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.
Celebrity
Singer Katie Pruitt Latest to Cancel Gig at Levon Helm Studios in Support of Famed Late Drummer’s Daughter Amy After Her Ouster from Business
The Summer of the Woodstock soap opera continues.
Now singer Amy Pruitt joins a long list of artists canceling gigs at Levon Helm Studios' The...
Celebrity
Pop Charts: Charli XCX and Gracie Abrams Have the Top Albums But Can’t Seem to Generate Any Singles, Ella Langley Has 8!
The pop charts show a real conundrum for its top acts right now.
Singers Charli XCX and Gracie Abrams lead the iTunes top 100 albums...
Movies
Box Office: “The Odyssey” Moving Faster than Odysseus Himself with $300 Million On Target for Tomorrow, Closing in on $700 Mil Worldwide
It took Odysseus decades to get back to his family in Ithaca from Troy.
(In real life, we laugh because the trip now would...
Movies
Box Office: “The Odyssey” Hits $225 Million on Friday As Word of Mouth Snowballs, Winding-Refn’s “Her Private Hell” Is the Bomb of the Week
It's a homer!
"The Odyssey" is everyone's favorite movie.
Last night, the box office rose to $225 million after 8 days. Weekend receipts should bring it...
Music
U2 Took a While But They’ve Returned to Form with Martin Garrix-Produced “Fireflies,” The Right Single to Put Them Back on Top
Ah, U2. My U2.
They released two EPs of interesting music. Then a single called "Street of Dreams" that I tried hard to understand.
But now...
Business
Gracie Abrams Goes to “Hell” and Back for Number 1 Album of the Week, BTS Gets a Massive Bump from World Cup Performance, “Thriller”...
There are 15 albums by female performers on the hitsdailydouble top 50 album, which is the actual chart to follow.
Gracie Abrams came in at...
Celebrity
Callum Turner May Have Blown His Chances to Be James Bond as Underwhelming Trailer for Romcom Downplays Acting Skills
Ruh-roh.
English actor Callum Turner had been getting a heavy push in the race to fill Daniel Craig's shoes as James Bond.
He even got married...
Celebrity
Brandi Carlile Sails Into Montauk for Lighthouse Show, Introduced by Katie Couric, Followed by Fervent Fans from Venue to Venue Around the Country
No opening act, just Brandi Carlile and co. at the Montauk Lighthouse this week, after a brief, biographical intro by Katie Couric. This...
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