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
Scientology Under Siege: Spontaneous Worldwide Movement Shuts Down Centers as Kids Stage Speed Run Assaults on Cult!
How did this start? It seems viral and spontaneous.
Young people curious about the cult of Scientology started launching ambushes on their various headquarters. After...
Celebrity
Yes, Jeff Kwatinetz is Still Around: Former Britney, Kelly Manager Bemoans No Antisemites on List of Best Songwriters
You may remember Jeff Kwatinetz.
In the 00's he managed artists like Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson almost into oblivion. Those episodes ended in scandal...
Business
Box Office: “Michael,” “Prada” Draw Huge Audiences Despite Poor Reviews Fan Service Brings Big Numbers and Audiences to Theaters
"Michael" and "The Devil Wears Prada 2" are very big at the box office.
It doesn't matter that they're not great movies, and that they...
Business
Met Gala Under Siege from Social Media: For Years I Wrote About the Greed and Stupidity, And Now It’s All Over the Internet
For years and years I wrote about the Met Gala aka the Met Ball, all about the greed, and stupidity.
Now it's burst onto social...
Movies
Michael Jackson Business Update: Movie Sets Music Charts Ablaze in All Formats as Singles, Albums, Sales, Streaming All Boom
The Business of Michael Jackson is booming.
The "Michael" movie may not be artistic cinema, but its box office success is causing "records" to fly...
Celebrity
Did the Devil Wears Prada Filmmakers Pull A Fast One on Anna Wintour? New Movie Mocks Jeff Bezos, Her Met Ball Sponsor — And...
I finally went to see "The Devil Wears Prada 2" tonight. Disney did everything to keep me from seeing it, but who cares?
My theater,...
Crime
LOL John Travolta Stars in a JFK Assassination Movie Written by Nephew of Mobster Sam Giancana, Often Rumored to Order the Hit
OK, come on, this is stretching.
For decades one theory about the JFK assassination was that it was a mob hit. Both Jack and Bobby...
Theater
Broadway: Drama Critics Skip Best Musical Category in Disappointing Year, Gives Alden Ehrenreich Best Overall Performance
It's been a terrible year for original musicals on Broadway.
"Lost Boys," "Beaches," carrying the cake across Central Park, and so on barely hold...
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