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HISTORICAL FACTS: 26 - Caught on Camera

Women can’t get enough of America Ferrera’s powerful Barbie monologue: ‘Made me cry’

‘Will go down as one of the best scenes of the year,’ says one fan

The Independent UK

Letter from the Senior Digital Editor: Barbenheimer's Financial Tip

Kiplinger senior digital editor Alexandra Svokos discusses the phenomenon of "Barbenheimer."

Kiplinger

Life in plastic, it's fantastic? How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens

This article contains spoilers.

The Conversation

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Barbenheimer bonanza: how two films saved the summer box office

Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan’s vastly different summer offerings have opened to record-breaking numbers at a precarious time for the industry

The Guardian - US

Ryan Gosling's Barbie Look Takes On New Meaning Once You Watch Him Gush About Sylvester Stallone In One Of Our Classic Interviews

Sylvester Stallone inspired Ken in the new Barbie movie. And Ryan Gosling is a big reason why.

Cinemablend

Margot Robbie’s friends outraged she didn’t kiss Ryan Gosling in Barbie: ‘What’s wrong with you?’

Acting pair play Barbie and Ken in Greta Gerwig’s new comedy

The Independent UK

Woman goes viral with custom-made ‘Barbenheimer’ outfit for double-feature: ‘Flawless’

The ‘Barbenheimer’ craze had fans seeing both ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ during opening weekend

The Independent UK

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Both Greta Gerwig And Christopher Nolan Were Asked About Directing Bond 26, And I’m Intrigued

The two hottest directors of the moment were both asked about directing the next James Bond.

Cinemablend

Greta Gerwig: from mumblecore indie darling to record-breaking Barbie director

The awkward It Girl of 2000s indie films has become a writing-directing powerhouse, with this weekend’s Barbie release charting as the biggest opening weekend of any female director in history. Here’s how Greta Gerwig went from “intense child” to master of the box office

Evening Standard

Greta Gerwig explains Barbie’s ‘mic-drop’ ending: ‘I knew I wanted to end on a joke’

Director’s much-hyped movie is out in cinemas now

The Independent UK

Why Barbenheimer double feature works

It's the closest any of us may come to passing through a black hole and emerging into a cheerier existence

Salon

We're sobbing over these Barbie reactions—what viewers are saying about the critique on the female experience, Ken's evolution and THAT ending

These 'Barbie' reactions are *Kenough* to tell you if this movie is everything we all hoped it would be...

My Imperfect Life

I went to see Barbie in the cinema – and now I wish I’d waited to watch it at home

Barbie is a certified blockbuster, but a cinema audio glitch serves as a reminder that good movies need good sound.

What Hi-Fi?

Top-grossing films directed by women as Greta Gerwig breaks records with Barbie

Barbie’s early success has given Greta Gerwig the biggest first weekend return at the box office for a female director in film history.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘So beautiful I cried!’: Barbie obsessives give their verdicts on the movie

From the collector with 12,000 dolls to an actual ‘human Barbie’, via some of the seven-year-olds the toys are actually marketed at, we canvas the opinions of people for whom pink is a way of life

Marie Claire

The Existential Ending of 'Barbie,' Explained

Spoilers ahead, obviously.

Evening Standard

Margot Robbie reveals her friends made fun of her for not kissing Ryan Gosling in Barbie movie

‘That didn’t feel like a win for me,’ the Aussie native said

The Guardian - US

Barbie: the patriarchy, the existentialism, the capitalism – discuss with spoilers

Greta Gerwig’s smash hit ode to women delves deeper than many would have expected from a film based on a problematic doll

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Total Film

Justice for Ken: why Ryan Gosling deserves an Oscar for Barbie

OPINION | Ryan Gosling's performance is more than Kenough

Total Film

Greta Gerwig gets emotional while explaining Barbie's most poignant scene

"I’m going to cry"

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 30-Aug. 5

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 30-Aug. 5 include actor-turned-princess Meghan Markle, actor-director Greta Gerwig and singer Charli XCX

Total Film

Barbie's Greta Gerwig had to fight for one of the movie's most heartfelt scenes

"The part that I can't believe that is still in the movie is this little cul-de-sac"

Total Film

Barbie earns Greta Gerwig the biggest box office weekend of any female director

This Barbie is making a shedload of money in the US

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: conservatives in Spain fail to secure expected majority

Weeks of negotiations likely after snap election leaves left and right almost neck and neck. Plus, Twitter gets a rebranding

Total Film

Barbie and Oppenheimer smash the box office in fourth biggest weekend ever

It was the biggest box office weekend since Avengers: Endgame

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