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.
Theater
Broadway: “Glee” Star Darren Criss Opens in Charming Original Musical, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Honestly, I did not think much would come of an original enw musical starring Darren Criss of "Glee" TV show fame.
I was very wrong....
Business
“Yellowstone” Return Ratings 5.4 Mil on CBS, Paramount Says Higher Including Streaming
No one really knows how many people watched "Yellowstone" return on Sunday night.
CBS says their 10pm showing brought in 5.4 million fans. Paramount Global...
Movies
Clint Eastwood’s “Juror Number 2” Has Made Almost $10 Mil Abroad, MIA in the US
Clint Eastwood's possible final movie is a hit everywhere around the world. Except here.
International sales come to $9.6 million. This is in places like...
Music
Songwriters Hall of Fame Recycles Old Candidates for Induction as Possibilities Dwindle to Sheryl Crow, Eminem
The Songwriters Hall of Fame is sputtering at this point.
Today they announced a list of potential inductees to be voted on. Most of them...
Books
Late Actor Donald Sutherland’s Memoir Won’t Be Published Today, But Set for 2026 to Clean It Up
EXCLUSIVE Back on March 27th, the Associated Press announced that actor Donald Sutherland would be publishing his memoir on November 12th.
"Made Up, But Still...
Television
Kevin Costner Spins “Yellowstone” Suicide: What Happened to His “Moral Death Clause”? Is This Is a Head Fake?
Kevin Costner would make a great politician.
When he fired his best friend, Kevin Reynolds, and took over directing "Waterworld," he managed to spin it...
Television
“Yellowstone” Fans Freak Out As John Dutton is Killed, No One Can Figure Out Where the Show Is
I told you exclusively on Thursday night that "Yellowstone" was killing off John Dutton in the first episode of season 5.2.
And they did. Jamie,...
Celebrity
Ron Howard, Jerry Seinfeld, Jeremy Piven Among Star Studded Guests at Critics Choice Doc Awards
A documentary about the late "Superman" star Christopher Reeve, and another about Will Ferrell's road trip with his best friend tied for Best Documentary...
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