All of the controversial misfit toys of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Land

All of the controversial misfit toys of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Land

They’re dis-Ken-tinued. Greta Gerwig’s bubblegum fever dream “Barbie” gave clever nod to ill-fated Barbie Land dolls — such as pregnant Midge, Ken’s BFF Allan, Tanner the pooping pup and Growing Up Skipper, to name a few. “I think I got most of them in there,” Gerwig, 39, told IndieWire of brushing off the decades of … Read more

How Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ was influenced by her Catholic school roots

How Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ was influenced by her Catholic school roots

“Barbie” has been blessed. Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated pink-filled comedy “Barbie” has finally driven its magenta-colored convertible into theaters. The movie is chock-full of religious motifs and allusions — thanks to the filmmaker’s past experiences at St. Francis High School, an all-girls Catholic school in Sacramento, California. “In the movie, like, when it starts, she’s … Read more

First trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ released: ‘Cinematic masterpiece’

First trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ released: ‘Cinematic masterpiece’

Come on, Barbie, let’s go party! The first teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated “Barbie” movie has officially been released by Warner Bros. and fans are calling it a “cinematic masterpiece.” The trailer opens up with a dark scene — which is scored to Richard Strauss’ ‘Also sprach Zarathustra’ and appears to be a callback to the … Read more