Letitia James, Reshma Saujani, State Senator Daniel Squadron.

2013 Controller candidate: Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

Appearing in the film: Rev. Calvin Butts, Koch Chief of Staff Diane Coffey, Former Bronx Borough President Freddy Ferrer, Koch senior adviser John LoCicero, Former State Controller Carl McCall.

Also attending: Former Park Commissioner Gordon Davis, Former Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Rep. Nita Lowey, Former MTA Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch.

Invited: Governor Andrew Cuomo, Former Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Rep. Grace Meng, Former NYC Controller Harrison Goldin, Former Governor Mario Cuomo, Rep. Yvette Clark.

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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