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 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York 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. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. 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
Who Was Peter Ustinov? Paul Mescal Was Clueless When Paul McCartney Mentioned Him in Their 11 Minute Interview Today (Watch 2 Clips Here)
You'll see below the 11 minute interview actor Paul Mescal had with Paul McCartney today on amazon.com.
It's a cute plug since Mescal is playing...
Celebrity
Jacob Elordi Exits “Euphoria” For Good, Just as He Told Us He Would Months Ago, But Will He Be The Next James Bond? (Spoilers...
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Jacob Elordi is done with HBO's "Euphoria."
On Sunday night, his character, Nate, was killed off by a snake bite. Nate also happened to be...
Celebrity
Review: Paul McCartney’s “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” Is an Unexpected Triumph — At Almost 84, The Beatle’s Best Music in Years
Back in 2007, Paul McCartney released an underappreciated album called "Memory Almost Full." A smartly nostalgic song called "My Ever Present Past" was...
Movies
Exclusive: Is Taylor Swift On the Soundtrack for “Toy Story 5?” We Know the Answer Definitively, And Fans Will Either Love it Or Hate...
For some reason, there's an internet theory about Taylor Swift more pressing than her wedding.
By the way, the wedding is definitely July 3rd. Where...
Movies
Box Office: “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Fly to $81 Million Weekend — Not the Best, But Not Too Bad, “Michael” Dances to $782 Worldwide,...
Bad weather, I think, helped "The Mandalorian and Grogu."
Total for the weekend came to $81 million, a little more than anticipated on Friday morning....
Celebrity
Here Are the Winners of the Cannes Film Festival, for Better or Worse: Neon Pictures Picks Up 7th Top Prize for “Fjord”
Neon Pictures has picked up its record breaking 7th Palme d'Or in a row for "Fjord" directed by Cristian Mungiu.
There were no American winners,...
Celebrity
Watch Barbra Streisand Accept Her Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival by Video: “Merci beaucoup and Vive La Cinema!”
Barbra Streisand cannes-celled her trip to the Cannes Film Festival because of a knee injury.
But she sent a video for the closing ceremony, where...
Television
Stephen Colbert Already Back on TV! Follows CBS Series Sign Off by Hosting Michigan Version of “Forever Fernwood” at Local Station (Watch)
Stephen Colbert was already back on TV on Friday.
Hours after signing off his 11 year run on CBS, Colbert popped up as guest host...
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