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
Scooped Here First: Meryl Streep Will Receive Palme D’or at Cannes Film Fest Opening
I told you this on April 17th.
Meryl Streep will receive the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on opening night.
Cannes announced it...
Celebrity
Broadway: Honorary Tony Award Given to Comedian Alex Edelman Despite One Brief Credit
Alex Edelman is the toast of Broadway this morning.
After one short run on Broadway in the summer of 2023, Edelman has been awarded an...
Art
Paul McCartney Gets Bloomberg-ed in Brooklyn for Photos But Lets it Be In Manhattan for Film
Paul McCartney is picking and choosing where he shows up these days very carefully.
On Monday night, McCartney was AWOL at the official screening of...
Celebrity
Usher Playing the Met Ball Even Though TikTok is Sponsor– Universal Pulled His Music from Platform
Usher -- who played the Super Bowl and has had a great 2024 so far -- is the musical guest at Anna Wintour's Met...
Business
Trump Plans NY Fundraiser While on Trial, Co-hosted by Ex Con In-Law, Jets Owner, Gristedes Chief: $844,000 Per Person
Howard Lutnick -- the head of Cantor Fitzgerald -- lost his brother and most of his company on September 11, 2011 when Saudi terrorists...
Movies
Exclusive: Seinfeld Pop Tarts Movie Shows First Ever Satire of January 6th as Cereal Characters Attack Kellogg’s HQ
The audience tonight at the Hollywood premiere of Jerry Seinfeld's "Unfrosted" will have a lot of laughs and a bit of an unexpected political...
Theater
Tony Awards Nominations: “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Stereophonic” Tie for 13 Each, “Great Gatsby” Musical, “Wiz” Revival Shut Out
The 2024 Tony Nominations are out, and it's not great for "The Great Gatsby." The musical based on the famed novel by F Scott...
Celebrity
Superstars Santana and Rob Thomas, Dionne Warwick, Fantasia, John Mellencamp Rock Carnegie Hall for Clive Davis, NY Pops
EXCLUSIVE Well, this was a night people will be talking about for years to come.
Clive Davis organized a night for the NY Pops to...
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