Barbie has evolved over time. But a new study shows she isn’t ready to ditch the high heels just yet.
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90% of women have cellulite. It’s not a condition that needs treatment or a flaw that should be corrected.
From the red carpet to the winners and the speeches, our experts dissect the 2024 Oscars.
Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.
This year’s picks reflect what most cinephiles already know: streaming is the last nail in the coffin in the shift away from cinema to television.
Before a revolution can take place, the oppressed first have to recognize that they actually do not have many rights.
People might go to the movies to escape reality. Yet Barbie and Ariel choose to live in the world their audiences inhabit − and, in doing so, decide to die.
The Barbie movie has caused a media storm, even before the photo of the pink-clad Canadian PM and his son circulated on social media. Much of the conversation has zoned in on men and masculinity.
Movie tickets are nearly always the same price, whether the film is a flop or a sold-out blockbuster. Why? And how much more does a trip to the movies cost than 20 years ago?
What would you do if the industry you work in could clone your skills, style and even the way you look and sound?
The temptation to cash in on a global phenomenon might be strong. But Mattel has a history of fiercely protecting the Barbie brand with legal action.
Being a mom can be heartbreaking, empowering, scary, fulfilling and everything in between.
In bringing Barbie to life, Gerwig, Robbie and their team have created a smart, enjoyable, feminist film.
As the supporting player to Barbie’s star, Ken unwittingly becomes the locus of little girls’ expectations of and frustrations with masculinity.
Are you for or against Barbie? Writer-director Greta Gerwig piles irony upon irony to finally render the question completely redundant.
Barbie has had over 200 official careers. Often decked out in her signature pink, the doll has showed generations that they do not have to sacrifice their love of femininity in order to succeed.
While the film obviously appeals to women, it is men who really need to watch it.
Clever marketing of the “Barbie” movie and related merchandise have secured this iconic brand even greater recognition and financial success.
Barbie is an icon of nostalgia — but she’s also a forerunner of the metaverse.
Barbie has long functioned as a proxy onto which cultural aspirations and anxieties about womanhood are projected.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Film Studies, Miami University
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Professor of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
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Senior Lecturer in Fashion Communication and Promotion, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of History, University of Canterbury
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Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Adelaide University
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Professor, Critical Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University
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Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Anatomy, School of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor in Marketing, Director Centre for Organisations and Social Change, RMIT University
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Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego
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PhD Candidate in Media, Technology & Culture, University of Toronto