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.
Television
Netflix Making Aristotle and Alexander the Great into the Next “Heated Rivalry”: Sandals and Togas Instead of Sticks and Pucks
Aristotle and Alexander the Great will now be the next Shane and Ilya of Macedonia.
Netflix has signed up a new series about the two...
Music
Israeli Defense Forces Use Fogerty’s Anti-War Song “Fortunate Son,” Not Realizing It’s About Trump, Netanyahu Sons
"It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son."
That's the reprise from John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son," an anti-war song about a soldier...
Politics
CBS News Lets JD Vance Off the Hook, Cancels Town Hall with Vice President, Bari Weiss Dumps EP of “CBS Mornings”
When Bari Weiss booked JD Vance for a CBS News town hall, she had no idea we would be at war with the world.
Now...
Celebrity
Watch Trailer: “SNL” Lorne Michaels Documentary Looks Like Fun, If Not Wholly Objective, About NBC’s Standard Bearer
Here's the trailer for "Lorne," the aptly titled documentary about Lorne Michaels, legendary producer of "Saturday Night Live."
Morgan Neville directs, following his Paul McCartney...
Celebrity
Fears for Spears: Britney Arrested Last Night for DUI Just Outside Los Angeles, Erases Social Media Accounts
Reports are that Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol -- or something -- last night.
The arrest happened...
Movies
“Melania” Movie Drops Below $10K Take on Tuesday Night, Circles the Drain with Theater Count Cut to Nothing
watch for updates...
The end of "Melania" is a sad one.
Cut to 100 theaters, the grossly over paid for film about Mrs. Trump made just...
Movies
“The Bride!” Reviews So Bad They Might Have Hurt Jessie Buckley’s Oscar Campaign for “Hamnet” Had Voting Not Closed
If you're in the lead in an Oscar race for a superior performance, there are things you don't want as interference.
The main thing is...
Celebrity
UPDATE: Oscars May Be Turning into Memorial Service with Streisand Singing for Redford, Crystal and Ryan for Reiner
The 2026 Oscars are going to be heavy.
Already I wrote about Barbra Streisand singing "The Way We Were" for Robert Redford's memorial.
Now it's been...
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