Greta Gerwig has taken the high road in response to Jo Koy’s ill-received Barbie joke at the Golden Globes. During the comedian’s widely panned and openly booed monologue, Koy joked about the Barbieheimer box office battle, noting that while Oppenheimer was “based on a 721-page Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the …
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The Barbie movie soundtrack had one of the most recognizable lists of musicians ever. On Sunday, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” won the award for Best Original Song at the 2024 Golden Globes. Both Eilish and her brother Finneas, who wrote the song together, took the stage to …
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Poor Things scored a surprise victor for Best Picture — Musical or Comedy at the 2024 Golden Globes, beating out heavy favorite Barbie. Director Yorgos Lanthimos accepted the award on behalf of the cast, who he thanked after making sure to shout out how excited he was to talk to …
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The Golden Globe Awards got a new look this year. Gone is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a weird cabal of foreign journalists who love nothing more than accepting gifts and hobnobbing/taking selfies with talent. That shadowy outfit disbanded last year in the wake of scandal. Now, the Golden Globes …
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During her acceptance speech for the Chairman’s Award during the annual Palm Springs Film Awardslast night, Billie Eilish admitted that she has been through some tough times in recent years. Speaking alongside her brother Finneas, who co-wrote Eilish’s Grammy-nominated Barbie hit “What Was I Made For?,” the singer recalled wanting …
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America Ferrera is reflecting on the success of Barbie — and why she thinks the race of her character in the film helped her land the part. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Friday, the actress opened up about the fact that she hadn’t always been considered for non-Latina …
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Billie Eilish returned for her third Saturday Night Live appearance with a touching performance of “What Was I Made For?,” the acclaimed ballad from the soundtrack of this summer’s Barbie. The film’s director, Greta Gerwig, and Barbie co-star Kate McKinnon introduced the 21-year-old songwriter, who was joined on stage by …
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Greta Gerwig will make history at the next Cannes Film Festival. On Thursday, the festival announced that the Barbie director will lead the jury next year, making her the first American woman to become the jury president. “As a cinephile, Cannes has always been the pinnacle of what the universal …
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Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig have remained pretty steadfast in their thoughts about a Barbie sequel: They’re not that interested. But it’s hard to imagine Mattel letting a $1 billion picture go by without a sequel, whether it’s about Barbie or — maybe, who knows? — Ryan Gosling’s Ken. Gosling …
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He has already portrayedBarack ObamaandMalcom X(and will soon be seen asBob Marley) butBarbiedirector Greta Gerwig believes she has discovered Kingsley Ben-Adir’s true calling.Appearing onVariety’s Awards Circuitpodcastto discuss the record-breaking blockbuster, Gerwig described the scene that convinced her she had found the next 007. Near the end of the film, whereKen, …
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