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.
Law
Golden Globes Lawsuit Filed by Hollywood Foreign Press Against Penske Media For Alleged Fraud in Taking Away Their Funhouse
LOL. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association -- these are the people who used to run the Golden Globes, and ran them into the ground....
Celebrity
NY Film Festival Gets Pedro Pascal-Olivia Wilde Film “Behemoth” Directed by Tony Gilroy for World World Wide Premiere, Centerpiece Film
I'm starting to think Olivia Wilde and Pedro Pascal are in every movie this year.
They are definitely the stars of "Behemoth," directed by Tony...
Celebrity
Bang! Boom! “The Odyssey” Skyrockets to $304 Million in 12 Days Despite Homer Translator Trying to Be a Buzzkill
Emily Wilson, translator of "The Odyssey," doesn't like Chris Nolan's movie.
She wrote in a scathing review: "I would be ashamed to have written any...
Music
The Beatles Ready to Announce “Rubber Soul” Anniversary Box Set with Lots of Extras, Demos, and Whatever is Left That We Haven’t Heard Before
A countdown clock has gone up on the Beatles' website.
Tomorrow morning at 9am will come the announcement of the last anniversary box set from...
Celebrity
Review: “Spider Man: Brand New Day,” 9th in the Series Since 2002, May Be the Best Yet, With No End in Sight for Famed...
I had an epiphany tonight watching the latest "Spider Man" movie: they're going to outlast me no matter how long I live.
"Spider Man: Brand...
Celebrity
Savannah Guthrie Posts New Message About Missing Mother, Nancy, Nearly 6 Months After Her Disappearance: “We will stop looking for her”
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tuscon on February 1, 2026.
That was six months ago, and there has been silence since then.
The cruelty...
Business
Record Label Shuffle Bored: Miley Cyrus Leaves Columbia Records — Where She Had “Flowers” Hit — Signs with Atlantic Records as Ed Sheeran...
Miley Cyrus had the biggest hit of her career with "Flowers."
The single and its album came from Columbia Records, where Miley has been...
Movies
“Michael” Jackson Movie — Biggest Biopic of All Time — Not Coming to Netflix, Amazon, or Apple But to — STARZ Channel in August
"Michael" will begin streaming soon in an unlikely place.
You'd think the highest grossing biopic of all time would go to Netflix, Amazon, or Apple....
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