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.
Music
Paul McCartney Set as Musical Guest at “Saturday Night Live” in Advance of His “Boys of Dungeon Lane” Album
Here's a huge score for Lorne Michaels (no surprise).
He's signed Paul McCartney for the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" for May 16th.
Sir Paul...
Movies
Michael Jackson Movie Drops Final Trailer, Stirs Up Fans with Talks of a Sequel That Won’t Happen, Tales of Dropped Scenes
The Michael Jackson movie, "Michael," dropped its final trailer today.
The movie opens April 24th. The press sees it on April 20th. But there are...
Theater
Broadway B.O. Up $5 Mil from Last Week But Lags Behind Last Year, “Lion King” Sharp Rise, “Harry Potter,” “Hamilton” Still Rocking
Broadway had a great week last week.
Box office receipts were up about $5 million from last week.
But they were also a notch behind last...
Business
Kanye Lands A Shocking 16 Tracks on the Billboard Top 100: His Record Label Is Owned by Same Company as Music Magazine
There are a shocking 16 titles from Kanye West's new "Bully" album on the new Billboard Top 100.
How is that even possible?
In the rest...
Business
Kanye’s “Bully” Album Dropping 50% in Sales Second Week to 70K, Mostly from Streaming as Music Fans Wake Up
Poor Kanye West.
The UK has blocked him from performing there. His Wireless Festival has been canceled.
Bad press is finally catching up to him....
Celebrity
The Oscars Will Stay In March for the Next Two Years Despite Low Ratings and Nominated Films Already Out of Theaters
A lot of people, including yours truly, would like the Oscars to move back to February.
This year, the show took place on March 15th....
Theater
Broadway Booms with A List Opening of Hit Comedy “Becky Shaw” Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Patrick Ball, Linda Emond
Usually no one on Broadway can agree on anything.
But the Broadway debut of "Becky Shaw" last night has brought everyone together. There are no...
Music
UPDATED The Rolling Stones Will Drop New Rock Single on April 11th, Announce Coming Album, “Foreign Tongues, No Tour Yet
UPDATED EXCLUSIVE Reports are everywhere but I've confirmed:
On April 11th, the Stones will drop a new single, but not the song called "Mr....
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