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.
Television
HBO Pitting Return of”The White Lotus” Against “SNL 50” 3 Hour Special: “Go big or go home…in a goddamn body bag” (Trailer)
HBO is betting that fans of "The White Lotus" really want to see the third season premiere.
So they're pitting the February 16th return against...
Music
Lady Gaga Set to Make “Mayhem” With New Album on March 7th Including Bruno Mars Hit Duet
Maybe Lady Gaga is the "special guest" at the Grammys on Sunday.
This morning billboards popped up all over the place announcing the release of...
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
UPDATE: Timothee Chalamet Sends 62 Year Old Bob Dylan Song into The Top 30 After “SNL” Performance
MONDAY UPDATE: "Tomorrow is a Long Time" rose to number 29 on iTunes this morning.
Bob Dylan and Sony Music Publishing must be in shock...
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...
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