Q&A: ‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig on art, commerce and embracing the mess
1 year, 5 months ago

Q&A: ‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig on art, commerce and embracing the mess

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Because I thought we’ll never make any movies again, but if they’re going to, I’d like this.” Her “Barbie,” which releases in theaters on Friday, is a joyful, maximalist, deeply weird, insightful and defiantly pink confection starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. AP: I wondered going in if “Barbie” was going to be for kids, but then about 15 minutes in I realized that this is exactly the type of movie that I wish I’d had to obsess over at age 8 instead of, like “Grease 2." AP: There was a Guardian piece, I’m not sure if you’ve read it, about indie directors “selling out.” I feel like this is related, that “Barbie” can be a Mattel movie and also a piece of legitimate art and expression as well. He was a fan favorite in “Henry IV” and, like, someone said could you write a play that’s like, a spinoff.

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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
6 months ago

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

Daily Mail  

Margot Robbie said she’d only have a baby when she was ready after becoming ‘sick’ of people asking – as reports suggest she is now expecting her first child. The Aussie actress, 34, is reportedly expecting her first child with husband Tom Ackerley, also 34, as MailOnline exclusive photos show the star proudly displaying her small, but visible baby bump …

‘Barbenheimer’ gave us a fun summer ... until you stop to think what they’re really about
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Barbenheimer’ gave us a fun summer ... until you stop to think what they’re really about

LA Times  

Let us return to the halcyon days of July, when a clever, contagious portmanteau seemed to sum up the entire movie season. A popular example features the words uttered by J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film, cribbed from the Bhagavad Gita, rendered in bouncy pink-and-white text: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.” Yes, this is the central …

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

Barbie has made $1b at the global box office. Experts are crediting its 'masterclass' marketing campaign
1 year, 5 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 …

Women's Favorite 'Barbie' Movie Moments Prove Why The Movie Is So Important
1 year, 5 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 …

How I stopped worrying about loving ‘Barbie’ and ’Oppenheimer’
1 year, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

Lisa Ray slams Barbie, asks why ‘young influencers’ are celebrating the film; Twitter asks, ‘Have you seen the movie?’
1 year, 5 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 …

Oppie's everything, she's just Barbie: Breaking down the lows and lows of Greta Gerwig's blockbuster disappointment
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Greta Gerwig did not expect a right-wing takedown of ‘Barbie’: ‘There’s a lot of passion’
1 year, 5 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, 5 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.’” …

Barbie and Oppenheimer’s epic box office was about more than original movies.
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie and Oppenheimer’s epic box office was about more than original movies.

Slate  

We’d barely made it a few steps from our front door on Saturday evening when we were spotted. Exactly how much the fluke of a competing release date might have affected either movie’s fortune is unknowable—a lack of access to the premium screens booked up by Oppenheimer might have even cost Barbie some revenue—but there was a particular synergistic thrill …

In ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ successes, viewers send a message to Hollywood: Give us something new
1 year, 5 months ago

In ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ successes, viewers send a message to Hollywood: Give us something new

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. “Barbenheimer,” the social media-fueled fusion of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” brought moviegoers back to theaters in record numbers over the weekend. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” grossed $162 million domestically, the best opening of the year. It’s made $335 million worldwide with a …

‘Barbie’: Greta Gerwig Reveals She Had To Fight For This Scene To Stay In The Film
1 year, 5 months ago

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

Huff Post  

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, …

‘Barbie’ or ‘Oppenheimer?’ Here’s where Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Quentin Tarantino and Tom Cruise stand
1 year, 5 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, 5 months ago

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

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. Gerwig’s movie begins by playing a brilliant trick on its audience: …

Barbie, review: Ryan Gosling steals the show in the most improbable triumph of the year
1 year, 5 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 …

Oppenheimer blows past Barbie with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
1 year, 5 months ago

Oppenheimer blows past Barbie with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

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. Follow live updates as ‘Barbenheimer’ day approaches here Rotten Tomatoes compiles critics’ reviews from across …

‘Barbie’ review: A sweet, safe satire
1 year, 5 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 …

Barbie: A Resounding Closure To The Stereotypes It Has Created Over The Years
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie: A Resounding Closure To The Stereotypes It Has Created Over The Years

ABP News  

Despite being perceived as a "special toy" and embodying the stereotypical representation of women, Barbie manages to hold a special place in many people's hearts. Greta Grewig's film 'Barbie,' which opens today in theatres alongside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, is based on the "stereotypical Barbie," who has long been accused of setting unrealistic standards for women. However, as the story unfolds, …

Barbie movie review: Greta Gerwig plays around with a smart satire, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling have too much fun
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie movie review: Greta Gerwig plays around with a smart satire, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling have too much fun

Hindustan Times  

If there's one thing that the promos of Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie have made it clear consistently, it's that the narrative is far cleverer than what it lets on. Margot Robbie as Barbie in Greta Gerwig's film Having said that, one can't deny the ingenious thought that's gone into the writing of Barbie by Greta and her husband Noah Baumbach. …

Barbie movie review: Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling are sensational in a film that nearly overstays its welcome
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie movie review: Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling are sensational in a film that nearly overstays its welcome

Firstpost  

Films like Barbie want to make sense by not making sense at all, this is the kind of film that revels in its nonsensical nature instead of shying away from it Cast: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Ana Cruz Kayne Director: Greta Gerwig Language: English Spoilers ahead What if a doll that belonged to an imaginary world …

De Los readers reflect on their complicated relationship with Barbie
1 year, 5 months ago

De Los readers reflect on their complicated relationship with Barbie

LA Times  

For decades, Barbie has been a household name and central to the childhoods of many. “Mostly scenarios I saw from the novelas my parents would watch.” Above all, the Barbie doll made Romero believe that she, too, could live in a Barbie world. “They also inspired me to believe that one day I could own a beach house, drive around …

‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig wants to embrace the mess
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Barbie’ filmmaker Greta Gerwig wants to embrace the mess

Associated Press  

Barbie, the doll, may be 64 years old, but “Barbie,” the movie, is a pandemic baby. Greta Gerwig, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Little Women” and “Lady Bird,” started dreaming it up at a time when she wasn’t sure movies would ever come back. “Because I thought we’ll never make any movies again, but if they’re going to, I’d like this.” …

'Barbie'' Shows That Feminism Has Limitations
1 year, 5 months ago

'Barbie'' Shows That Feminism Has Limitations

Huff Post  

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling star in the Greta Gerwig-directed "Barbie," which has raised the most intriguing question: Is it a feminist movie? Here, the eponymous doll — or Stereotypical Barbie, as the character herself owns — is embodied to perfection by a wide-eyed Margot Robbie, who’s also a producer on the film with Gerwig and Baumbach. Barbie’s beau, Ken, …

Barbie review: Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's visual confection plays a little too much like an advertisement
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie review: Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's visual confection plays a little too much like an advertisement

ABC  

Traditional tentpoles just aren't cashing in anymore. Interview: Greta Gerwig on RN's The Screen Show Photo shows The director Greta Gerwig, actors Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in cowgirl/boy outfits all standing and laughing At the centre of it all is Stereotypical Barbie, who wakes each morning to a cheery chorus of greetings from her peers. Barbie's world is crumbling: …

Movie Review: She’s Perfect Barbie. He’s Scene-Stealing Ken. Their life in plastic looks fantastic
1 year, 5 months ago

Movie Review: She’s Perfect Barbie. He’s Scene-Stealing Ken. Their life in plastic looks fantastic

Associated Press  

For someone who’s 11.5 inches tall and weighs under 8 ounces, poor Barbie’s had to carry an awfully heavy load over the years on that slender, plastic back of hers. This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from “Barbie.” In any case, boy — or should we say, girl — life in plastic looks …

‘Barbenheimer’: Why the ‘Barbie’ vs ‘Oppenhemier’ phenomenon is a movie event for the ages
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Barbenheimer’: Why the ‘Barbie’ vs ‘Oppenhemier’ phenomenon is a movie event for the ages

The Hindu  

The Queen of Dreams meets the Lord of Death this Friday. “Barbie’s aesthetics have gone into the construction of garments, and I believe that when it comes to influence, even the skater skirt can be traced back to Barbie.” Meanwhile, fashion designer Archana Rao says her journey started with styling Barbie dolls. “With Gerwig’s film, it’s about why a film …

Barbie film review: The excellent ‘Barbie’ is a surprisingly cerebral movie
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie film review: The excellent ‘Barbie’ is a surprisingly cerebral movie

Live Mint  

Barbie film review: Crying occupies more space than you might expect in director Greta Gerwig's highly anticipated Barbie, a movie preoccupied with mortality and the general pain of being a human—specifically a woman—in an imperfect world. At the center of Gerwig's exploration: Margot Robbie's Barbie, a version of the famous Mattel Inc. doll come to life. Rollerblading in Santa Monica, …

Barbie is opening after much fanfare, so what's the deal with Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy?
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie is opening after much fanfare, so what's the deal with Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy?

ABC  

When photos of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling on the set of the Barbie movie wearing lurid 80s workout wear leaked online in June 2022, it had the internet seeing fluoro pink. Gerwig and Robbie worked closely with production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer to build Barbie's 'Dreamhouse' and stay true to the hyper-feminine aesthetic of "Barbiecore". …

'Joyous' Barbie breaks the mould
1 year, 5 months ago

'Joyous' Barbie breaks the mould

BBC  

Greta Gerwig's 'bold, inventive' Barbie breaks the mould Warner Bros This 'joyous' comedy – starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling – is sure to be nominated for many awards, writes Nicholas Barber. It must say something serious about the state of Hollywood that one of the most feverishly anticipated US films of 2023 is Barbie, an authorised tie-in to a …

Subversive, smart and pink all over: What to know about the ‘Barbie’ movie
1 year, 5 months ago

Subversive, smart and pink all over: What to know about the ‘Barbie’ movie

LA Times  

If everything seems a little more pink lately, you can thank — and/or blame — Barbie. The Greta Gerwig-directed “Barbie” movie, starring Margot Robbie as the titular doll and Ryan Gosling as Ken, heads to theaters July 21 following a promo blitz that ranges from insurance commercials to a real-life Malibu Dreamhouse on Airbnb. The “Barbie” movie showcases Gosling in …

Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer's clash with Barbie: 'You must know I'm not going to answer that question'
1 year, 5 months ago

Christopher Nolan on Oppenheimer's clash with Barbie: 'You must know I'm not going to answer that question'

Hindustan Times  

Christopher Nolan has finally broken his silence on the clash between his film Oppenheimer and Barbie, Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the Mattel doll starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Christopher Nolan says he hasn't watched Barbie What Nolan said on Barbenheimer A report in Insider claims that when the author asked Nolan at a press event for Oppenheimer if he's …

‘Barbie’ + ‘Oppenheimer’ = ‘Barbenheimer.’ Why Hollywood needs the movie mashup
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Barbie’ + ‘Oppenheimer’ = ‘Barbenheimer.’ Why Hollywood needs the movie mashup

LA Times  

Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Kate Kohn’s “Barbenheimer” design, punctuated by a pink mushroom cloud, went viral in June. Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer,” starring Cillian Murphy in the title role, is on track for a debut of $40 million to $45 million, with hopes of kicking off a long run along the lines of …

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie discuss Barbie's surprising feminism
1 year, 6 months ago

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie discuss Barbie's surprising feminism

ABC  

When Hollywood actor and producer Margot Robbie began toying with the idea of a Barbie movie, it was the doll's polarising success that attracted her to it. "It just felt like we could ignite something with it it seems like over the last 64 years, it hasn't taken much for Barbie to ignite conversation or sometimes, you know, revolutions or …

Barbie vs. Oppenheimer - Twitter is going crazy over Barbenheimer memes, here are our favourite picks
1 year, 6 months ago

Barbie vs. Oppenheimer - Twitter is going crazy over Barbenheimer memes, here are our favourite picks

Hindustan Times  

Barbie and Oppenheimer, two highly anticipated films, are set to clash in a battle of box office dominance on July 21. Barbie vs. Oppenheimer clash takes the box office by storm on July 21. Oppenheimer, a gripping biographical film about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb, boasts a star-studded cast including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt …

Margot Robbie reveals her first reaction to mysterious Barbie script
1 year, 8 months ago

Margot Robbie reveals her first reaction to mysterious Barbie script

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 Margot Robbie has shared her initial reaction to reading the Barbie …

Margot Robbie says leaked ‘Barbie’ photos were ‘the most humiliating moment of my life’
2 years, 3 months ago

Margot Robbie says leaked ‘Barbie’ photos were ‘the most humiliating moment of my life’

LA Times  

Contrary to popular belief, the Barbie life isn’t always fantastic, at least according to Margot Robbie. In a recent interview on “The Tonight Show,” the Australian actor, who stars as the iconic doll in Greta Gerwig‘s forthcoming film, “Barbie,” told Jimmy Fallon she was embarrassed by the set photos that leaked of her and her co-star Ryan Gosling in their …

Margot Robbie says her new Barbie film will be 'something totally different,' than people expect
4 years ago

Margot Robbie says her new Barbie film will be 'something totally different,' than people expect

Daily Mail  

Margot Robbie has hinted that her upcoming Barbie movie will be unlike what fans are expecting. The 30-year-old Bombshell actress has long been slated to play the world's most iconic fashion doll in a live-action movie and has vowed to give audiences 'something totally different. Barbie girl: Margot Robbie, 30, says her upcoming Barbie film will be 'something totally different' …

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