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.
Movies
Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” Flops with $6.5 Mil Preview Night, Looks at Lowest Opening for Famed Director in Years Thanks to Sports, Weather
"Disclosure Day" may be the most alien film in Steven Spielberg's catalog.
The really terrific story of UFO info finally being divulged to the world...
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Mariah Carey Doesn’t Show Up for Longtime Collaborator and “All I Want for Christmas” Composer Walter Afanasieff at Songwriters Hall of Fame
Every year without fail, "All I want for Christmas" produces a lot of income for Mariah Carey.
Her new records don't sell, but "All I...
Celebrity
Watch Steven Spielberg Induct Taylor Swift into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, At Her Request — “In my book you are Evermore” (Exclusive Video)
Steven Spielberg inducted Taylor Swift into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. (See a clip from his speech and her 20 minute acceptance below.)
The two...
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Exclusive: Why WAS Taylor Swift at Last Night’s Knicks Game, and with the Haim Sisters? They Were Checking Out the Wedding Venue
By now everyone has seen Taylor Swift and her buddies, the Haim sisters, jumping around and dancing at last night's Knicks game.
Many wondered --...
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Tony Awards Ratings Lower Than Hoped for, Same as Last Year But Without Any Competition, Viewers Began Tuning Out at Around 9PM (Video)
It's good news and bad news for this year's Tony Awards.
Ratings were the same as last year - 5 million viewers.
The difference is that...
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Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” Gets a Thumbs Up At Premiere of Film from Ex Wife, Amy Irving, Among Celebrity Guests Including Patti Smith
On Monday night, I ran into Amy Irving at the premiere of "Disclosure Day."
Irving, star of beloved film, "Crossing Delancey," was among the...
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Spike Lee on the Knicks’ Stunning One Point Come from Behind Win Over the Spurs: “The Cat’s in the Bag, and the Bag’s in...
On ESPN tonight, Spike Lee summed by the NBA finals after the Knicks scored a one point come from behind victory over the Spurs.
Spike...
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Rolling Stones Offer Special Marvel and FIFA Editions of New Album After Paul McCartney Issues A Dozen or More to Entice Collectors and Sales
I actually stopped counting how many different editions of "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" for which I received offers.
There were LPs of all colors,...
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