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Oppenheimer Rakes in 13 Oscar Nominations
Here Are the 2024
Oscar Nominations
Jan 23, 2024 8:18 AM CST

Here Are the 2024 Oscar Nominations

'Oppenheimer' leads the way with 13

(Newser) - The Oscar nominations are out, and to nobody's surprise, Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations. However, the film will be competing against, of course, Barbie, for best picture. We won't know the winners until the March 10 awards show—hosted by Jimmy Kimmel—but here are the...

Even Gosling's Daughters Don't Care About Ken

Actor says he hasn't let them see 'Barbie' since 'it gets pretty crazy'

(Newser) - Ryan Gosling's daughters love Barbie. But not Barbie . As Gosling tells E! News , he hasn't let Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 7, watch the flick in its entirety. "I don't know if you should watch your father as Ken," he says. "I don't know...

Here Are the New Golden Globe Nominations

Barbenheimer continues to dominate

(Newser) - The Golden Globes, still trying to come back from scandal and several troubled years , announced its nominations Monday for the January awards show. Barbie tops all nominees with nine, while Oppenheimer followed closely behind with eight, per the AP . A sampling of categories (see a complete list at Vanity Fair ...

Finally, a Big Win for One of the 'Forgotten Five'

Fisher-Price's Corn Popper moves from perpetual finalist to inductee in Toy Hall of Fame

(Newser) - Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame, elevating it from perpetual finalist to 2023 inductee, alongside baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids, and Nerf foam toys, the hall announced Friday. But Barbie's kind-of boyfriend, Ken? He was left out, despite having a huge...

Germans Blame Barbenheimer for COVID Surge

Mass gatherings may have played a role in rise in case numbers

(Newser) - Germany is experiencing a summer surge in COVID cases, and experts say something Spiegel calls the "Barbenheimer effect" is partly to blame. Epidemiologists say mass gatherings, including trips to the cinema to see blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer, often as a double bill, have played a role in what appears...

Algeria Is Latest Country to Ban Barbie

But movie has made it to cinemas in Saudi Arabia with surprisingly few changes

(Newser) - Algeria has banned the Barbie movie for supposedly "damaging morals," though plenty of Algerians have already had the opportunity to have their morals damaged: The film was released in the North African country more than three weeks ago and 24H Algerie reports that screenings have been selling out...

Kate McKinnon's 'Weird Barbie' Now a Real Barbie

Mattel releases doll based on comedian's movie character

(Newser) - In the wildly popular Barbie movie , Kate McKinnon plays "Weird Barbie," a version of the doll that has been played with, as Mattel puts it , "just a liiiiittle too much." With her crooked hacked-off haircut, marker doodles on her face, and paint on her dress, McKinnon'...

Want $278 an Hour to Play Games? Mattel Has an Offer

Mattel is hiring a Chief UNO Player to hawk latest iteration of the game

(Newser) - Mattel seems to be having a bit of a moment , so why not extend it? As CNBC reports, the maker of all things games, toys, and you know, Barbie, is offering up a pretty cush job to plug its latest iteration of the card game UNO. The game is UNO...

The 'Barbenheimer' Memes Were Fun—Until They Weren't

Warner Bros. apologizes for atomic bomb-themed mashups for 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' movies

(Newser) - The "biggest movie weekend in years" last month was thanks to the phenomenon known as "Barbenheimer"—the opening of both Barbie and Oppenheimer, two completely different films that sparked a slew of memes referencing their unlikely odd bond. Some of those memes, however, have irked the netizens...

Friendly 'Barbenheimer' Rivalry Is 'Changing the Rules'
Friendly 'Barbenheimer' Rivalry
Is 'Changing the Rules'
the rundown
Jul 21, 2023 11:55 AM CDT

Friendly 'Barbenheimer' Rivalry Is 'Changing the Rules'

The reason may speak to the shaky finances of modern Hollywood

(Newser) - It is quite simply the "biggest movie weekend in years," declares the Ringer . The reference, of course, is to Friday's opening of two potential blockbusters, Barbie and Oppenheimer, a phenomenon that has been shortened to "Barbenheimer" in public discourse. A look at coverage, ranging from the...

What Critics Are Saying About Barbie
What Critics Are
Saying About Barbie
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 21, 2023 8:42 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About Barbie

It's 'sparklingly original summer entertainment' and 'a feast for the eyes and ears'

(Newser) - For Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie), every day in Barbie Land is perfect, with the many Barbie versions living in matriarchal harmony. Then her continually arched feet go flat and she starts having thoughts about death. That sets her on a path to the Real World, where she learns that, unlike...

Greta Gerwig's '113-Minute Love Letter to Barbie'


Greta Gerwig's
'113-Minute
Love Letter
to Barbie'
LONGFORM
Jul 16, 2023 8:55 AM CDT

Greta Gerwig's '113-Minute Love Letter to Barbie'

Willa Paskin takes a deep dive into the director's complicated tribute to the iconic Mattel doll

(Newser) - Greta Gerwig has wondered more than once why Mattel, Warner Bros., and the producers of her upcoming Barbie movie gave her free rein to put her unusual live-action spin on the iconic doll. In her piece on the 39-year-old director for the New York Times , Willa Paskin notes that "...

Barbie Star Cera: No Smartphone for Me, Thanks

Actor's flip phone kept him from taking part in film's group chat

(Newser) - If you happen to spot someone these days who's still carrying around a flip phone, they're likely either an AARP member or trying to be retro. Michael Cera is neither, and proof that, per CNN , "sometimes stars aren't just like us." The 35-year-old Arrested Development...

'Offending Image' Keeps Barbie Out of Vietnam

Nation takes issue with map seen in film that shows China's claims to South China Sea territory

(Newser) - Greta Gerwig's Barbie may be one of the most-anticipated movies of the summer, but some Southeast Asia residents awaiting its debut will now have to travel over the border to see it. Reuters reports that the film starring Margot Robbie in the title role and Ryan Gosling as sidekick...

Internet Goes Mad for Barbie Movie Trailer

Film stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and a host of others

(Newser) - A new teaser trailer for the upcoming Barbie movie was released Tuesday, and the internet had "fun, fun, fun" with the preview (which, yes, features the Beach Boys' song "Fun, Fun, Fun"). The trailer quickly racked up millions of views, and, as NBC News reports, users were...

Hottest Hollywood Star: Toys
 Hottest Hollywood Star: Toys 
Nov 5, 2009 12:07 PM CST

Hottest Hollywood Star: Toys

Transformers raked it in; expect more of the same from Tinseltown

(Newser) - Move over Denzel and Julia: In a bid to replicate the second Transformers' $833 million box-office take, toys are usurping flesh and blood stars as Hollywood's hottest property—and yes, Barbie and Candy Land have agents. Big-name agencies are working with the likes of Mattel and Hasbro—toys are "...

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