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.
Business
New Years Day: Box Office: “Marty Supreme” Closes in On $50 Mil, “The Housemaid” Cleans Up, “Anaconda” Slither Fest
Let's talk about "Marty Supreme."
The Timothee Chalamet ping ponger took a breather on New Years Eve, but bounced back the next day.
Josh Safdie's bravura...
government
Trump Post-a-thon: Says Aced 3rd Cognition Test But Thinks Eagles Are Killed by Windmills and Wants to Triple Executive Office Building
Donald Trump is melting down fast.
Maybe all that aspirin he says he's taking his burrowing canals through whatever brain he possesses.
This morning on Truth...
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...
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