I did the ‘Barbenheimer’ doubleheader. Here’s what I learned
1 year, 8 months ago

I did the ‘Barbenheimer’ doubleheader. Here’s what I learned

LA Times  

Two films, both alike in dignity. “Let’s hear it for Nolan!” At the CityWalk, a mix of pink-clad “Barbie” fans and moviegoers in non-themed outfits formed a line that extended out the front door. Though the majority of themed outfits clearly leaned in “Barbie’s” favor, at least one “Oppenheimer” supporter had pledged his allegiance directly to the filmmaker with a bespoke T-shirt emblazoned with the words “In Nolan We Believe.” The crowded IMAX theater for “Oppenheimer” buzzed with sold-out energy, but not everyone in attendance had double-feature fever. Then, in a moment of silence after the pre-movie fanfare ended but before the first studio logo appeared, one theatergoer in the back shouted, “Let’s hear it for Nolan,” and the audience roared with applause. Even though “Oppenheimer” is light on laughs, the rapt crowd often reacted in cheers, especially during a third-act turn when Emily Blunt’s taciturn character jolts the movie into its final minutes.

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Bridgerton showrunner Shonda Rhimes throws subtle shade at Barbie movie and says people tried to make the Margot Robbie blockbuster 'so much more' than it was
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bridgerton showrunner Shonda Rhimes throws subtle shade at Barbie movie and says people tried to make the Margot Robbie blockbuster 'so much more' than it was

Daily Mail  

Bridgerton showrunner Shonda Rhimes has thrown shade at the Barbie movie and said people 'tried to make the film so much more' than it was in a barbed new interview. Rhimes, 54, who is gearing up for the third season premiere of Bridgerton on May 16, initially said 'no comment' when asked her thoughts on the Margot Robbie and Ryan …

These Barbies partied with Chanel the night before the Oscars
1 year ago

These Barbies partied with Chanel the night before the Oscars

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For quite a few nominees, including …

Could Greta Gerwig's Barbie 2 be in the pipeline? Warner Bros chief is game, Letterboxd also approves the blockbuster
1 year ago

Could Greta Gerwig's Barbie 2 be in the pipeline? Warner Bros chief is game, Letterboxd also approves the blockbuster

Hindustan Times  

Oscars may have snubbed Greta Gerwig-Margot Robbie's duo in the major nominations, but the audience's unfathomable love for the pink-tastic live-action Barbieland has spoken for itself. On March 9, just one day before the 2024 Academy Awards, Letterboxd released its list of ‘Most Obsessively Rewatched Best Picture Nominees of the 21st Century.’ Two out of these Top 10 blockbusters are …

UCLA diversity report finds women and minorities drove Hollywood’s biggest successes
1 year ago

UCLA diversity report finds women and minorities drove Hollywood’s biggest successes

LA Times  

“Barbie” may have painted the box office pink last year, but the overall picture for women in Hollywood could leave you feeling blue. Women and people of color drove the biggest box office winners of 2023 even as they continued to remain underrepresented in the film industry, according to the latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report released today. Movies featuring casts …

Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' or 'Barbie', who shall dominate the biggest awards night of the year?
1 year ago

Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' or 'Barbie', who shall dominate the biggest awards night of the year?

Firstpost  

Recently, ‘Barbie’ star Margot Robbie opened up on the Oscar snub while joining her Barbie co-stars for the SAG-AFTRA discussion and said that Greta Gerwig deserved the Best Director nomination The globe is all set to glue themselves on their seats as the 2024 Oscar ceremony is all set to happen next weekend, with two of the most acclaimed and …

'I Heavily Edited That Statement': Ryan Gosling Shares His True Feelings About 'Barbie' Snubs
1 year, 1 month ago

'I Heavily Edited That Statement': Ryan Gosling Shares His True Feelings About 'Barbie' Snubs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ryan Gosling had a whole lot more to say about the “Barbie” snubs than he initially let on. Last month, the actor issued a stern statement after the Oscar nominations excluded “Barbie” co-star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig from the Best Lead Actress and Best Director categories. That’s what Greta and Margot created.” It is undoubtedly …

How Margot Robbie overcame a ‘palpable and debilitating’ panic to make ‘Barbie’
1 year, 1 month ago

How Margot Robbie overcame a ‘palpable and debilitating’ panic to make ‘Barbie’

LA Times  

How do you make a story about a ubiquitous plastic doll worth telling? “I have a distinct memory of Margot coming over to my house before we started shooting and having a bit of an actor crisis: ‘How am I doing this?’ It’s the actor equivalent of facing a blank page,” “Barbie” director and co-writer Greta Gerwig says of a …

Margot Robbie Breaks Silence On 'Barbie' Oscars Snubs
1 year, 1 month ago

Margot Robbie Breaks Silence On 'Barbie' Oscars Snubs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Margot Robbie on Tuesday magnanimously weighed in on the “Barbie” controversy that has dominated discourse about this year’s Oscars nominations. During a panel discussion with her co-stars at a Los Angeles screening event, Robbie said that she was “beyond ecstatic” about the film’s eight nominations, including one for Best Picture and nods to America Ferrera and Ryan …

Hillary Clinton’s Barbie Oscars snub post reminds us why politicians should stay in their lane
1 year, 2 months ago

Hillary Clinton’s Barbie Oscars snub post reminds us why politicians should stay in their lane

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Never one to let a good pop culture soundbite go unaired, former Democratic presidential candidate …

Life in plastic, is not fantastic. Why Barbie snub is just another day in the real Oscar world
1 year, 2 months ago

Life in plastic, is not fantastic. Why Barbie snub is just another day in the real Oscar world

India Today  

All problems of feminism and women's rights have been solved,” the narrator at the beginning of the film ‘Barbie’ says, while introducing us to the dreamy Barbieland. The ironic 'Barbie' snub After directing the top-grosser film of the year 2023 that dominated pop culture across the world, became an enormous lesson in marketing and emerged as the stronger half of …

Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera champion ‘Barbie’s’ Gerwig and Robbie after Oscar snubs
1 year, 2 months ago

Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera champion ‘Barbie’s’ Gerwig and Robbie after Oscar snubs

LA Times  

“Barbie” stars Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera celebrated their Oscar nominations, but not without giving credit to overlooked director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie. “Barbie” stars Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera also don’t think Kenough people recognized director-writer Greta Gerwig and star-producer Margot Robbie, the women behind the groundbreaking film that can now officially add “Oscar-nominated” as a lead-in …

Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s point
1 year, 2 months ago

Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s point

LA Times  

If only Barbie had done a little time as a sex worker. Certainly millions of “Barbie” fans are currently wishing they could push someone — perhaps a member or two of the film academy — out of a very high window. Movies The 2024 Oscar nominations: Full list The 2024 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday, with big numbers for “Oppenheimer,” …

Opinion: Is 'Barbie's' empowering message all it's cracked up to be?
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Is 'Barbie's' empowering message all it's cracked up to be?

LA Times  

Margot Robbie’s Barbie gets words of wisdom from Rhea Perlman as the doll’s creator, Ruth Handler. By the time Rhea Perlman showed up as the ghost of Barbie’s creator, Ruth Handler, I was on board as much as someone who never wears pink could be. I hoped I had — enough so that I watched “Barbie” again, this time the …

Anne Hathaway reveals why she was ‘thrilled’ Margot Robbie took Barbie role instead of her
1 year, 3 months ago

Anne Hathaway reveals why she was ‘thrilled’ Margot Robbie took Barbie role instead of her

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anne Hathaway has revealed she was glad …

‘Barbie’s’ influence hasn’t slowed down. Pink Crocs and gender equality, anyone?
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Barbie’s’ influence hasn’t slowed down. Pink Crocs and gender equality, anyone?

LA Times  

One of the earlier images released of Margot Robbie as Barbie before the film premiered in July and went on to create a lifestyle sensation. The trailer promised that “if you love Barbie,” and “if you hate Barbie,” then “this movie is for you.” For those put off by Stereotypical Barbie’s straight blond hair, white skin and impossible figure, the …

Margot Robbie reveals she is unsure about Barbie sequel: 'Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine...'
1 year, 3 months ago

Margot Robbie reveals she is unsure about Barbie sequel: 'Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine...'

Hindustan Times  

No Barbie 2 on cards!! It may come as a great disappointment, but the widely anticipated Barbie sequel from 2023 apparently hasn't gotten the go-light from its creators yet. The show's lead, Margot Robbie, clarified that making a trilogy was not the original plan. Delivering everything in the first installment was the main goal. For the uninitiated, both Greta Gerwig's …

2024 Oscars shaping up as a ‘Barbenheimer’ sequel
1 year, 4 months ago

2024 Oscars shaping up as a ‘Barbenheimer’ sequel

LA Times  

The makers of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” will have a lot to celebrate at the 2024 Oscars. Nominations: Robbie ACTOR Just as “Barbie” wouldn’t have succeeded as spectacularly without Robbie, “Oppenheimer” owes much of its power to Cillian Murphy’s terrific turn as the tortured title character. Nominations: Murphy SUPPORTING ACTRESS Both films have women delivering a great speech — Emily Blunt, …

After Barbie and Oppenheimer success, a Barbenheimer movie is in works. Here's all you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

After Barbie and Oppenheimer success, a Barbenheimer movie is in works. Here's all you need to know

Hindustan Times  

About the B-movie Barbenheimer Charles Band has detailed the plot of Barbenheimer, in which a scientist doll called Dr. Bambi J Barbenheimer, living in the doll town Dolltopia, is bothered by how humans treat the dolls. Oh, and now they’ve got the bomb.” Charles Band on Barbenheimer Charles admitted that he's cashing in on the Barbie-Oppenheimer clash, that led to …

Barbie on OTT: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling starrer now available to rent on Prime Video
1 year, 6 months ago

Barbie on OTT: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling starrer now available to rent on Prime Video

Hindustan Times  

Greta Gerwig's Barbie is finally out on OTT. The biggest film of the year, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as the Mattel dolls Barbie and Ken, is now available to rent on on Prime Video for INR 499. Apart from Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, Barbie also boasts an ensemble cast that includes names like …

Gigi Hadid Wanted To Be Part Of Margot Robbie's Barbie ‘Even As A Background Character’
1 year, 6 months ago

Gigi Hadid Wanted To Be Part Of Margot Robbie's Barbie ‘Even As A Background Character’

News 18  

Gigi Hadid, renowned for her flourishing modelling career and entrepreneurial ventures, has recently expressed a desire to explore a full-fledged career in acting. While some may recognise her from her participation in Netflix’s Next In Fashion, Gigi Hadid has now expressed her ambition to venture into the world of film. Of notable interest, Gigi expressed her excitement at the prospect …

Barbie becomes the highest grossing movie of 2023 as Margot Robbie hit brings in $1.3billion at the box office
1 year, 6 months ago

Barbie becomes the highest grossing movie of 2023 as Margot Robbie hit brings in $1.3billion at the box office

Daily Mail  

Barbie' has become the highest-grossing movie of 2023 a month after it was released in cinemas. The blockbuster - which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling - has passed The Super Mario Bros. Movie at the global box office, with Variety revealing on Saturday that the film has now brought in a total of $1.36 billion since its release in …

Barbie starring Margot Robbie makes history as it overtakes Harry Potter to become the highest-earning Warner Bros film EVER with $1.34 billion - and it could become 2023's biggest movie
1 year, 6 months ago

Barbie starring Margot Robbie makes history as it overtakes Harry Potter to become the highest-earning Warner Bros film EVER with $1.34 billion - and it could become 2023's biggest movie

Daily Mail  

Barbie needs to plan a new dance party. The fantasy adventure, which came in second at the box office over the weekend, just behind newcomer Gran Turismo, has now become the highest grossing film in Warner Bros history. The movie, starring Margo Robbie as the title character and Ryan Gosling as her 'boyfriend' Ken, broke the record set by 2011's …

‘Barbie’ set to release in IMAX with post-credits footage
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Barbie’ set to release in IMAX with post-credits footage

The Hindu  

Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster is set to get bigger. Warner Bros. will release the movie in Imax, with a limited one-week engagement starting on September 22, reported Variety. Warner Bros. executives Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution, and Andrew Cripps, president of international distribution, announced the development. “We made Barbiefor the big screen, so it’s a thrill to be able to …

Timothée Chalamet told Greta Gerwig that he should’ve been in Barbie
1 year, 7 months ago

Timothée Chalamet told Greta Gerwig that he should’ve been in Barbie

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Timothée Chalamet reportedly told Greta Gerwig that he should’ve been in …

Opinion: Is 'Barbie' the most overanalyzed movie in cinema history? Kenough, already, pundits!
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: Is 'Barbie' the most overanalyzed movie in cinema history? Kenough, already, pundits!

LA Times  

If you thought the smash movie “Barbie” was merely a film about a plastic doll who comes to life, boy have you not been paying attention. Susan Faludi, author of 1991’s “Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women,” saw the film with Jessica Bennett of the New York Times and declared “Barbie” to be a movie about abortion, sort of. …

Barbie movie merchandise: From Barbie dolls to a Zara collaboration
1 year, 7 months ago

Barbie movie merchandise: From Barbie dolls to a Zara collaboration

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Buy now Barbie Mattel draped dress: £99.99, Zara.com open image in gallery This …

Editorial: ‘Barbie’ is a billion-dollar milestone for women in Hollywood
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: ‘Barbie’ is a billion-dollar milestone for women in Hollywood

LA Times  

Now there’s Billionaire Barbie. We exulted in 2017 when Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman,” an action movie centered on a female star, Gal Gadot, earned $103 million its debut weekend in the U.S., making it the best domestic opening ever by a woman director at the time. Turns out he had seen the movie and was struck by the moment when …

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ mints $1 billion globally
1 year, 7 months ago

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ mints $1 billion globally

The Hindu  

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling starrer fantasy comedy-drama film Barbie has now crossed USD 1 billion globally in its third weekend. We’re excited to share that #BarbieTheMovie has hit $1 Billion at the Global Box Office.” According to Variety, a U.S.-based media house, this makes director Greta Gerwig the first-ever solo female filmmaker with a billion-dollar film. The Barbie movie …

Psychic Barbie: Margot Robbie predicted the pink-clad film’s box office would hit $1 billion
1 year, 7 months ago

Psychic Barbie: Margot Robbie predicted the pink-clad film’s box office would hit $1 billion

LA Times  

Margot Robbie accurately predicted that “Barbie” would end up grossing $1 billion at the box office. Box-office and cultural sensation “Barbie” crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office this past weekend, making it the second 2023 release to hit the milestone after “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” accomplished the feat earlier this year. Though this achievement may have …

Barbie has made $1b at the global box office. Experts are crediting its 'masterclass' marketing campaign
1 year, 7 months ago

Barbie has made $1b at the global box office. Experts are crediting its 'masterclass' marketing campaign

ABC  

Barbie has surpassed $1 billion at the global box office just three weeks after its release – and it's on track to become the biggest movie of the year. Barbie was already an iconic piece of intellectual property, but experts say those behind the film did not rest on their laurels, and they credit its "masterclass" marketing campaign for its …

Pooja Hegde puts a plunge-neck twist to Barbie pink trend in a sensational figure-hugging dress. See pics here
1 year, 7 months ago

Pooja Hegde puts a plunge-neck twist to Barbie pink trend in a sensational figure-hugging dress. See pics here

Hindustan Times  

Pooja Hegde is the latest celebrity to join the Barbiecore or the Barbie pink trend kickstarted with Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Pooja took to Instagram to share pictures of herself from a recent photoshoot featuring her dressed in a sensational hot pink figure-hugging dress. Pooja Hegde stuns in a sensational figure-hugging dress in Barbie …

Women's Favorite 'Barbie' Movie Moments Prove Why The Movie Is So Important
1 year, 7 months ago

Women's Favorite 'Barbie' Movie Moments Prove Why The Movie Is So Important

Huff Post  

"For me, it was when Barbie tells the old woman that she’s beautiful, and she responds, 'I know it.' Moments whenever I feel physically ugly or not accomplished enough, I try to think, 'How would older me look back on this moment?' ""Telling an older woman she is beautiful — it’s so rare to be told this after a certain …

Warner Bros. is sorry for supporting ‘insensitive’ ‘Barbenheimer’ memes as #NoBarbenheimer trends in Japan
1 year, 7 months ago

Warner Bros. is sorry for supporting ‘insensitive’ ‘Barbenheimer’ memes as #NoBarbenheimer trends in Japan

LA Times  

The same memes that gave this summer’s blockbuster “Barbenheimer” event an aesthetic have become the subject of controversy in recent days as relatives of survivors of the real-life U.S. atomic bombings in Japan have said the mashups make light of the attacks. Film directing great Francis Ford Coppola declared both pictures “a victory for Cinema.” Warner Bros. joins the ‘fun’ …

How I stopped worrying about loving ‘Barbie’ and ’Oppenheimer’
1 year, 7 months ago

How I stopped worrying about loving ‘Barbie’ and ’Oppenheimer’

Live Mint  

It is a feat to take ownership of a colour. Smugly self-aware, Barbie dishes out easily smoothened satire, mocking toy company Mattel—almost like She-Hulk teased Marvel boss Kevin Feige in its series finale—just enough to sell more toys to more demographics. Thinking back to Wes Anderson’s pink pastry-shop scenes in The Grand Budapest Hotel or the pink prison sequences in …

Barbie bonanza continues at the box office as Greta Gerwig film keeps breaking records
1 year, 7 months ago

Barbie bonanza continues at the box office as Greta Gerwig film keeps breaking records

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Barbie has gone from strength to strength, as Greta Gerwig’s film …

‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ success a “victory for cinema”: Francis Ford Coppola
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ success a “victory for cinema”: Francis Ford Coppola

The Hindu  

Francis Ford Coppola praised Barbenheimer in the wake of their extraordinary debut weekend. During an interactive session on his Instagram Stories last Friday, the renowned filmmaker was asked about his thoughts on Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, in particular, not only registered as one of the highest-grossing debuts since the pandemic began but also set …

We’re Living in a Two-Barbie System
1 year, 7 months ago

We’re Living in a Two-Barbie System

Slate  

Welcome to the glittering, pink dawn of our post-Barbie landscape. The editor in chief of Human Events called the movie “an anti-motherhood, man-hating tangle of daddy issues.” A critic for the Wall Street Journal said the script was “like a grumpier-than-average women’s studies seminar.” For the New York Post, Piers Morgan declared: “If I made a movie that treated women …

Lisa Ray slams Barbie, asks why ‘young influencers’ are celebrating the film; Twitter asks, ‘Have you seen the movie?’
1 year, 7 months ago

Lisa Ray slams Barbie, asks why ‘young influencers’ are celebrating the film; Twitter asks, ‘Have you seen the movie?’

Hindustan Times  

Greta Gerwig's Barbie, which released on July 21, has received glowing reviews and a massive box office pull worldwide. Actor Lisa Ray seemed less impressed with the obsession over Greta Gerwig's film and took to Twitter seeking answers. Lisa Ray on Barbie marketing Lisa took to Twitter on Friday evening and addressed the 'woke' millennials as she wrote, “Genuine question …

Barbie director Greta Gerwig responds to right-wing backlash
1 year, 8 months ago

Barbie director Greta Gerwig responds to right-wing backlash

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Barbie director Greta Gerwig has responded to the backlash the film …

'Barbie' Director Greta Gerwig Responds To The Movie's Right-Wing Backlash
1 year, 8 months ago

'Barbie' Director Greta Gerwig Responds To The Movie's Right-Wing Backlash

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Greta Gerwig said she did not expect the right-wing backlash to her newest film “Barbie” and that she hopes the movie can give people some “relief.” “Certainly, there’s a lot of passion,” Gerwig, who wrote and directed “Barbie,” told The New York Times. I hope that in all of that passion, if they see it or engage …

Why Oppenheimer opened bigger than Barbie in India reversing global trend, and what Barbenheimer success means
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Oppenheimer opened bigger than Barbie in India reversing global trend, and what Barbenheimer success means

Firstpost  

Hollywood trendspotters in India have over the past weekend been dissecting how Oppenheimer saw a bigger opening in our country than Barbie, in what was clearly a reversal of the global box office performance of these films. Nolan’s latest adapts Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book titled American Prometheus, and features Cillian Murphy as the titular J. …

Oppie's everything, she's just Barbie: Breaking down the lows and lows of Greta Gerwig's blockbuster disappointment
1 year, 8 months ago

Oppie's everything, she's just Barbie: Breaking down the lows and lows of Greta Gerwig's blockbuster disappointment

Hindustan Times  

It feels odd to be on the other side of it. But also, whatever happens in Barbieland - like Ken’s patriarchy takeover - seems to somehow affect sales of actual Barbie dolls in the real world. This inconsistent tone and writing that hinge on convenience is on full display in one of the film’s laziest scenes, in which Barbie first …

Why Greta Gerwig's Barbie is the perfect film for modern day feminism
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Greta Gerwig's Barbie is the perfect film for modern day feminism

India Today  

"Barbie is everything, Barbie is all of these women. Girls can achieve anything they set their minds to, thanks to Barbie," the kickass prologue sets the tone of feminism one would expect from Greta Gerwig's film, Barbie. Remember, a Barbie can be anything - and that's what Greta's film tries to say. For example, when Margot's Barbie goes in the …

Why box office analysts predict another banner weekend for ‘Barbie,’ stronger legs for ‘Oppenheimer’
1 year, 8 months ago

Why box office analysts predict another banner weekend for ‘Barbie,’ stronger legs for ‘Oppenheimer’

LA Times  

Hollywood loves a sequel — and the industry has a big one in “ Barbenheimer Part II” this weekend. Analysts “Our models say an ‘average’ drop for ‘Barbie’ would be 62.4%, and for ‘Oppenheimer’ 56.4%,” said analyst Bruce Nash. “So our second weekend predictions right now are $61 million for ‘Barbie’ and $36 million for ‘Oppenheimer.’ ” “Anything better than …

Greta Gerwig did not expect a right-wing takedown of ‘Barbie’: ‘There’s a lot of passion’
1 year, 8 months ago

Greta Gerwig did not expect a right-wing takedown of ‘Barbie’: ‘There’s a lot of passion’

LA Times  

“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig says she was surprised by the conservative takedown of her feminist feature, but she hopes everyone who sees it can get some “relief.” Emerging from a pink-hued fever dream and a box-office smash, Greta Gerwig is unpacking the success of “Barbie.” One thing the director did not anticipate having to discuss, though, is how right-wing pundits …

Commentary: ‘Barbie’ haters misunderstand what it takes to be Kenough
1 year, 8 months ago

Commentary: ‘Barbie’ haters misunderstand what it takes to be Kenough

LA Times  

Warning: Spoilers for the movies “Barbie’” and “Oppenheimer” follow. As a feminist film, it goes almost without saying that director Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster “Barbie” has its haters, largely on the grounds that the movie hates men. It’s a deeply anti-man movie, an extension of all that TikTok feminism that paints any form of masculinity — other than the most …

Barbie vs Oppenheimer latest news: Greta Gerwig explains movie’s ‘mic drop’ ending after record-setting box office debut
1 year, 8 months ago

Barbie vs Oppenheimer latest news: Greta Gerwig explains movie’s ‘mic drop’ ending after record-setting box office debut

The Independent  

✕ Close Barbie cast turn London Eye pink to celebrate film premiere Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The …

Margot Robbie says her friends think she wasted an opportunity in Barbie
1 year, 8 months ago

Margot Robbie says her friends think she wasted an opportunity in Barbie

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I was like, ‘I know, I can’t check that one off.’” …

The "Barbie" backlash isn't just cynical: The GOP is abusing its own supporters
1 year, 8 months ago

The "Barbie" backlash isn't just cynical: The GOP is abusing its own supporters

Salon  

For much of the country over this past weekend, the release of the movie "Barbie" was an unapologetically joyous occasion. Like every other member of the GOP and right-wing punditariat who tantrumed over "Barbie," he likely doesn't believe a single word he's saying. The anti-trans argument of the "Barbie" backlash, like the Bud Light boycott, is predicated on the vicious …

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