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 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.
Celebrity
Murdoch Cutbacks: NY Post Drops Editor in Chief of Decider Section as Newspaper Loses Millions Every Month: Who’s Next?
The New York Post is finally facing their financial issues.
They've laid off Mark Graham, editor in chief of the Decider section. Others connected to...
Celebrity
Trump Freedom 250 Fest Falling Apart as Young MC Backs Out, Morris Day and the Time Ticked Off, But Milli Vanilli — Worst Act...
Trump's Freedom 250 fest is falling apart.
The good news is that Milli Vanilli -- the most embarrassing act in pop history -- will perform...
Music
Bruce Springsteen Announces All Star “Power to the People” Festival Near Washington DC for October 3rd, A Month Before Mid Terms
Bruce Springsteen sings "No surrender" and he means it.
Tonight at a show in Washington DC he made a huge announcement.
On October 3rd he'll be...
Celebrity
Kanye West Gets a Second Tampa Show from City, Raymond James Financial Even Though First One Still Has Plenty of Tix Avail: Hitler? Who’s...
Raymond James Financial loves them some Kanye West.
So does the city of Tampa.
They're giving Hitler-loving antisemite Kanye West a second show at Raymond James...
Movies
Watch “Disclosure Day” Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s New Movie Might Be Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind — Alien Revealed!
Here's the trailer for "Disclosure Day."
Is this Steven Spielberg's great film yet? (I mean, apart from "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" and "Lincoln.")
In...
Celebrity
Trump Team Freedom 250 Books Milli Vanilli, Non Existent Fake Group from the 1980s, For Great American State Fair — Another Group Backs Out...
Blame it on the rain.
Donald Trump's Freedom 250 committee has booked musical acts for next month's Great American State Fair on the Mall in...
Business
RIP John McClain, 71, Co-Executor of Michael Jackson Estate, Longtime Family Friend Who Helped Janet Jackson Launch Her Career
Michael Jackson fans will know this name immediately: John McClain.
The co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate -- with John Branca -- was 71 and...
Celebrity
New WWII Thriller “Pressure” Brings A “Billions” Reunion to High Atop Rock Center for Damien Lewis, Plus Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott
There were a lot of surprises last night at the premiere of "Pressure."
Anthony Maras's first movie since 2018's very fine "Hotel Mumbai" is just...
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