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
Tom Cruise’s “Digger” Debuts on Rotten Tomatoes with a Scary 52% Among Critics with Some Scathing Reviews, Star Doing Desperate PR
When I finished watching Tom Cruise's new movie, "Digger," 10 days ago, I had a very bad reaction.
I actually said to someone outside the...
Books
Sylvester Stallone aka Rocky Gets a Book Party 37 Floors Above Fifth Avenue at Swanky Club — Far from His Humble Roots (Exclusive)
Sylvester Stallone is celebrating the first volume of his memoirs.
The book is called "The Steps," released today and already number 7 on amazon. It's...
Celebrity
“Game of Thrones” Coming Back as A Pre-Prequel Movie (First of 3?) in 2029 But Original TV Cast Unlikely to Be Involved
"Game of Thrones" is coming back.
The hit HBO series will spawn a feature film in 2029. Yes, that's in three years.
Warner-Paramount will release the...
Music
Taylor Swift Got the Biggest Sales Bump from the VMAs, Expected to Sell At Least 150,000 Copies But STEVIE WONDER is the Big Story...
Who got the biggest sales bump from the MTV Video Music Awards?
Why, Taylor Swift of course.
Going into the awards on Sunday she already had...
Politics
Donald Trump’s New Website, America.gov, States He Lost to Joe Biden in 2020, and Hillary Won Popular Vote in 2016 by 2 Million Votes
It's on the record now.
Donald Trump launched a new AI website today called America.gov.
On the White House website, they say "Fact Sheet: President Donald...
Movies
Review: A Little Tom Cruise as “Digger” Goes A Long Way, But Unpleasantly Ambitious Social Satire Loses Its Way — A Real Mission Impossible
What can we do with Tom Cruise?
He wants so badly to be a character actor star in an Oscar driven movie, and get...
Celebrity
Musician Jon Batiste’s Brave Wife, Suleika Jaouad, Is Fighting Leukemia Again, Back in Hospital: Going for Third Bone Marrow Transplant
We're all been privy to the saga of musician Jon Batiste and his brave wife, Suleika Jaouad.
She has been battling cancer for some time...
Celebrity
Miley Cyrus Album Takes Number 1 Spot by a Nose for “Bass Persuades,” Leads Lowest Sales Week Maybe Ever — But She Thanks Label,...
Miley Cyrus is a good sport. She doesn't care that her second album in a row is DOA.
Yet, "Bass Persuades" will have a unique...
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