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.
Business
Box Office: Lion Cub Gored by Happy Hedgehog as “Sonic 3” Trounces “Mufasa”
The lion slept this weekend.
"Mufasa," a spin off of "The Lion King," cost between $200 and $250 million.
The weekend take: $35 million.
Even worse...
Movies
Searchlight Movie Studio Uses Obama Choice of Bob Dylan Movie as Part of their Ad Campaign
Barack Obama's movie choices for 2024 really resonated with Disney.
For their latest ad for the Bob Dylan movie, they've included Obama with some other,...
Celebrity
Jeff Bezos Says Reports of $600 Mil Wedding Are False, Bad News for Kevin Costner
Amazon billionaire says reports of his $600 million wedding on December 29th are false.
He writes on Twitter X:
"Furthermore, this whole thing is completely...
Television
(Watch) “SNL” Strikes Gold with A List Guests Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd, Scarlett Johansson
Wow! What a night on "Saturday Night Live"!
The show itself was hilarious from beginning to end, with very funny sketches, not a dud. Everything...
Politics
Three Weeks Ago, Mark Burnett Ate Dinner with Trump, Today He Got a Plum Diplomatic Job
Right after Thanksgiving, about three weeks ago, I received a call. Mark Burnett, producer of "The Apprentice," was having dinner with Donald Trump at...
Law
Blake Lively Was Supposed to Host “SNL” Premiere This Year But Backed Out Over Movie Scandal
"Hacks" star Jean Smart hosted the premiere of "Saturday Night Live" back in September -- and did a great job.
But the planned host was...
Law
Blake Lively Sues “It Ends with Us” Director Justin Baldoni for Sexual Harassment and…the Sequel?
It's no secret that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni hated each other while making "It Ends with Us."
When the drama was released this summer,...
Celebrity
Hat Trick: Alessandro Nivola Star of the Season with 3 Hits Out Today Including “Brutalist” and “Kraven”
The biggest star of the season? How about Alessandro Nivola?
Nivola has pulled off a hat trick today, appearing in three hit movies, all in...
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