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.
Theater
“Chicago” Has Highest Weekly Gross Ever in Its 30 Years on Broadway thanks to Reality Stars Mark Ballas, Whitney Leavitt
You have to hand it to Broadway producers Fran and Barry Weissler.
The musical, "Chicago," just had its biggest weekly box office ever. Ever!...
Movies
The Golden Globes Are Looking for New Members Because They Can’t Find Any on Their Own, Send Form Letter to Potential Voters
The Golden Globes are looking for members.
They've sent out a form letter to most everyone, inviting them to apply for membership.
I started to do...
Theater
Broadway: Drama Desk Snubs Most New Shows Including “Lost Boys,” “Beaches,” “Fear of 13,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “Giant,” Radcliffe
The Drama Desk nominations are out, and they're pretty stunning.
The group snubbed almost anything to do with Hollywood stars. So Daniel Radcliffe, Jon Bernthal...
Movies
The Devil Wears Zara: Mixed to Negative Reviews, Variety “In every way it falls short” of Original, Deadline: “Underwhelming return”
Mixed to negative reviews are coming for "The Devil Wears Prada 2."
IndieWire: C+
Not a surprise. Disney really hid this film from actual reviewers until...
Business
Is “Michael” Mania Over? Jackson Biopic Drops 70% on Monday, Far More than 4th Day Numbers for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Other Hits
There's no question that Michael Jackson's "Michael" movie was gigantic hit over the weekend.
The total from Wednesday through Sunday was an astonishing 97.2...
Movies
UPDATED Disney Launches “Devil Prada” Social Media Assault Before Review Embargo Lifts Tomorrow, But Sequel Called “Boring”
As expected, Disney has launched a social media assault for "The Devil Wears Prada 2."
As Donald Trump would say, no one's ever seen anything...
Movies
Watch: Imelda Marcos’s Daughter, a Filipino Senator, Cosplays as Meryl Streep’s Character in “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
Imelda and Fernando Marco's daughter is a Senator in the Philippines. Of course. (Imelda, you know, is 95 years old.)
The over achieving child of...
Celebrity
Watch Jimmy Kimmel Takes Melania Trump’s Demand to Fire Him In Stride, Plays Old Video of Trump Praising Him
Jimmy Kimmel isn't going anywhere, don't worry.
Even though Melania and then Donald Trump called for ABC to fire him, Kimmel took it in stride...
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