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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Lesley Stahl Makes Her First Appearance Post -“60 Minutes” Scandals, Hosting Literacy Partners Gala in Shimmering Red Sequins
Despite controversy around changes at the venerable "60 Minutes" news show, longtime correspondent Lesley Stahl, divine in shimmering red sequins, hosting the Literacy Partners...
Movies
Lifetime Achievement Oscars for Glenn Close, Ridley Scott, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Floyd Norman — Best Group in Years
Kudos to the Motion Picture Academy.
They really got their lifetime achievement awards right.
Eight time nominee Glenn Close, and three time nominee director Ridley Scott...
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Review: Sting Docks Thrilling New Version of “The Last Ship” at Metropolitan Opera, with Shaggy and an Eye Popping Production
"The Last Ship" has docked at the Metropolitan Opera for just nine performances.
Sting's Broadway musical, with a Tony nominated score, opened last night for...
Celebrity
“Disclosure Day” After Party So Exclusive Producer Denied Its Existence, Cast Member Refused Entry, Many Guests Decamped to Watch Knicks Game
"Disclosure Day" had a great premiere last night at Lincoln Center's David Koch Theater.
Universal went all out, taking over the Plaza and building a...
Celebrity
Steven Spielberg Gets the Gang Back Together for “Disclosure Day,” Star Packed Soaring Finale of An Unofficial Trilogy in Which Aliens Pull Heart Strings
Steven Spielberg may not have intended this, but he's given us the third part of the unofficial trilogy that started with "Close Encounters of...
Celebrity
“Canceled” Comic Louis CK Will Be Among Guests for Bill Maher’s Mark Twain Prize Event at Kennedy Center, Now Without Trump Name
Good news: Donald Trump's name has been pried off the Kennedy Center. It's not on the building or website per a court order.
The bad...
Business
Taylor Swift Sells Out Songwriters Hall of Fame, Which Still Has No Building or Permanent Exhibit But $8 Million in Assets
No surprise: the Songwriters Hall of Fame, set for Thursday, is sold out.
The annual event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, is...
Celebrity
Watch: Madonna’s SeXXXy 10 Minute Video Preview of New Album Shows What “Ozark” Actress Would Like Playing Her in Mini-series
Madonna's ten minute video preview of her album is out.
"Confessions II" is a little seXXXy kinda from the late 80s.
We do get to see...
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