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.
Business
Report: Google’s March Core Update to Algo Finished After 52 Days, More Destruction Coming to Website Owners
I never write about this stuff, but it's time to drag it into the open.
All of the traffic on the internet is run by...
Television
CBS Driving “NCIS: Hawai’i” Fans Crazy Stalling Renewal: Does LL Cool J Cost Too Much?
CBS is driving fans of "NCIS: Hawai'i" crazy. The network has left their popular show as the last to get a renewal or cancellation...
Movies
“Parks and Rec,” “Severance” Star Adam Scott Will Direct First Feature, with Sterling K. Brown, Zazie Beetz
You know Adam Scott from "Parks and Recreation," "Severance," and dozens of other smart movies and TV shows.
Now he's going to direct his first...
Movies
Box Office: “Challengers” Gets the Ball Just Over the Net with Zendaya’s Plot-Challenged Sexy Tennis Mis-Match
"Challengers" proved a little challenging last night at the box office.
The Zendaya tennis menage a trois made $1.9 million last night in previews, including...
Music
American Idol: Samantha Diaz aka Just Sam Returns to Show Sunday Four Years After Winning
Samantha Diaz is returning to "American Idol" this Sunday.
Diaz, aka Just Sam, won the content four years ago, in 2020. She arrived there as...
Music
Broadway: Fleetwood Mac’s 70s Soap Opera is Now a Play Whether They Like it Or Not
I don't know what the surviving members of Fleetwood Mac have made of "Stereophonic."
The play about a mid 70s rock band taking three years...
Television
“Law & Order: Organized Crime” Moves to Peacock as Dick Wolf Potentially Loses An Hour of Prime Time
Dick Wolf has lost an hour of prime time TV.
NBC Universal is moving "Law & Order Organized Crime" from the network to streaming on...
Music
Listen to Barbra Streisand’s Gorgeous New Song, “Love Will Survive,” Anthem Against Antisemitism
Barbra Streisand has dropped a new single today/
"Love Will Survive" was written and recorded to combat antisemitism, and is from a TV movie...
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