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What are Hollywood actors and writers afraid of? A cinema scholar explains how AI is upending the movie and TV business

The bitter conflict between actors, writers and other creative professionals and the major movie and TV studios represents a flashpoint in the radical transformation roiling the entertainment industry. The ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild were sparked in part by artificial intelligence and…

The Conversation

‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors

‘Barbie’ added another $53 million from 4,178 North American locations over the weekend and $74 million internationally, bringing its global total to $1.03 billion.

Chicago Sun-Times

Greta Gerwig's team refused to agree to Barbie 2 before the movie came out – and now it's hit $1 billion

This Barbie is making astute business decisions

Total Film

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Ryan Gosling had the best birthday gift for Barbie director Greta Gerwig

He set the bar high!

Marie Claire

What Barbie's $1B success says about women in business

Barbie, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé tours, and the Women's World Cup show the power of female consumers.

Fortune

Stocks Rise; Yellow Trucking Files Bankruptcy and Will Close; Oil Prices Surge; Aramco Sees Demand Steady - 5 Things to Know

Stock futures rise; Trucking giant Yellow filed for bankruptcy and will shut down; oil prices surge; Saudi Aramco profit dropped but the firm sees demand staying "resilient"; "Barbie" takes in a billion at the box office, but she can't afford her own home; and Morningstar lists 8 health-care stocks with…

The Street

First Thing: Pence would be Trump’s ‘best witness’ in election conspiracy trial, attorney says

John Lauro says indictment is full of holes and that Mike Pence could help former boss fight off 2020 election conspiracy charges. Plus, is racism at heart of US failure to tackle deadly heatwaves?

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Barbenheimer Was a Triumph for Hollywood — Why Are Studios Squandering It?

This should be a celebratory moment for Hollywood, but the entertainment industry is in serious danger of losing the precious momentum it gained this summer.

Inverse

Matt Hancock mocked by Barbie fans over Ken video: ‘What is going on in the House of Commons?’

The MP was inspired by Ryan Gosling’s musical moment

The Independent UK

‘Barbie’: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling starrer mints USD 1 billion globally

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling starrer fantasy comedy-drama film ‘Barbie’ has now crossed USD 1 Billon globally in just its third weekend. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Critics wanted us to be a one-hit-wonder’: back in Barbie world with Aqua

The Scandinavian pop group’s sly, satirical take on Barbie pre-empted the hit film’s own subversion by 26 years. And they’ve noted some similarities …

The Guardian - UK

Barbie has sailed past $1 billion in global ticket sales

Barbie is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins

The Independent UK

'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman

Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.

WEKU

Barbie ticket sales top $1 billion in box office worldwide

Director Greta Gerwig became the first female filmmaker to surpass the billion-dollar benchmark as a solo director

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The Guardian - AU

Three things with Helen Thomson: ‘Barbie as a Salem witch has pride of place in my office’

The Australian stage and screen actor on her Crucible-themed doll, and a toolbox as sentimental as it is practical

France 24

Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' breaks record for women directors as ticket sales top $1 billion

Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who helmed “Wonder Woman.”

Cinemablend

As Barbie Crosses A Billion At The Box Office, Meg 2 And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Have Solid Opening Weekends

Barbie has become the 51st movie ever to hit $1 billion at the global box office.

Inverse

The “Barbie” Movie Reveals the Messy Contradictions of Motherhood

The movie's thematic heart rests in the film’s examination of the tensions around being a mother.

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The Guardian - AU

Between the World Cup and Barbie, we’re finally having an honest discussion about girlhood

To see the faces of young fans is to remember the euphorias of my own girlhood that, sadly, never got to include howling at professional women’s football

The Independent UK

Doing things alone isn’t ‘self-love’ – we don’t need to make everything empowering

Across social media, mundane activities such as making dinner for yourself or going for a walk have been transformed into revolutionary acts of feminist empowerment, writes Ellie Muir. She speaks to experts about how we got here

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Peep The Wholesome Vid Of Ryan Gosling Sending Greta Gerwig Dancing Barbies & Kens For Her Bday

The "Dance the night" choreography was on point.

Salon

Why theater concessions got a makeover

From pink popcorn to themed trinkets, theaters are getting creative with their offerings — and fans are overjoyed

Cinemablend

Ryan Gosling And The Kens Arranged A Flash Mob For Barbie Director Greta Gerwig's Birthday, And It’s Ken-etic

Ryan Gosling sent Greta Gerwig a flash mob for her birthday that featured two songs from Barbie, and it's Ken-etic.

The Guardian - US

Bigoted, antisemitic, gross: Rudy Giuliani finds an even lower low

He was once ‘America’s mayor’, but court filings this week show him vilifying women, Jews and gay people. It’s his latest disgrace

The Independent UK

Ryan Gosling sends Barbie flashmob to surprise Greta Gerwig on her birthday

‘Barbie’ director Gerwig turned 40 on Friday (4 August)

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