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.
Business
More “Digger” Doom: Tom Cruise Flop Dropped 59% On Monday, Making Just $760K as Even Curiosity Seekers Stay Away
Poor "Digger."
Tom Cruise's social satire movie has been buried under the rubble of bad reviews.
And audience apathy.
"Digger" made $8 million over the weekend, on...
Movies
Anti-Israel Singer Damon Albarn Performs Live at NY Premiere of “Artificial,” Warmly Praised by Star Andrew Garfield
Last night's NY premiere of "Artificial," the movie about Sam Altman and ChatPT may come back to haunt the film.
"Artificial" is already arriving with...
Celebrity
Emmy Awards Are Moving to Amazon Even Though Streamer Gets Few Statues, Show Leaves Broadcast Networks Possibly for Good
The Emmy Awards are leaving broadcast television.
After a pretty bad show last month on NBC, the Emmys have signed a deal with Amazon.
The irony...
Politics
Trump Attacks Fox News Just Days After Having Dinner with Rupert Murdoch at the White House: “They Have Totally Lost Their Way!”
Donald Trump is on a tear this morning.
Just days after hosting Rupert Murdoch for dinner at the White House, Trump is attacking Fox News.
What's...
Books
Michael Douglas Purges Himself in New Book: The Famous Family, The Hit, Movies, The Affairs, The Bottom Line: “I was never a f-ing...
Michael Douglas has two Oscars -- one for producing, the other for acting.
He's Hollywood royalty, star of many hit films and son of a...
government
Ironic: Trump Appoints Top Scientologist John Coale, Husband of Greta van Susteren, as Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs
Who would know better about hostages than a top Scientologist?
The religious cult has long been cited -- in lawsuits, documentaries, and books -- for...
Celebrity
“60 Minutes” Jumps the Train Track As New Correspondent Ross Douthat Accepts Challenge from Sen. Thom Tillis on Capitol Subway
"60 Minutes" had a first tonight.
New correspondent Ross Douthat accepted a dare from Senator Thom Tillis as they waited in the Capitol for the...
Celebrity
Has Stephen Colbert Been Fired Again by the Ellisons? Word is He’s Out at the “Lord of the Rings” Movie He Was Writing with...
Lightning has struck twice.
It seems like David Ellison has canned Stephen Colbert for a second time.
Reports from Middle Earth are that David Ellison, who...
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