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
The Quick Decline of “Melania” After Trump Declared Movie Star Wife: Film Made Just $79 Per Theater Tuesday Night
Last night at his jackal like State of the Union, Donald Trump introduced wife, Melania, as a "movie star."
He wasn't looking at the box...
Music
New Rock Hall Nominees Show Scarcity of Choices: Melissa Etheridge, Phil Collins, Black Crowes, Oasis, Pink, Billy Idol
The new nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame show the scarcity of real choices.
A couple of the names really deserve it....
Celebrity
Hilary Duff’s Comeback Album Will Finish 3rd for the Week with Almost No Streaming and No Break Out Single
Hilary Duff's comeback looks a mixed bag.
Duff, 38, is trying to return as a pop star. Her new album, "Luck...or something," is sitting at...
Celebrity
Jamie Lee Curtis’s Touching Tribute to Robert Carradine, A Long Ago Boyfriend She Met and Kissed Live On a TV Talk Show
Jamie Lee Curtis has posted a touching tribute to Robert Carradine, who died yesterday at age 71.
Jamie Lee says she met him live on...
Celebrity
Want Jack Benny’s Violin? The Friars Club is Auctioning Off a Ton of Celebrity Memorabilia They May Not Own, and May Not Be Authenticated
How could there any another Friars Club scandal?
The fabled showbiz clubhouse went out of business several years ago after groups of vultures wrecked its...
awards
The Oscars Dumped Disney-ABC for a Bigger Audience with YouTube in 2029, But Now Disney is Gaining on YouTube for Reach
As you may know, the Oscars are moving networks.
Starting in 2029, The Academy Awards will air on YouTube and not on ABC, where they've...
Celebrity
Bruce Springsteen Pulls Out All the Stops, Adding the Great Tom Morello on Every Tour Date to Play with the E Street Band
This is insane.
Bruce Springsteen is adding the great Tom Morello to his upcoming "No Kings Land of Hope and Dreams" tour. Not as an...
Celebrity
Savannah Guthrie Offers $1 Million for Missing Mother in Tearful Video, Accepts That She “May Already Be Gone”
A desperate Savannah Guthrie is offering $1 million for information about her missing mother.
On the 24th day of Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping, Savannah has posted...
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