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
Beyonce, Taylor Swift Join Next Sunday’s Grammy Awards — And A “Very Special Guest”
Beyonce and Taylor Swift have joined the Grammys broadcast next Sunday.
The news was revealed during a commercial in the KC Chiefs-Buffalo Bills game this...
Business
Trump Valentine’s Day Massacre, Imposes Huge Tariffs on Colombian Cut Flowers, Plus Coffee, Crude Oil, Cement, More
Donald Trump may wreck Valentine's Day.
As of tomorrow, he's imposing a 25% tariff on all imported goods from Colombia. They include cut flowers, crude...
Movies
Timothee Chalamet Sends 62 Year Old Bob Dylan Song onto Charts After “SNL” Performance
Bob Dylan and Sony Music Publishing must be in shock today.
"Tomorrow is a Long Time," written and first recorded by Dylan in 1963, hit...
Movies
Box Office: Mel Gibson’s Panned Flight Risk” Fails to Launch with $12 Mil, Number 1 Anyway
"Hollywood Ambassador" Mel Gibson can claim a fake victory today.
His severely panned film, "Flight Risk," opened at number 1. This was because there's nothing...
Media
CBS Sunday Morning Leaves Out Most Important Part of Sundance Story: They’re Leaving
CBS Sunday Mornings can be pretty good sometimes.
But when it's not, it's really bad.
Case in point: this morning's weak tea story about the Sundance...
Celebrity
“SNL” Gives Timothee Chalamet, Bob Dylan Movie Biggest Oscar Plug in Its History
"Saturday Night Live" dug in hard tonight for "A Complete Unknown."
The show let star Timothee Chalamet plug the Bob Dylan movie not only in...
Music
Rapper GloRilla Got No Sales Bounce from Last Week’s “SNL,” Whole Performance Cut in UK Broadcast
Last weeks "SNL" was a good news, bad news scenario.
Ratings for the Dave Chappelle hosted episode rose to 4.85 million, on the high end...
Business
Mel Gibson’s Panned “Flight Risk” Makes Just $3.5 Mil Friday, Hides His Name for Poster, Ads
Hollywood "Ambassador" Mel Gibson is hiding on his movie's poster.
The advertising for "Flight Risk" -- which opened to $4.4 million for Thursday and Friday...
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