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
And So “The Drama” Begins with $1.7 Million Box Office Previews For Dark Zendaya-Robert Pattinson Non Rom Com
"The Drama" has begun.
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya opened last night in a movie that seemed like a rom com but is a dram-com.
Box office...
Celebrity
Report: Tom Cruise and John Travolta Were Front and Center at Scientology Cult Gala Last Month Clapping for Their Late Leader
Tom Cruise and John Travolta are rarely seen together.
They've never made a movie with each other. It's hard to say if they're even friends.
They...
Television
“NCIS” Huge Mistake: Show Lost 500,000 Viewers By Killing off Rocky Carroll Character Director Leon Vance After 18 Seasons
"NCIS" made a huge mistake last week, and now they're paying for it.
The long running procedural killed off character Leon Vance, who ran the...
Business
KPop BTS Set to Vanquish Kanye West on Album Charts as Ye’s Anemic Physical Sales Pale — Hitler Loving Rapper Has Small Following
Here's the reality of Kanye West: few people are actually buying his "Bully" album.
Hitsdailydouble.com predicts that "Bully" will be vanquished by "Arirang," from KPop...
Law
Blake Lively Suffers Huge Defeat in Justin Baldoni Case, Judge Tosses 10 out of 13 Claims Including Sexual Harassment, Defamation, Conspiracy
It almost ends with this.
Blake Lively has lost most of her case against Justin Baldoni in case over the movie "It Ends with Us."
Judge...
Movies
Boffo Box Office! Animated “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” Opens with Record Breaking $34.5 Million Despite Terrible Reviews
My gosh.
Out of nowhere, in the middle of a week, a record has been broken.
Universal's "Super Mario Galaxy Movie" made a stunning $34.5 million...
Celebrity
Daniel Day Lewis Family: Son Gets Married This Week in Miami, But Kid’s Famed Actress Mother Appealing Fraud Conviction in France (Exclusive)
EXCLUSIVE It's a good news, bad news situation for Daniel Day Lewis.
The three time Oscar winner will see his son get married this weekend...
Movies
John Travolta Directing Debut At Desperate Cannes Film Festival Co-Stars Daughter Ella Bleu Before Apple TV Showing: Against Policy?
I hate to say Cannes is desperate but this really isn't good.
They're going to give a premiere for a John Travolta-directed movie which is...
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