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.
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Lisa Cholodenko’s wonderful film “The Kids Are All Right” went to Focus Features in the end, and not to the studio...
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Joel Schumacher’s “Twelve” screened yesterday to a lot of people leaving the theater quickly. This is “St. Elmo’s Fire” for the “Gossip Girl” crowd,...
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Mel Gibson opens in “Edge of Darkness” this Friday. It’s his first starring role since “Signs” in 2002. But a...
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Here are some Sundance notes from the last 24 hours:
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Sundance 2010...
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After a mostly depressing day of dramas,...