Roger Friedman

Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.

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Box Office: “Shaft” Is Killed by Bad Karma, “Men in Black International” Domesticated, “Rocketman” Crosses $60 Million

by Roger Friedman - June 15, 2019 11:24 am

The Friday box office wasn't kind to the sequels. But their loss is the gain of "Rocketman," now crossing $60 million on its way...

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UPDATE: OJ Simpson Joins Twitter For Real: “I got a lot of gettin’ even to do”

by Roger Friedman - June 15, 2019 3:21 am

UPDATE: OJ really joined Twitter. He doesn't care how inappropriate it is. Or how hurtful to his dead wife's family. OJ only cares about...

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Chart Update: Bruce Springsteen’s “Western Stars” Overtakes Madonna’s “Madame X” At Number 1

by Roger Friedman - June 14, 2019 6:07 pm

Since midnight, the chart fight on the iTunes 100 album list has been between Madonna's "Madame X" and Bruce Springsteen's "Western Stars." When the race...

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Madonna’s “Madame X” Album Number 1 on iTunes Thanks to Ticket Bundling– For Now, Until Fans Try to Figure It Out

by Roger Friedman - June 14, 2019 6:00 am

Madonna's "Madame X" is number 1 on iTunes and on Amazon's digital music chart thanks to ticket bundling. Every fan who bought a ticket...

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Bruce Springsteen Surprises with “Western Stars,” His Best Album in 17 Years Since “The Rising”

by Roger Friedman - June 13, 2019 6:15 pm

It's been a long trip with Bruce Springsteen, hasn't it? For some of us who were there at the start in 1973 we can ...

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“Shaft” Gives the Shaft to Oscar Winning Composer, R&B Hero Isaac Hayes, Leaves Out Famous Music from New Film

by Roger Friedman - June 13, 2019 2:22 pm

Besides Richard Roundtree, the one thing that anyone remembers from the groundbreaking 1971 film "Shaft" is the music. The main theme became a number...