This Barbie has no flatulence. The blockbuster “Barbie” movie’s soundtrack includes colorful hits from Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, and Billie Eilish, but director Greta Gerwig also revealed that the film was originally intended to include a “fart opera.” “We’ve always tried to get in a proper fart joke and we’ve never done it,” Gerwig … Read more
Life in plastic is fantastic, thanks in part to the hefty check Margot Robbie received for her role in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” The Australian bombshell made $12.5 million for the Mattel film, according to a report from Variety, making her one of the highest-paid actresses of 2022. In “Barbie as The Island Princess,” the OG tippy toes, … Read more
The packaging of “Barbie” is a lot more fun than the tedious toy inside the box. Ingeniously, a yearlong barrage of Mattel propaganda was foisted upon us and created a resistance-is-futile Summer of Barbie before anybody knew if the movie was any good. There were pop-up cafes, a Forever 21 clothing collaboration and viral Instagram … Read more