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.
Movies
Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop Tarts Movie Drops on Netflix in 6 Days But No One’s Seen It Except Friends and Family
"Unfrosted" is Jerry Seinfeld's movie about the creation of the Pop Tart.
So far the comedy has gotten a ton of publicity. It drops on...
Business
Box Office: “Challengers” Not Making Expected Racquet With $4 Mil Friday As Audiences Ambivalent
Where are all the Zendaya fans?
Where is the younger generation of movie goers who were supposed to be into fluid relationships?
Where are...
Television
RIP Marla Adams, Longtime Soap Star of “The Young and the Restless,” Dies at 85
Actress Marla Adams, whose career stretched from the 1960s to a recent return to "The Young and the Restless," has died at age 85.
Starting...
Business
Taylor Swift Sets Records: Sells 2.6 Mil Copies of “Poets,” Takes Top 14 Streaming Spots (31 All Together)
It's a day for setting records for Taylor Swift.
Her album, "The Tortured Poets Department," sold 2.6 million copies. Of those, 1.9 million were CDs,...
Business
Report: Google’s March Core Update to Algo Finished After 52 Days, More Destruction Coming to Website Owners
I never write about this stuff, but it's time to drag it into the open.
All of the traffic on the internet is run by...
Television
UPDATE CBS Cancels “NCIS: Hawai’i” After Three Seasons: Did LL Cool J Cost Too Much? Was It the Female Lead?
CBS has cancelled "NCIS: Hawai'i"? Was it the apostrophe? Was it LL Cool J's salary? Did focus groups not like Vanessa Lachey as a...
Movies
“Parks and Rec,” “Severance” Star Adam Scott Will Direct First Feature, with Sterling K. Brown, Zazie Beetz
You know Adam Scott from "Parks and Recreation," "Severance," and dozens of other smart movies and TV shows.
Now he's going to direct his first...
Movies
Box Office: “Challengers” Gets the Ball Just Over the Net with Zendaya’s Plot-Challenged Sexy Tennis Mis-Match
"Challengers" proved a little challenging last night at the box office.
The Zendaya tennis menage a trois made $1.9 million last night in previews, including...
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