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.
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Conde Nast Chief Admits Vogue, Vanity Fair Search Numbers are Kaput, Says Google AI Summaries Are a “Death Blow”
The disaster of websites facing a steep decline in internet traffic has reached a crescendo.
In the Financial Times, Conde Nast publisher Roger Lynch waves...
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Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein Signed Up for Bizarre Alternative Cancer Hospital Whose Contract Warned About “Substantive Evil”
Jeffrey Epstein, of course, even in death is Public Enemy Number 1.
But when it came to his own health, he was kinda crazy. Epstein...
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Box Office: “Scream 7” — Less Frightening Than “Melania” — Scares Up $8 Mil in Previews Despite Rotten Reviews from Critics, Audiences
"Scream" is an IP that just won't die.
You won't want to acknowledge this, but the "Scream" series was ushered in by a very bad...
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“Melania” Movie Slashed by 380 Theaters to Mostly Once a Day Showings, in the South, Near Mar-a-Lago, and Staten Island
The "Melania" movie is like a snake that keeps moving even after its head is cut off.
When Brett Ratner's infomercial was released on January...
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Paris Jackson Reunites with Mother, Debbie Rowe, Twenty Years After Michael Jackson’s Scandals Caused Ruptures in their Family
It's a mother and child reunion for Paris Jackson and her mother, Debbie Rowe.
Paris has posted to her Instagram stories happy pictures of her...
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Disaster! Media Mayhem Word that Netflix Is Out, and Paramount Will Control CNN via Warner’s Purchase
Is it true?
There are now several reports that Paramount will win the bidding war for Warner Bros. over Netflix.
Game over. Paramount, strings pulled by...
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Singer Pink Says She Just Learned from People Magazine She’s Separated from Her Husband: “Would you like to tell our children?”
Pop star Pink says she just learned from People magazine that she's separated from husband Carey Hart.
However, she's not separated, and People looks kinda...
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Broadway: There’s No Business With Snow Business — Even “Wicked” Suffered as Total Box Office Dropped by $2 Mil
Bad weather is Broadway's biggest enemy.
The numbers are in for last week, and the total box office was down by $2 million from the...
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