Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame 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. 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.
Business
Tom Cruise’s “Digger” Has Few Ticket Sales at NYC Theater with VistaVision Despite Being Filmed in that Format, Other Sales Very Soft
Tom Cruise has been making a big deal out of the way "Digger" was filmed.
The Alejandro Innaritu directed satire opens Thursday in most locations,...
Celebrity
“Grey’s Anatomy” May Finally Be Drawing to a Close with Just 13 Episodes Set for Its 23rd Season: Only 3 Original Cast Members Left
This may be curtains for "Grey's Anatomy."
The upcoming 23rd season of the hospital soap opera will only have 13 episodes. Last season the number...
Movies
Watch: Woody Allen at Madrid Press Conference for 51st Movie: “It Has to Live Up to My Expectations, But I’ll Do My Best!”
Woody Allen is amazing.
At 90, he's arrived in Madrid to make his 51st movie. The working title is "Madrid," he says, but that won't...
Celebrity
Paul McCartney Explains Meaning of Album Title “Rubber Soul” on 50th Anniversary Box Set That Includes Unreleased John Lennon Song
The Beatles are dropping the extraordinary 50th anniversary box set of "Rubber Soul" at midnight Thursday.
Giles Martin has remixed the original album, and the...
government
Trump Attacks Fox News, Says “MAGA, and REAL Patriots, will never like Them” Repeats Claim He Won 3 Elections, But His AI Disputes
It's another day in the neighborhood of the surreal for Donald Trump.
On Truth Social, he's attacking Fox News, saying MAGA, and REAL Patriots, will...
Movies
Tom Cruise, Warner Bros. Social Media Campaign for “Digger” Poor Reviews and Apathetic Response: “You Know What? F Those People”
"You know what? Fck those people!"
That's what Tom Cruise as "Digger" says in a social media post from Warner Bros.
That's their response to lukewarm...
Movies
Tom Cruise’s “Digger” Debuts on Rotten Tomatoes with a Scary 52% Among Critics with Some Scathing Reviews, Star Doing Desperate PR
When I finished watching Tom Cruise's new movie, "Digger," 10 days ago, I had a very bad reaction.
I actually said to someone outside the...
Books
Sylvester Stallone aka Rocky Gets a Book Party 37 Floors Above Fifth Avenue at Swanky Club — Far from His Humble Roots (Exclusive)
Sylvester Stallone is celebrating the first volume of his memoirs.
The book is called "The Steps," released today and already number 7 on amazon. It's...
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