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.
Music
(Read) Paul McCartney Recalls Blues Great John Mayall: “He became a mentor to me”
Paul McCartney has posted a touching tribute to the late great John Mayall.
Mayall, a huge influence on every British rock and blues musician, died...
Music
Billy Joel Turns the Lights Back Off as He Stops Playing New Song at Shows
One big surprise last night at Billy Joel's finale residency show at Madison Square Garden: he didn't include his new 2024 song, "Turn the...
Music
Korean Pop Group Stray Kids Soundly Beats Over Hyped BTS Star Jimin in Sales
It's a case of Korean pop vs. K Pop.
The new album from Stray Kids, a Korean pop group, soundly thrashed the new release this...
Celebrity
Lady Gaga Gets the Gold for Olympics Opening Performance, And “Joker 2” Commercial
Lady Gaga's Paris Olympics performance got her a gold medal tonight. Classy production and tremendous singing and dancing for Gaga.
Then NBC ran a short...
Movies
Madonna Wouldn’t Allow “Deadpool and Wolverine” to Include “Like a Prayer” on Soundtrack
The soundtrack to "Deadpool and Wolverine" is out, and it's a chart hit on iTunes.
But the jukebox collection hit songs is lacking the biggest...
Business
Let’s Go! “Deadpool and Wolverine” Jokes Way to Massive $38 Mil Preview Night, Spoilers Revealed at CinemaCon
Ryan Reynolds continues to be Hollywood's golden boy.
Last night "Deadpool and Wolverine" clawed up $38 million in preview. An opening weekend of over $150...
Music
Billy Joel Wraps 10 Years, 150 Shows at MSG with Jimmy Fallon, Axl Rose, and Daughters Della, 9
Billy Joel's finale for his 10 year Madison Square Garden monthly residency was full of surprises.
Tonight was the 150th show at MSG, with...
Politics
Melania Trump Book Coming from Controversial Publisher, Will it Be Fiction or Non Fiction?
Melania Trump is releasing a book this fall about her life.
It's coming from Skyhorse Publishing, a publisher controversial for printing books by a cadre...
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