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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.

Taylor Swift Knocked Off Oscars and Grammys Campaigns Last Night Performing Four Songs at Academy Museum Gala in Front of Top Voters

We'll probably see Taylor Swift in the family box this afternoon when Kansas City plays Las Vegas in Sin City. But last night, Taylor was...

Lana Del Rey Gets An Out of the Box Number 1 Hit Going Country with Zach Bryan on “Lies” — Already a Smash After...

Lana Del Rey has an out of the box hit this afternoon. Her duet with country star Zach Bryan, called "Lies," is number 1 on...

“60 Minutes” Will Have to Rely on NFL Games Because Segments are Underwhelming: Two GOP Women Fight About Voting, “Ali G” Redux, Helium

Tomorrow night's "60 Minutes" looks pretty underwhelming. The Bari Weiss-Nick Bilton overhaul so far has not been a great success editorially. CBS will be depending...

Box Office: “Street Fighter” Takes $13 Mil Opening, Strange “You Can See Everything” Has $5.5 Mil Haul Despite 3 Hour Run Time, Sony Confuses...

So, a movie you and I will never see called "Street Fighter" is making a killing. From Paramount Pictures, "Street Fighter" brought in $13 million...

Review: “You Can See Everything” Is Not a Documentary, But As if Woody Allen Made a Film About Real Life Sociopaths Told Like a...

I don't think Nathan Fielder's three hour film, "You Can See Everything," is a documentary. I don't know how A24 has convinced people that...

Miley Cyrus Hollywood Bowl Shows: Plenty of Good Seats on Ticketmaster, for Both Nights, Even More on Secondary Sale Sites

Miley Cyrus is playing the Hollywood Bowl tonight and Sunday night. Even though she's been posting pictures that say "Sold Out," there are plenty of...

Laura Loomer Suggests She Replace Fired Katie Zacharia as Press Secretary, Makes Racist Appeal for Blonde Wig to Joy Reid, Angie Nixon

Laura Loomer wants to be press secretary to Donald Trump. "Hear me out," she wrote on Twitter, and donned a blonde wig. (All the previous...

Box Office: “Street Fighter” Takes $4 Million in Previews Despite Lousy Reviews, Weird Elizabeth Holmes Debuts with $1.7 Million

Many debuts of films last night. "Street Fighter," which features an eclectic cast that includes rapper 50 Cent, made a whopping $4 million in previews. Will...

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