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
Big Bucks to Put 33 New $tars on Hollywood Walk of Fame: Everyone from Kate Hudson to Cheech & Chong, Sam Elliot, and Raven...
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced 33 new names for the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Some are deserved, some are from left field. Some...
Celebrity
Ended Summer: The Beach Boys Cancel 30 Summer Shows “to Recharge” as Original Member Mike Love, 85 Years Old, Deals with Health Problems
Age is finally catching up with all the 60s performers in their 80s.
Now Mike Love of the Beach Boys is ill with something unspecified....
AI
AI Alert: Number 1 Song on iTunes Called “Leave the Lamp on, Lord” by Arthur Hayes, aka Gravel & Grace, is Fake, So is...
It's starting again.
iTunes still doesn't get it. When AI songs and artists hit their charts, they make no distinction.
So now we have a fake...
Celebrity
A New Stevie Wonder Album for 2027? I Wish: We Want It, But He’s Been Working on It for 3 Years and There’s No...
I just saw this flurry of excitement for a new Stevie Wonder album in 2027.
To quote a Stevie Wonder song "I wish."
I immediately checked...
Celebrity
Box Office: Waiting for “Spodyssey” as “The Odyssey” Hits $200 Million in the Next 24 Hours With Shows Even in the Middle of the...
"The Odyssey" just keeps on rocking.
With an $18 million Wednesday, the Chris Nolan epic is looking at $200 million either tonight or tomorrow morning.
Total...
Celebrity
Venice, Toronto Film Festivals Set Many Overlaps, No Real Blockbusters as Tom Cruise Film, “Digger,” Big Studio Releases Skip Being Seen Too Soon
There's a lot of overlap this year between the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals.
Most of the entries look top notch, with stars like Sam...
Television
David Letterman Remembers Mentor and Advisor Peter Lassally, Who Died This Week at Age 93, with Clip from Interview About Johnny Carson
David Letterman has reposted a clip of his interview with legendary TV producer Peter Lassally. You can see it below.
Lassally was a towering figure...
Celebrity
Gracie Abrams New Album Debuting at Number 1, But The Catchiest Pop Song by A Female Singer Songwriter This Summer Is from the OG...
All the young girls have songs out this summer.
Gracie Abrams' new album will be number 1 by Friday, and much deserved.
But the catchiest pop...
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