Tag: Barbie
Adam Devine on the Death of the Comedy
Have you wondered what happened to comedy films in recent years? They don’t seem to be made all that often – at least not ones that are released theatrically – and the ones that are made don’t tend to be very good. On a recent episode of Theo Von’s podcast This Past Weekend, actor Adam &he...
Read MoreThe Marvels Won’t be Screend in IMAX Because of Dune
Disney’s humiliations keep piling up. On an earnings call (a transcript of which you can read here on Fool), IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond responded to concerns about Warner Bros. delaying the release of Dune: Part Two amid the actors’ and writers’ strikes. Gelfond attempted to assuage fears by say...
Read MoreBarbie’s Success Means More Mattel Movies
A host of other Mattel properties are getting ready to go party with Barbie. Variety exclusively reports that, upon Barbie’s massive success, Mattel is preparing fourteen of their IPs for the movie treatment. CEO Ynon Kreiz, who took over Mattel in 2018, has had a vision for a “Mattel Cinematic ...
Read MoreThe Lesson of Barbenheimer: Not Everything Has To Be For You
This past weekend was the “Barbenheimer” showdown, with two big releases arriving at the same time in the middle of a dud-filled summer. According to the trailers (I’m not getting into whether anything was woke because this isn’t about that – well, not in terms of these two movies), it was...
Read MoreREVIEW: Barbie (2023)
This week saw the release of the highly-anticipated Barbie. The world’s most famous and iconic fashion doll hit the market in 1959 and changed the toy industry forever. I loved Barbies as a kid, and I still do. I collect dolls, and when this movie was announced, I was initially very skeptical....
Read MoreIs Barbie a Feminist Manifesto?
Simu Liu recently sat down with ScreenRant’s Joe Deckelmeier and the subject of Barbie came up. When asked about his relationship with Barbie prior to working on the film, Liu had this to say: “I didn’t really have a relationship with Barbie in the past. I don’t know about you, but I gre...
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