Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His 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. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
Movies
Cannes: Megaflopolis? Early Reaction to Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis”: “Disaster,” “A mess,” “Craziest thing I’ve ever seen”
Cannes: the critics are reporting from the premiere of "Magalopolis" and the word is not good.
We were warned that Francis Ford Coppola's $130 million...
Art
See Rare, Sensational Photo of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Families at London Museum Showing
Wow!
Paul McCartney, Elton John and families came together for a show called Fragile Beauty at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
A rare photo was...
Music
Billie Eilish Debuts “Lunch” at Listening Party. You Probably Won’t Be Hearing it On the Radio
Billie Eilish is only 22, but she's never shied away from making cutting edge music.
Tonight she debuted her new album, "Hit Me Hard and...
Music
Barbra Streisand’s Next Duets Album Will Feature Superstars Paul McCartney, Sting, Other A Listers: Elton? Adele? Ariana?
EXCLUSIVE (REALLY)
Barbra Streisand just released a new a beautiful new single called “Love Will Survive,” for the closing credits of the upcoming series...
Celebrity
Happy News: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup Invite Celebrity Guests to Mexico for 1st Anniversary Wedding Party
EXCLUSIVE
Heard on the Rialto, as they used to say:
One year after their city hall wedding, stars Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup are having a...
Celebrity
Adam Driver — No Hits in Five Years — Has As Much to Lose as Director in Francis Ford Coppola’s Daring “Megalopolis”
Everyone's talking about Thursday's premiere in Cannes of Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis." FFC invested $100 million of his own money into this spectacular. Few...
Music
Kate Hudson Wakes Up 23 Years after Oscar Nom for “Almost Famous,” Comes for an Emmy and a Grammy at the Same Time
In 2001, Kate Hudson got an Oscar nomination for playing Penny Lane in "Almost Famous."
Then, instead of having a clear career path, she zigged...
Music
Billie Eilish Books Colbert for Next Week, Posts Snippet of Electronic Sounding “Open the Door” from New Album Coming Tomorrow Night
UPDATED: Billie will appear on next Tuesday's Stephen Colbert Late Night show. She taped two songs last night in front of his audience including...
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