Why critics are loving Barbie's Ken
1 year, 5 months ago

Why critics are loving Barbie's Ken

BBC  

The joy of Ken: Can Barbie's Ryan Gosling really win an Oscar? Alamy/Warner Bros Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie is receiving rave reviews – not least for Gosling's hilarious performance as famous male sidekick Ken. For no-one has been getting greater notices for the film than Ryan Gosling, playing the blonde-haired "stereotypical Ken" amid the innumerable variety of Kens within Barbie Land. Where Ken has always been cast as the simple, subservient partner to Barbie, then Gerwig and her partner and co-writer Noah Baumbach offer an inspired twist: the story sends Margot Robbie's "stereotypical Barbie" and Gosling's Ken to the 'Real World', and while Barbie starts glitching in a bout of existentialism, we realise that Ken suffers from his own insecurities and anxieties too. Of the actors who have won for comic roles, few have given performances quite as absurd, exaggerated and plain silly as Gosling The comic foil for Robbie's wide-eyed straight woman, Gosling happily leans fully into his formative all-singing, all-dancing years as a Disney Mouseketeer child star, most memorably with the hilarious performance of soft rock ballad I'm Just Ken, written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.

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Meg Ryan glows in a gold floral dress at the Vanity Fair Oscars 2024 party... as son Jack Quaid's film Oppenheimer wins Best Picture at the Oscars
9 months, 1 week ago

Meg Ryan glows in a gold floral dress at the Vanity Fair Oscars 2024 party... as son Jack Quaid's film Oppenheimer wins Best Picture at the Oscars

Daily Mail  

Meg Ryan lit up the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscars party when she arrived in a shimmering sleeveless dress. The look's bodice featured a short lacy skirt, her chest was decorated with more opulent floral embroidery Her dress already glowed plenty, but the When Harry Met Sally star added additional sparkle to her ensemble with a several stunning items of jewelry, …

Oscars 2024: Anya Taylor-Joy is the epitome of glamour in a strapless bejewelled gown as she makes an early red carpet appearance
9 months, 1 week ago

Oscars 2024: Anya Taylor-Joy is the epitome of glamour in a strapless bejewelled gown as she makes an early red carpet appearance

Daily Mail  

Anya Taylor-Joy put on a show-stopping look in a sparkling bejewelled gown as she attended the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday evening. The faded-grey dress boosted her lithe physique as she looked stunning under the spotlight Anya also rocked a pendant diamond necklace drawing attention to her slender neck matched with rings …

Oscars' 'Barbie' snub: Unintentional bias or intense competition?
9 months, 1 week ago

Oscars' 'Barbie' snub: Unintentional bias or intense competition?

India Today  

The 2024 Oscars nominations sparked a firestorm of debate, with the biggest blaze undoubtedly surrounding Greta Gerwig's "Barbie." Despite the film's critical acclaim and box office success, Gerwig herself was absent from the Best Director category, and Margot Robbie, the film's lead, was missing from Best Actress. While "Barbie" did manage eight nominations, including the coveted Best Picture, the lack …

Ryan Gosling brings Kenergy to Oscar rehearsals: ‘He was a total pro’
9 months, 1 week ago

Ryan Gosling brings Kenergy to Oscar rehearsals: ‘He was a total pro’

Hindustan Times  

Ryan Gosling will perform the hit Barbie song I'm Just Ken live at the upcoming Oscars ceremony. Ryan Gosling rehearses for his performance of I'm Just Ken ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 9, 2024 in this handout photo. Barbie scored eight Oscar nominations, but lead actor Margot Robbie and filmmaker Greta Gerwig were …

Ryan Gosling, Slash and 65 Kens lead Oscars audience in ‘I’m Just Ken’ singalong
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ryan Gosling, Slash and 65 Kens lead Oscars audience in ‘I’m Just Ken’ singalong

LA Times  

Ryan Gosling and an ensemble of dancers perform “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” at the 2024 Oscars. “Can you feel the Kenergy?” That was the question asked from the Dolby Theatre stage on Sunday night, when Ryan Gosling and a collection of Kens took over the 2024 Oscars with an elaborate performance of the “Barbie” showstopper “I’m Just Ken.” Gosling …

How ‘Barbie’s’ awards season hopes (mostly) fizzled at the Oscars
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How ‘Barbie’s’ awards season hopes (mostly) fizzled at the Oscars

LA Times  

Hollywood, CA - March 10: Ryan Gosling during the live telecast of the 96th Annual Academy Awards in Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, March 10, 2024. While saluting the stunt community at Sunday’s ceremony, “Barbie’s” Ryan Gosling and “Oppenheimer’s” Emily Blunt — each nominated for their supporting roles in their respective films — playfully …

Veteran Oscars writer Bruce Vilanch believes 'Barbie not snubbed' by the Academy; says Ryan Gosling had a difficult role
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Veteran Oscars writer Bruce Vilanch believes 'Barbie not snubbed' by the Academy; says Ryan Gosling had a difficult role

Firstpost  

Fans believe that Greta Gerwig’s Barbie was snubbed at the Oscars after it was left out of the Best Director and Best Actress categories Ever since the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were released, Barbie fans have seemed quite unsatisfied with the film’s nominations. Even though the Greta Gerwig film bagged eight nominations, including Best Picture, it missed out …

Oscars 2024: 'Oppenheimer' or 'Barbie', who shall dominate the biggest awards night of the year?
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Ryan Gosling to sing ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the Oscars
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ryan Gosling to sing ‘I’m Just Ken’ at the Oscars

LA Times  

The Oscars are getting a shot of Kenergy this year. The motion picture academy confirmed on Wednesday that Ryan Gosling will perform the Oscar-nominated song “I’m Just Ken” from the megahit “Barbie” during the 96th Oscars ceremony on March 10. And on the heels of the film’s box-office dominance, “I’m Just Ken,” in which Ken vents his fears that Barbie …

Ryan Gosling to perform Barbie song I'm Just Ken live at Oscars: Report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ryan Gosling to perform Barbie song I'm Just Ken live at Oscars: Report

Hindustan Times  

Ryan Gosling fans may have a reason to rejoice. The Academy Award-nominated actor may perform Barbie song I'm Just Ken live at the upcoming Oscars ceremony. Ryan Gosling's song I'm Just Ken from Barbie is nominated for Best Original Song at Oscars 2024 Ryan to perform at Oscars As is the tradition, all the Best Original Song nominees are performed …

Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling join fellow Oscar nominees for annual celebratory luncheon
10 months, 1 week ago

Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling join fellow Oscar nominees for annual celebratory luncheon

Associated Press  

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The casts of “ Barbie ” and “ Oppenheimer ” gathered Monday at the annual Academy Award nominees luncheon alongside dozens of less famous and first-time Oscar hopefuls for handshakes, hugs, a huge group picture and instructions on nailing an acceptance speech. In one typical trio, Carey Mulligan, best actress nominee for “Maestro,” was summoned to …

JANET STREET-PORTER: And the Oscar for the angriest feminist goes to... why Barbie star Ryan Gosling needs to man up and ignore the trolls demanding he give back his best supporting actor nomination
10 months, 3 weeks ago

JANET STREET-PORTER: And the Oscar for the angriest feminist goes to... why Barbie star Ryan Gosling needs to man up and ignore the trolls demanding he give back his best supporting actor nomination

Daily Mail  

Man up, Ryan Gosling! Let’s hope that gorgeous Gosling wins Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars: his portrayal of wimpy Ken, confused about how to be ‘strong’ and wanting to please so much, was awesome. To make matters worse, Barbie’s director, Greta Gerwig, is the only female to have three movies receive Oscar nominations for Best Picture, but this time …

Ryan Gosling refuses to forfeit his Oscars nod for his Barbie role despite slamming Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig being snubbed - as Academy voter reveals why they REALLY missed out
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ryan Gosling refuses to forfeit his Oscars nod for his Barbie role despite slamming Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig being snubbed - as Academy voter reveals why they REALLY missed out

Daily Mail  

An Academy voter shed some light on why Margot and Greta were snubbed The actor, 43, is not going to reject the nomination despite online pleas Ryan Gosling is not going to bow to pressure and forfeit his Best Supporting Actor nomination at this year's Oscars despite calls from fans across the globe, an insider has claimed. The 43-year-old actor …

Life in plastic, is not fantastic. Why Barbie snub is just another day in the real Oscar world
10 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Barbie’s Oscar nominations “snubs” have made everyone lose their minds.
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Barbie’s Oscar nominations “snubs” have made everyone lose their minds.

Slate  

The Oscar nominations are out. Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” and Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” are both nominated for Best Original Song, and the film’s costume and production design are also up for awards. Ryan Gosling issued a statement saying he was “disappointed” and that, just as there is “no Ken without Barbie,” there is “no Barbie movie …

‘Barbie’ Oscars snubs prompt a backlash, even from Ken (and Hillary)
10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Barbie’ Oscars snubs prompt a backlash, even from Ken (and Hillary)

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — “Barbie” was the biggest hit of 2023, the highest-grossing movie ever directed by a woman and a bona fide cultural sensation that turned movie theaters pink and left a still-going trail of think pieces in the wake of Greta Gerwig’s feminist fantasia. But while “Barbie” received eight Academy Awards nominations on Tuesday, including best picture, it was …

Robert Irwin slams the Academy after Margot Robbie fails to score a Best Actress nomination for her starring role in box office smash Barbie - and even 'considers' revoking his US citizenship
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Robert Irwin slams the Academy after Margot Robbie fails to score a Best Actress nomination for her starring role in box office smash Barbie - and even 'considers' revoking his US citizenship

Daily Mail  

Robert Irwin has slammed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after Margot Robbie failed to secure a best actress Oscar nomination for her starring role in the box office smash Barbie. The conservationist, 20, appeared on Australian talk show The Project on Wednesday and echoed Ryan Gosling's sentiment 'there's no Ken without Barbie' after he scored a best …

‘No Ken without Barbie’: Ryan Gosling strongly reacts to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's Oscars snub
11 months ago

‘No Ken without Barbie’: Ryan Gosling strongly reacts to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's Oscars snub

Hindustan Times  

There's no Ken without Barbie, declared Ryan Gosling, expressing his dismay at the Oscar snubs of his Barbie co-star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig. Ryan Gosling ‘disappointed’ by Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's Oscar snub Gosling earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, alongside his co-star America Ferrera. Despite expressing support for America's nomination, Gosling had …

Oscars 2024: The real reason Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed by the Oscars
11 months ago

Oscars 2024: The real reason Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed by the Oscars

BBC  

Oscars 2024: The real reason Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed by the Oscars Warner Bros With many shocked by the Academy's failure to recognise the work of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at yesterday's Oscar nominations – what was behind it all? Although the film was nominated for best picture, Greta Gerwig was snubbed as director and …

Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera champion ‘Barbie’s’ Gerwig and Robbie after Oscar snubs
11 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 …

No Ken without Barbie: Ryan Gosling speaks out on Oscars snub to Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig
11 months ago

No Ken without Barbie: Ryan Gosling speaks out on Oscars snub to Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig

New Indian Express  

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Ryan Gosling says he is disappointed after "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig and lead actor Margot Robbie were not nominated in two major categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. Gosling, who played Ken opposite Robbie's Barbie in Gerwig's 2022 blockbuster based on the iconic Mattel doll, found a place in the final five of the best supporting …

Shocking Oscar snubs for ‘Barbie’s’ Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie just prove the movie’s point
11 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,” …

‘Just Ken’ no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Just Ken’ no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

Associated Press  

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Is it finally time for Barbie’s sidekick to go from being “just Ken” to National Toy Hall of Fame inductee? The Mattel doll introduced in 1961 and brought to life by Ryan Gosling in the blockbuster “Barbie” movie is among 12 finalists being considered for induction this year, the Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. The National Toy …

'Just Ken' no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame
1 year, 3 months ago

'Just Ken' no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

The Independent  

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Barbie releases Ryan Gosling’s I am just Ken performance | Watch
1 year, 4 months ago

Barbie releases Ryan Gosling’s I am just Ken performance | Watch

India TV News  

One of the most beloved sequences from Barbie was the moment when Ken decided to express his feelings for the titular doll and his life in general through a song. The song comes at a point in the movie when Ken doesn't really know who he is anymore, prompting him to reflect on his place in Barbie Land. Since the …

He’s ‘just Ken’ but will the ‘Barbie’ movie change his popularity?
1 year, 4 months ago

He’s ‘just Ken’ but will the ‘Barbie’ movie change his popularity?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — On and off the big screen, it’s Barbie’s world and Ken is just living in it. It’s unclear if Warner Bros’ “Barbie,” which was also co-produced by Mattel, will increase Ken production and sales. While Mattel long-advertised Ken as Barbie’s boyfriend — and even detailed their 2004 split and subsequent reconciliation seven years later — many also …

Column: The ‘Barbie’ movie’s radical message: We all need more ‘Kenpathy’
1 year, 4 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 …

We’re Living in a Two-Barbie System
1 year, 4 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 …

Barbie fans roast Ben Shapiro for complaining about movie ‘while dressed as Ken’
1 year, 4 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Not Kenough: ‘Barbie’ casting directors share a long list of actors who turned down Ken and Allan roles
1 year, 4 months ago

Not Kenough: ‘Barbie’ casting directors share a long list of actors who turned down Ken and Allan roles

LA Times  

Simu Liu, left, Ryan Gosling and Kingsley Ben-Adir, right, scored roles as Kens in the Margot Robbie “Barbie” movie. In the “Barbie” movie, Ryan Gosling’s “Beach” Ken and Margot Robbie’s “Stereotypical” Barbie could have been accompanied by a very different assortment of additional Kens. Daniel Levy, left, Bowen Yang and Ben Platt were considered for Ken roles in “Barbie.” “They …

Barbie is everything but she's not anti-Ken, just about male fragility and patriarchy
1 year, 4 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 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 …

Barbie movie: Ryan Gosling’s Ken is the culmination of a career-long obsession.
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie movie: Ryan Gosling’s Ken is the culmination of a career-long obsession.

Slate  

It’s not easy being the ideal woman’s ideal man. It’s a world, Helen Mirren’s narrator informs us, where “women can be anything” and “all problems of feminism and equal rights have been solved.” Good news for Barbie, but not so much for Ken. The closest that Ryan Gosling’s Ken, the designated mate to Margot Robbie’s Barbie, can come to defining …

Ryan Gosling says his daughters were ‘huge inspiration’ for his role as Ken in Barbie movie
1 year, 5 months ago

Ryan Gosling says his daughters were ‘huge inspiration’ for his role as Ken in Barbie movie

The Independent  

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Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig on how Ken became the subversive center of ‘Barbie’
1 year, 5 months ago

Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig on how Ken became the subversive center of ‘Barbie’

LA Times  

When Ryan Gosling first got the screenplay to “Barbie,” the title page read “Barbie and Ken” with the “and Ken” crossed out. So although the movie is definitely called “Barbie,” it is Ken who unexpectedly provides its emotional center, with Gosling’s performance arguably among the most rounded, poignant and plain greatest of his career. “If you were on a plane …

Barbie first reactions call Greta Gerwig film a ‘classic’ which lives up to hype: Ryan Gosling deserves an Oscar
1 year, 5 months ago

Barbie first reactions call Greta Gerwig film a ‘classic’ which lives up to hype: Ryan Gosling deserves an Oscar

Hindustan Times  

The first reactions to Greta Gerwig's Barbie are out. If first reactions are to be believed, Greta Gerwig has scored a winner in Barbie, with high praise reserved for the cast, the script, and production design. About Barbie Barbie stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, along with a cast that includes names like America Ferrera, Simu …

‘You are Kenough’: Ryan Gosling charms Barbie fans once again with new press tour quote
1 year, 5 months ago

‘You are Kenough’: Ryan Gosling charms Barbie fans once again with new press tour quote

The Independent  

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Ryan Gosling Shares Hilarious Reason He Couldn't Resist Playing Ken
2 years, 5 months ago

Ryan Gosling Shares Hilarious Reason He Couldn't Resist Playing Ken

Huff Post  

Gosling shared his reasons for joining "Barbie" on "The Tonight Show" on July 21. NBC via Getty Images Ryan Gosling is ready to talk “Barbie” — and finally revealed why he accepted the role of Ken. “I was surprised how, you know, some people were kind of clutching their pearls about my Ken as though they ever thought about Ken …

Ryan Gosling's Ken Has 'No Money, No Job, No Car, No House' In 'Barbie' Movie
2 years, 5 months ago

Ryan Gosling's Ken Has 'No Money, No Job, No Car, No House' In 'Barbie' Movie

Huff Post  

Ryan Gosling attends the world premiere of Netflix's "The Gray Man." David Livingston via Getty Images Until our invite to the exclusive “Barbie” movie cast sleepovers arrives, the mysteries surrounding Greta Gerwig’s live-action upcoming film continue to abound. That is, up until now, as the actor recently dropped a key detail about the character, revealing that Ken is having a …

Barbie: Ryan Gosling supported by Eva Mendes after first look as Ken in new film with Margot Robbie
2 years, 6 months ago

Barbie: Ryan Gosling supported by Eva Mendes after first look as Ken in new film with Margot Robbie

The Independent  

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