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.
Media
CBS News Pulls “60 Minutes” Story on Trump Sending Venezuelans to El Salvador Prison — and Torturing Them — Promoted, Then Erased
Tonight, "60 Minutes" was supposed to air a controversial subject covered thoroughly in print this week.
The story was about Trump and something called CECOT...
Celebrity
Rapper Nicki Minaj Gambles Career, Suggests JD Vance Was Charlie Kirk’s Assassin Onstage With Erika Kirk at Turning Point Event
Nicki Minaj has gone to the dark side.
This is what happened to Darth Vader.
The rapper showed up onstage at Erika Kirk's glittering Turning Point...
Business
Box Office: “Avatar Fire and Ash” Stokes Up $88 Mil Weekend, “Marty Supreme” Stars Strong in NY, LA, Plus “Is This Thing On?” is...
The weekend box office depended completely on "Avatar Fire and Ash," and it didn't disappoint.
James Cameron's final deep blue dive into 3D took in...
Television
SNL: Cher Lip Syncs First Song But Makes a Great Recovery with Second, Bowen Yang Says Goodbye, Ariana Grande Is Amazing (Clips)
Tonight's "SNL":
Cher, hotly anticipated, looked fantastic but lip sync'ed her first song tonight. It was the dreadful Christmas song she put out last year...
Business
Box Office: “Marty Supreme” Made $385,000 in Six Theaters Two Days in Limited NY and LA Runs, Sold Out at Most Performances
The big box office news is more about an indie film than a big studio blockbuster.
"Marty Supreme," starring Timothee Chalamet and directed by Josh...
Celebrity
Timothee Chalamet Reveals Himself as “British Rapper”: Is He Wrecking All Chances of Getting an Oscar or Being Taken Seriously as an Actor?
Timothee Chalamet has finally admitted to having an alias as a "British rapper."
For a while now, his fans knew he was also posting rap...
Politics
RFK Daughter Kerry Kennedy Says She’s Taking Trump’s Name Down from Kennedy Center with a Pick Ax in 2029
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the real Robert F. Kennedy, is tailing against Donald Trump renaming the Kennedy Center.
On Twitter she wrote: "Three years...
Television
Bowen Yang Leaving “SNL” Tomorrow, May Go with Host Ariana Grande in Balloon to a Land Called Hollywood
And that's it for Bowen Yang.
The "SNL" actor is leaving in the middle of his 8th season on Saturday might.
Ariana Grande is the...
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