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
Friday Box Office: Horror Film “Abigail” Sort of Beats “Civil War” to Number 1, Not Really
The really weird part of reporting the box office is the whole Thursday preview thing.
Hollywood pretends Thursday previews are just part of Friday openings,...
Celebrity
Anna Wintour Gets a Big ‘No’ from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for Next Month’s Met Ball
Anna Wintour is busy organizing the spring Halloween show she calls the Met Ball.
But guess who's not coming to the prom? The Homecoming King...
Television
“Law & Order SVU” Scores HUGE 500K in Key Ratings, as Maddie Flynn Kidnap Story Ends
"LAaw & Order SVU" is booming in its 25th season.
Last night the venerable police show won the night in ratings for a drama with...
Theater
Broadway Heads Into a Week from Hell as a Dozen Shows Open for Tony Awards Eligibility
Last night I attended a press preview for Alicia Keys's lively Broadway musical, "Hell's Kitchen."
The Shubert Theater was packed except for two house seats...
Television
Daytime Emmy Noms: Dick van Dyke, 98, for “Days of our Lives,” Also Movie Star Guy Pearce for Aussie Soap
The Daytime Emmy nominations are out, and they are unusual.
Dick van Dyke, age 98, was nominated for his guest spot on "Days of Our...
Music
Billy Joel Special Will Re-air Tonight on CBS, Scored High Numbers on Sunday Before Incident
Billy Joel's terrific special will air again tonight at 9pm on CBS.
This re-airing is to make up for Sunday's incident at the end of...
Books
Graydon Carter Goes Retro Cool, Opens a Newsstand in NYC’s West Village
Graydon Carter, former chief of Vanity Fair, has gone back to the future.
Carter has today opened a newsstand in NYC's West Village. It's named...
Business
Taylor Swift Scores a RECORD 48 of 100 iTunes Top 100, 9 of top 10, 4 of Top 5 Albums
The ENTIRE record business belongs to Taylor Swift.
Like it or not, Swift's new release "The Tortured Poets Department" is setting and breaking records right...
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