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
Rock Hall Fan Vote Ends Monday: Phish Leads, Chubby Checker 7th, But Mariah, Oasis, Black Crowes May Not Make the Cut
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan voting ends on Monday.
Here's where we are:
Phish is the leader of all nominees with 322,926. It's...
Music
Pete Townshend Welcomes Back Ringo Starr’s Son, Zak Starkey, to The Who as Drummer After Public Split
Zac Starkey is back with The Who!
This week, Roger Daltrey confirmed that he'd ousted Zak, who's played with them for 29 years. He claimed...
Celebrity
Trump Will Be Tributed at Kennedy Center For His First 100 Days in 2 Weeks, Fired More Staff Yesterday
Donald Trump is planning a Kennedy Center tribute to himself in two weeks, on April 29th.
Ticket prices to The First 100 Days run from...
Health
Macho Man Trump Cutting Funds to YMCAs After Using Village People Song to Promote Campaign, Houston Club Shutting Down (Exclusive)
And we thought Donald Trump liked the YMCA.
The macho man president famously uses the song, "YMCA," to promote his rallies. He even got Village...
Celebrity
Carly Simon Sends Message of Solidarity, Support to Anti-Trump-Musk “Hands Off” Protesters: “I’m very proud of them!”
Legendary pop star Carly Simon phoned in from Martha's Vineyard today with a message.
"Did you see my post?" she asked. "I want the Hands...
Music
Bruce Springsteen Has a “Blind Spot” for Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” in Release of New Old Song (Listen)
Bruce Springsteen has a "Blind Spot" for the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil."
Recorded in 1995 as part of the "Streets of Philadelphia" sessions,...
Media
The 2025 Met Gala Will Be Very DEI and Extremely Woke with an All Black Committee and Celebrity Guests
In about 10 days, Anna Wintour will host a very unusual Met Ball at the Metropolitan Museum on May 5th.
The theme for the night...
Movies
Ryan Gosling to Star in New Star Wars Movie “Starfighter” as Franchise Moves Past Skywalker World
Shawn Levy set to direct a standalone film starring Ryan Gosling called "Star Wars: Starfighter."
The adventure taking place approximately five years after the events of...
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