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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Jon Stewart Will Remain with The Daily Show At Least Though the 2028 Elections as David Ellison Lets Comedy Central Flourish with “South Park”
In the new Skydance universe, CBS is continuing to drift right toward Donald Trump.
But owners David and Larry Ellison will allow some skewering of...
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Trump Monday Mishegos: “Change New Mexico to New America” — While His Truth Social Stock Drops to New All Time Low, Down 50% This...
Donald Trump is spending the afternoon looking for diversions.
He's suggesting that New Mexico change its name to New America.
Why? Why not? The post is...
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UPDATE: “60 Minutes” Piece on “Public Intellectual” Sacha Baron Cohen Omitted Famous Rudy Giuliani Scene in “Borat 2,” Fallout
Last night CBS really plugged their Sacha Baron Cohen "60 Minutes" interview during the NFL game.
I actually lost count of how many times they...
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UPDATE $800 a Ticket “Other Desert Cities” with Julia Louis Dreyfus, Allison Janney, Ed Harris Gets Disappointing Opening Night Reviews
It was a star-studded night last night for Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Broadway debut in a revival of "Other Desert Cities."
There were just about as many...
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Success of Julia Louis Dreyfus’s Outrageously High Priced Broadway Debut Will Depend on Reviews: After First Month, Pre-sales Are Shaky
On Tuesday, and for the next month, it's almost impossible to see Julia Louis Dreyfus in her Broadway debut.
The Hudson Theater is sold out...
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Exclusive: “Ali G” Not Scheduled for Release in Los Angeles at All, Or Any Streaming, or in Other Cities Even with Sacha Baron Cohen...
As I wrote yesterday, Sacha Baron Cohen is being profiled on "60 Minutes" tonight.
The reason is his movie, "Ali G: Who Iz I?" which...
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Tom Cruise’s Sad “Digger” Box Office Eclipsed at Warner Bros by 55 Year Old Ken Russell Re-release of “The Devils” is the Year’s Worse...
Things couldn't be worse for Tom Cruise and "Digger."
Over the weekend Warner Bros released a restored version of Ken Russell's 1971 movie, "The Devils."...
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Elizabeth Holmes Expose “You Can See Everything” Sets Record with $15 Million Opening, Biggest Non Fiction Film in 22 Years
The movie is weird, the filmmaker is, and the subjects are pathological.
Nathan Fielder's "You Can See Everything" is a bizarre non fiction film. And...
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