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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Happy Birthday, Mel Brooks! Thanks for 100 Years of Laughter: Read My Treasured 1993 Interview With Him
Happy Birthday, Mel Brooks!
I got to do a long in person interview with him back in 1993, when he was scoring "Robin Hood: Men...
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I hope you're ready for Taylor Swift week.
Forget about America 250 or July 4th. Everything will be about America's Sweetheart.
Over the weekend, Taylor's...
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Flashback: Elaine May Speaks, on Deviled Eggs, Mike Nichols, and How the End of “The Heartbreak Kid” Came About
Flashback to the fall of 2024: Elaine May speaks and everyone listens co-starring Renee Taylor and Jeannie Berlin.
This week, Elaine May and Julian Schlossberg...
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Hollywood Pariah Kevin Spacey Opens in a Straight to Video Movie with 25 Producers, 1 Review, No Theaters, No Press
As we know, Kevin Spacey is a pariah in Hollywood.
He's in a rare club with Mel Gibson, Armie Hammer, Nate Parker, Jonathan Majors, and...
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Box Office: “Toy Story 5” Eyes $300 Million, Kryptonite for $18 Mil “Supergirl” Opening Night, “Disclosure Day” Alien-ated
"Supergirl" is kind of a bust.
Counting in Friday, plus Wednesday and Thursday screenings, total opening in the US is just $18 million.
Don't kill the...
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Quincy Jones and Nastassja Kinski’s Daughter Marries Brooklyn Beckham’s Brother-in-Law: What Could Go Wrong? LOL
So here's some good gossip.
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Tampa Will Allow Shows Tonight, Tomorrow by Hitler-Loving Kanye West, Raymond James Financial Is OK with Them, Too
Tampa is ok with Kanye West.
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The stadium was named by Raymond...
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Listen to the Rolling Stones’ Two Latest Great New Songs — “Jealous Lover,” “Divine Intervention” — from Forthcoming Album
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We've already heard two of the new songs -- "Rough and Twisted,"...
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