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.
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Vanity Fair Splashes Erika Kirk, the Merry Widow of Charlie, In Desperate Attempt to Find MAGA Readers, With a Light Twist of the Knife
Vanity Fair isn't sure what to do anymore.
With sinking readership will they go for the MAGA vote?
Or will they profile MAGA types with a...
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Listen: John Lennon’s Lost “Rubber Soul” Demo,”Little Girl,” is Just One of the Pleasures of the New Super Deluxe Box Set
I told you on Wednesday about the Beatles' "Rubber Soul Super Deluxe" box set.
With remasters, remixes, demos, and outtakes, this "Rubber Soul" showcases the...
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Elvis Costello Drops 52 Unreleased Tracks with “My Aim is True” 49th Anniversary Box Set Including a Gem Called “I Hear a Melody”
When we first heard Elvis Costello it was 1977 and the radio station was WBCN in Boston.
With the crazy name and Buddy Holly...
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Malcolm McDowell is Still a “Lucky Man” After Six Decades in the Business and a Hot New Indie Film Called “Last Train to Fortune”
Malcolm McDowell was a Hollywood darling in the 70s with films like "A Clockwork Orange," "If...," and "O Lucky Man." He went on to...
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Rock Notes: Paul McCartney’s Been Holding Out on Us with More New Songs, Plus Michael McDonald Was Sexually Precocious at Age 14
Paul McCartney gave us "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" earlier this spring.
The raved about new album, produced by Andrew Watt, went straight to number...
Music
UPDATED: Rolling Stones Unleash New Blues Unreleased Classic “Bad Luck Hideaway,” Along with Alexander Skarsgard Video “Mr. Charm”
The Rolling Stones have finally released "Mr. Charm" as a video.
They should have done this months ago when "Foreign Tongues" was released.
They've also unleashed...
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,...
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“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...
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