'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

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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 with it, it can give them some of the relief that it gave other people.” “Barbie” grossed more than $155 million at the box office its opening weekend, and despite its massive success, some right-wing pundits and lawmakers, like Ben Shapiro and Sen. Ted Cruz, weren’t fond of the movie. He also called it “flaming garbage” and “woke.” Cruz took issue with a map shown in the movie, and Charlie Kirk, a conservative radio talk show host, said the movie was “trans propaganda” because Hari Nef, a trans actor, played one of the Barbies in the film. “I didn’t think there was any way to do this without giving that real estate and having well-articulated, correct arguments from a really smart character given to Barbie against Barbie,” Gerwig said.

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Pregnant Margot Robbie admitted she'd have a baby only when she was ready after becoming 'sick' of people asking as she prepares for family life after blockbuster Barbie success
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Daily Mail  

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

Hindustan Times  

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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 …

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ABC  

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India Today  

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Opinion: Is 'Barbie's' empowering message all it's cracked up to be?
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Anne Hathaway reveals why she was ‘thrilled’ Margot Robbie took Barbie role instead of her
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‘Barbie’s’ influence hasn’t slowed down. Pink Crocs and gender equality, anyone?
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LA Times  

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

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‘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 …

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Barbie to play in Imax theaters for one week only with new post-credits footage

Daily Mail  

Warner Bros. Pictures, the movie studio that distributed the live-action Barbie movie, dropped some exciting news on Wednesday. The American film production and distribution company announced that the Barbie movie, which is projected to be the highest-grossing release of 2023, will get a one-week-only run on IMAX screens at IMAX theaters across North America and at select international markets. The …

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Popcorn and a "Barbie" movie website are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on Aug. 1. In the end, I had a great time watching “Barbie.” It wasn’t perfect, but we tend to hold women and their work to the impossible standard of being all things to all people. Whenever I notice that the criticism of something …

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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 has made $1b at the global box office. Experts are crediting its 'masterclass' marketing campaign
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Women's Favorite 'Barbie' Movie Moments Prove Why The Movie Is So Important

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Woman reveals she broke up with her boyfriend over his ‘uncomfortable’ reaction to Barbie
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Woman reveals she broke up with her boyfriend over his ‘uncomfortable’ reaction to Barbie

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Column: The ‘Barbie’ movie’s radical message: We all need more ‘Kenpathy’
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: The ‘Barbie’ movie’s radical message: We all need more ‘Kenpathy’

LA Times  

Greta Gerwig’s box office hit “Barbie” may be a comedy, but many viewers are taking it seriously. In the film, Ryan Gosling’s Ken feels marginalized in Barbie Land, where Barbies rule everything and Kens are second-class citizens. Spoiler alert: After Robbie’s Barbie and America Ferrera’s Gloria, a Latina mom from the real world, work together to dismantle the Kendom, Gosling’s …

Barbie bonanza continues at the box office as Greta Gerwig film keeps breaking records
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The 'Barbie' Movie Is Ending Relationships Left And Right
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LOADING ERROR LOADING Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Barbie.” Come on, Barbie, let’s go break up with our boyfriends. Allison Panetta recently was unmatched on Hinge after she told a guy that “‘Barbie’ is an experience and ‘Oppenheimer’ is just a film.” Got unmatched on Hinge after I told a guy that Barbie is an experience and Oppenheimer is just a …

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Slate  

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Margot and Ryan weren't the first choice for Barbie, check who else could have played the protagonists
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Hindustan Times  

Barbie has managed to make stunning reviews globally and an admirable amount of money, having grossed more than $196 million outside the United States and bringing in around $400 million in total gross at the box office. Anne Hathaway was approached and was also meant to lead the role of Barbie after issues of creative differences emerged with Amy Schumer, …

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 reveals ‘fart opera’ scene that was edited out
1 year, 8 months ago

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

Barbie director Greta Gerwig responds to right-wing backlash

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Greta Gerwig Reveals What Sparked The ‘Mic-Drop’ Ending Of 'Barbie'
1 year, 8 months ago

Greta Gerwig Reveals What Sparked The ‘Mic-Drop’ Ending Of 'Barbie'

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Greta Gerwig has personal ties to the final scene of the new “Barbie” film, which she coined a “mic-drop” moment. Warning: Spoilers ahead for the end of “Barbie.” In the closing scene, Barbie, who decides to leave Barbie Land and stay in the “real world” as a human after learning to embrace the complexities of society, enters …

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

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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Barbie fans roast Ben Shapiro for complaining about movie ‘while dressed as Ken’
1 year, 8 months ago

Barbie fans roast Ben Shapiro for complaining about movie ‘while dressed as Ken’

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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 …

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 …

Just 18 Great Responses To People Calling ‘Barbie’ Man-Hating, Feminist Trash
1 year, 8 months ago

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LOADING ERROR LOADING You could say “Barbie” fans are going “Oppenheimer” on some far-right criticisms of the film. Late last week, some fans of the patriarchy attempted to discourage people from going to see the new “Barbie” movie, with one critic on Twitter calling it a “two-hour woke-a-thon” full of “nuclear-level rage against men.” Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro seemed to …

‘Barbie’: Greta Gerwig Reveals She Had To Fight For This Scene To Stay In The Film
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Barbie’: Greta Gerwig Reveals She Had To Fight For This Scene To Stay In The Film

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LOADING ERROR LOADING From refusing to use CGI for Margot Robbie’s viral tiptoe scene to making sure “Barbie” didn’t have “too many baby angel heads,” we can all thank Greta Gerwig and her keen directorial intuition for helping the newly released film stick the landing with fans worldwide. There’s the more outrageous elements in the movie that people say, ‘Oh, …

The real reason behind the Barbie movie backlash
1 year, 8 months ago

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Margot Robbie says her friends teased her for not kissing Ryan Gosling in Barbie: 'What's wrong with you?'
1 year, 8 months ago

Margot Robbie says her friends teased her for not kissing Ryan Gosling in Barbie: 'What's wrong with you?'

Hindustan Times  

About Barbie Greta Gerwig's Barbie also stars America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Dua Lipa, Emerald Fennell, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera and Will Ferrell. Margot talks about not kissing Ryan Gosling Now, in a new interview with People, Margot revealed how she was teased by her girlfriends, when they found out she didn't kiss Ryan Gosling in the film. Barbie …

Barbie is everything but she's not anti-Ken, just about male fragility and patriarchy
1 year, 8 months ago

Barbie is everything but she's not anti-Ken, just about male fragility and patriarchy

Hindustan Times  

Before the lights dimmed inside the theatre for Barbie, I saw a group of boys hop on to their seats in the row just ahead of mine. The venture into the Real World is a pragmatic narrative decision; where Gerwig's script, co-written with partner Noah Baumbach, is conscious of the play of contrasts. From here on, Gerwig does more telling …

‘Barbie’ or ‘Oppenheimer?’ Here’s where Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Quentin Tarantino and Tom Cruise stand
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Barbie’ or ‘Oppenheimer?’ Here’s where Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Quentin Tarantino and Tom Cruise stand

LA Times  

Which stars went for “Barbie” and who went for “Oppenheimer” over the blockbuster weekend? It’s the phrase of the summer for cinephiles, movie stars and extremely online people alike: “Barbenheimer.” The same-day release of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” starring Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., has led to the double-feature phenomenon …

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie
1 year, 8 months ago

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

The Independent  

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Barbie, review: Ryan Gosling steals the show in the most improbable triumph of the year
1 year, 8 months ago

Barbie, review: Ryan Gosling steals the show in the most improbable triumph of the year

The Telegraph  

Anthropologists believe there may be tribes living in the farthest reaches of the Amazon basin who have yet to catch sight of the marketing campaign for the new Barbie film, but for the rest of us the damn thing has been melting our eyeballs for weeks. So it’s an unexpected pleasure to report that Greta Gerwig’s film – while still …

Read the stirring monologue about womanhood America Ferrera delivers in ‘Barbie’
1 year, 8 months ago

Read the stirring monologue about womanhood America Ferrera delivers in ‘Barbie’

LA Times  

America Ferrera talks about her character’s rousing speech about womanhood in the “Barbie” film: “It just hit me as the truth.” Warning: The following contains spoilers for “Barbie.” Anyone who played with Barbie as a kid will tell you that their make-believe scenarios — fights between friends, trips to the doctor, frantic searches for shoes before a fashion show starts …

Don’t tell me a film like Barbie is a ‘hit’ – it only makes me want to see it less
1 year, 8 months ago

Don’t tell me a film like Barbie is a ‘hit’ – it only makes me want to see it less

The Independent  

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‘Barbie’ review: A sweet, safe satire
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Barbie’ review: A sweet, safe satire

Live Mint  

In Věra Chytilová’s Daisies, Marie I and Marie II, two women introduced as human-size marionettes, commit to anarchy. Sent to Weird Barbie for counsel, she’s told she must travel to the real world and track down the Barbie owner responsible for her blues. The owner she's looking for, an angsty tween named Sasha, has long since given up playing with …

How conservative America went to war over the Barbie movie
1 year, 8 months ago

How conservative America went to war over the Barbie movie

The Telegraph  

The film’s director, Greta Gerwig, has leaned into the efforts by Mattel in recent years to make its flagship doll more inclusive of all women: in shape, size, skin colour, disability and identity. But they also mock many of Mattel’s past mistakes, like the long-discontinued pregnant doll Midge and Alan, who was simply marketed as a friend for Ken who …

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