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
Barron Trump, 19, Detached, Sullen Trotted Out on New Year’s Eve As Vanilla Ice Gets Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller Dancing
Donald and Melania are evil, but let's put that aside.
Barron Trump made an appearance at Mar-a-Lago on New Year's Eve. He looked like a...
Media
New CBS Evening News Anchor Mocked for Videos Promising to “Ignore Academics and Elites,” People on Street Don’t Know His Name
What's worse of Tony Dokoupil two new posts?
The new anchor of the CBS Evening News gave a speech on Twitter today saying his new...
Television
“Stranger Things” Finale Crashes Netflix, Spectacular Ending After 9 Years, 5 Seasons, Wraps Story with Blazing Production
The first episode of "Stranger Things" aired in July 2016.
Nine years later, it ended tonight after five seasons with a spectacular finale. Fans got...
Business
Broadway: “Stranger Things” Play Breaks Box Office Record Thanks to Show Finale, Tom Felton Casts $3 Mil Spell Over “Harry Potter”
Broadway is suddenly booming, which is good news for everyone.
"Stranger Things: The First Shadow" was doing lackluster business all year until...
The TV series ends...
Charity
Exclusive: Major Kennedy Center Donor is “Taking Back Million Dollar-Plus Legacy,” Says Retired Colonel, US Army Chief of Staff (Video)
A major donor to the Kennedy Center is leaving the "circle," the list of top donors.
This "very wealthy woman" is also taking back the...
Music
Mariah Carey, Michael Buble, Nat King Cole, Phil Spector Christmas Albums Outsold by a Soft Spoken Man Who Died in 1977
Old chestnuts keep on roasting.
Guess whose Christmas album outsold Mariah Carey and Michael Buble? Also Phil Spector and Nat King Cole?
Hint: he made movies...
Theater
Kennedy Center, Once Home to Broadway Hits, Has Just 1 Show Coming for Next Six Months, Plus NY Year’s Eve Show Cancels
UPDATE:
There will be no New Year's Eve for fans of The Cookers at the Kennedy Center.
The Cookers, a music ensemble, have abruptly canceled their...
Movies
Exclusive: Miley Cyrus Has a Great Best Song Candidate This Year for “Avatar,” But She Almost Had One Recently Until It Got Pulled
I'm just reading about Miley Cyrus and her "Avatar" song this year.
The song is "Dream as One," and it's most certainly in the running...
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