'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman
Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.
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The dreams and disappointments of India's Barbie
The doll is very popular. But an Indian version of a dark-haired, sari-clad Barbie was not a big seller. And one woman has written a poem about what it felt like to grow up unable to afford a Barbie.
Mattel tried to report financials. All anyone wanted to talk about was 'Barbie'
Mattel reported financial earnings Wednesday. Impacts from the Barbie movie remain to be seen, but she still stole the show.
Is Barbie a feminist icon? It's complicated
The Barbie movie is being celebrated (and slammed) as a feminist film, with its themes of female empowerment and critiques of the patriarchy. Can the same be said for the doll at the center of it?
Go see 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' in theaters — doubleheader or not is your call
It's not every day that an exuberant comedy about a Mattel doll goes head-to-head with a brooding drama about the father of the atomic bomb, but critic Justin Chang says both films deliver.
In search of tunes for your 'Barbenheimer' pregame? Look no further
Whether you're heading to the cinema to watch Barbie, Oppenheimer or both back-to-back, these themed playlists will set the mood.
Is 'Barbie' corporate propaganda or Malibu Metacommentary™? Why not both!
Based on one of America's most emblematic pieces of intellectual property, Greta Gerwig's Barbie was never going to be just a movie, because Barbie was never just a doll.
'Barbie' is pretty in pink — but will she also be profitable?
Warner Bros. and Mattel set out to create a movie marketing machine — including more than 100 brand collabs and viral social media campaigns — to build excitement for the film's July 21 release.
Dua Lipa, 'Dance the Night'
Who better than to capture Barbie's existential dread than Dua Lipa? Her disco-pop number is the first single off the Barbie The Album soundtrack.
Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome
The company has been moving to diversify its doll collection. It has so far made other Barbie and Ken dolls with wheelchairs, vitiligo, hearing aids, and prosthetic limbs.