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.
Charity
Charity: New York Women’s Foundation Features Cynthia Nixon, Toshi Reagon, and a Lot of Percussion
This is what woke me up at the Marriott Marquis last week: to the amazing all-women Brazilian Samba Reggae drum line Fogo Azul. They...
Television
“Young Sheldon” Ends with a Big Ratings Bang: Fourth Highest Night of Series Run
The series finale hour of "Young Sheldon" on Thursday night went out with a Big Bang.
The beloved comedy had its fourth highest night since...
Movies
Box Office: Paramount’s “If” Opens to $8.5 Mil Friday, Heads to $25 Mil Opening Weekend
If? If Not?
It's still unclear how Paramount's "If" will do over all, but Friday night wasn't bad. Receipts came to $8.5 million for...
Television
RIP Great Comic Actor Dabney Coleman, 92, Rose to Fame with “Mary Hartman,” “9 to 5,” “Tootsie”
I am lucky to say I chatted with actor Dabney Coleman a few times back in the day, in Elaine's. Elaine Kaufman loved him,...
Celebrity
Diddy Done: CNN Releases 2016 Video of Sean Puffy Combs Physically Assaulting Girlfriend Cassie Ventura
Don't click on the link below unless you're ready.
CNN has obtained exclusive 2016 video of Sean Puffy Combs, aka Diddy, physically assaulting girlfriend Cassie...
Movies
Apocalypse, Now: Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Down to 48% Among Critics — And that Number is Inflated by Admirers
Yes, it's a "Mega-flop-olis."
The Apocalypse is here, now, for Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis."
The more critics file reviews from Cannes to Rotten Tomatoes, the worse...
Theater
Broadway: Sutton Foster Coming in “Once Upon a Mattress” Musical Revival Adapted by “Mrs. Maisel” and “Gilmore Girls” Creator
Tony winner Sutton Foster, hot off "Sweeney Todd," is coming back to Broadway immediately.
Foster will star in a summer revival of "Once Upon a...
Music
Here is the Billie Eilish Single That Should Be Released from Her New Album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
Billie Eilish recently said there would be no singles from her new album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft."
The result this morning is that Eilish...
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