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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Looking for an Oscar first? Here’s one: Kathryn Bigelow, director of the much-praised and serious “The Hurt Locker,” could be in the running...
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Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler is starting to ease on down the Michael Jackson road: He’s changed managers again. Tyler, AWOL from Aerosmith and clearly in health...
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Clint Eastwood’s new film, “Invictus,” fell short of its objectives this weekend at the boxoffice. Despite projections of a $12 million-$14 million take...
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“Avatar,” James Cameron’s $250 million-plus epic, caused chaos last night in the film world. It premiered in London and was shown...
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Three big movies are opening this weekend: “Invictus,” “A Single Man,” and “The Lovely...
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Michael Jackson’s estate lawyers won’t be amused to hear this: Jackson’s likeness and music are being exploited by Scientology. My colleague Guy Adams of the...
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Michael Jackson must be rolling in his million dollar tomb. His kids spent Thanksgiving not in the warm embrace of a family meal at...
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Meryl Streep is just as endearing and funny in...
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Everyone should have Meryl Streep’s problems. Are you ready? You can’t be nominated twice in the same category for an Academy Award. So what...
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“Sugar,” about Dominicans in baseball, was one of the great indie films of the last year. It was also one of the few original...