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.
Celebrity
Ringo Starr and T Bone Burnett Are the Team We Didn’t Know We Needed: Back with a Second Album After Their “Look Up” Hit
Last year, the legendary Beatle Ringo Starr released a great album with T Bone Burnett.
It was called "Look Up," and not only hit the...
Media
Yikes: Trump Will Attend Watered Down White House Correspondents Dinner Without Comedian Roasting Him
Donald Trump is going to the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.
The toothless event features a mentalist doing tricks instead of a comic.
The only roasting...
Movies
The Oscars Aren’t Happening for Two More Weeks: Will Anyone Care By that Point Which Film Wins or Loses?
The Oscars don't happen for another 13 days.
The awards season began on January 4th, with the Critics Choice Awards. Then came the Golden Globes....
Movies
“Sinners” Takes SAG Actor Awards in Surprise Win over “One Battle,” Catherine O’Hara Gets Standing Ovation for Posthumous Award
Big upset tonight at the SAG Actors Awards.
"Sinners" beat "One Battle After Another" for Best Ensemble. The upset was over "One Battle After Another."
This...
Television
Watch the Funniest “SNL” Sketch: Mel Gibson, Bill Cosby, Armie Hammer Admitting to Tourette’s: One Result is Cannabalism
The funniest sketch on "SNL" all season.
A rogue's gallery of horrid people admitting to having Tourette's Syndrome.
It's a send up of the incident last...
Celebrity
PGA Awards Send “One Battle After Another” to Oscars, Stephen Colbert Best Talk Show, “Demon Hunters” Animated
There will be no big surprise in the last hour of the Oscars this year.
The Producers Guild gave "One Battle After Another" their award...
Celebrity
“SNL” Social Media Numbers Soar in Anticipation of Connor Storrie, Tonight’s Host, Star of “Heated Rivalry”
Tonight, Connor Storrie is the host of "Saturday Night Live."
Who?
He's the 26 year old who's one of the stars of HBO Max's series, "Heated...
Music
Watch: Harry Styles Blows Away the Brit Awards with Theatrical Version of New Song, “Aperture,” Very Very David Byrne
Harry Styles had a huge success tonight at London's Brit Awards.
He put on a very theatrical version of his new song, "Aperture," part of...
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