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.
Law
UPDATE: Renee Good Go Fund Me Rises to $1.5 Million Topped by an Anonymous $50,000 Donation as More Videos Show Murder by ICE Officer
The Go Fund Me page for Renee Good is zooming.
So far, Good's friend, Mattie Weiss, has raised $1.5 million for the family of Good...
Movies
Producers Guild Nominees: “Wicked” Not Popular, “Avatar” Blue as Group Picks DGA Noms Plus “F1,” “Weapons” Make Final Cut”
Producers Guild nominations are out, and they're similar to the Directors Guild and the Screen Actors Guild.
All the groups snubbed "Wicked For Good" and...
Music
Bruno Mars New Single, “I Just Might,” Inspired or Influenced By, Sounds a Lot Like Leo Sayers’ “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing”
Bruno Mars dropped his new singe last night.
It's the peppy dance number called "I Just Might."
It's either inspired by or influenced by Leo Sayer's...
Celebrity
Golden Days of The Golden Globes Parties Are Over as Event’s Glow Dims After Pandemic and Scandals, Celebrities Keep Lower Profiles
Oh, the for the days of the Golden Globes parties.
We used to say, even if the Golden Globes are corrupt and the members were...
Media
Rock Hero Chrissie Hynde Kicks Anna Wintour’s Ass Over Vogue’s Posthumous Treatment of Late Style and Movie Star Brigitte Bardot
Rule #1: don't antagonize Chrissie Hynde, the high priestess of rock since 1980 and leader of the Pretenders.
Hynde kicks Anna Wintour's ass on social...
Politics
John Mulaney Postpones Minneapolis Shows in Light of ICE Murder, Protests: “What’s happening in your city is heartbreaking”
Comedian John Mulaney has postponed his shows in Minneapolis set for this weekend.
It's not a surprise considering the civil unrest over the murder by...
Business
CBS Evening News Down 1 Million Viewers Since One Year Ago Debut of Dickerson-DuBois Anchor Team Attracted 5.2 Mil
The CBS Evening News is down 1 million viewers over the last year.
This week, Tony Dokoupil's debut is averaging 4.3 million viewers.
Last year, on...
Movies
Directors Guild Matches SAG in Choice of Top 5 Films, The Race Is On for the Oscars With “One Battle,” “Marty Supreme,” “Frankenstein” In...
We know the top five films of last year.
And so the 2026 Oscar race has been clarified today by the Directors Guild.
The DGA matched...
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