oppenheimer and barbie have been huge hits in north america and europe. in fact, one hollywood studio executive boasted perhaps a little arrogantly that with barbie, the film has been working well everywhere. well, not quite because in some parts of the world, both barbie and oppenheimer have met with quite a lot of resistance, as noah gittell has been finding out. barbie has garnered significant controversy in the middle east, where its feminist and lgbt themes have made it a target of government censors. the film has been pulled from cinemas in algeria and banned outright in kuwait after playing there for a month. in lebanon, the minister of culture recommended a ban of barbie, claiming it promotes homosexuality and sexual transformation a reference to a barbie character in the film played by trans actor hari nef. at the end of the day, we re all barbie. some endorse the minister s recommendation. they feel that barbie could have a negative influence
amusing to find one of hollywood s biggest action stars, tom cruise, partly sidelined during this blockbuster season by the charms of a movie inspired by a long legged, iconic plastic doll. yes, cruise s mission: impossible 7 was not at all bad but the blockbuster season glory really did go to barbie, as emma jones now tells us. cheering. already hollywood s golden boy for what top gun: maverick did for post covid cinema attendance last summer, the question was would tom cruise s midas touch work again for mission: impossible dead reckoning? there was a big promotional tour supporting the release, including a world premiere in rome, where part of the film was set. it s all about how do i engage the audience? cruise was as willing as ever to meet fans and to be chief salesman for his movie. it s bigger than all of the films. it has vivid characterisations.
cheering 0ppenheimer and barbie have been huge hits in north america and europe. in fact, one hollywood studio executive boasted perhaps a little arrogantly that with barbie, the film has been working well everywhere. well, not quite because in some parts of the world, both barbie and 0ppenheimer have met with quite a lot of resistance, as noah gittell has been finding out. barbie has garnered significant controversy in the middle east, where its feminist and lgbt themes have made it a target of government censors. the film has been pulled from cinemas in algeria and banned outright in kuwait after playing there for a month. in lebanon, the minister of culture recommended a ban of barbie, claiming it promotes homosexuality and sexual transformation a reference to a barbie character in the film played by trans actor hari nef. at the end of the day, we re all barbie. some endorse the minister s
from barbenheimer, a phrase that emerged in social media, it became a cultural meme which helped fuel interest in two very different films, barbie and 0ppenheimer opening at the same time. the early barbenheimer effect was because the well known ip of barbie plus the well known ip of christopher nolan were put together in a way that really sparked the imagination. barbie also distinguished itself in that it is a film defined by a director s artistic vision that succeeded in reaching a mass audience quite different from the typical, often tired, lacklustre hollywood corporate blockbusters we have grown accustomed to. it really put the filmmaker, greta gerwig on the map. greta gerwig is now absolutely a a list director, she started off at a very micro budget movie and worked her way up, as both actor and director
with a worldwide box office of over $500 million, critical acclaim and oscar talk, christopher nolan has once again proved himself to be a filmmaker that can deliver big ideas in big films to big audiences. cheering. 0ppenheimer and barbie have been huge hits in north america and europe. in fact, one hollywood studio executive boasted perhaps a little arrogantly that with barbie, the film has been working well everywhere. well, not quite because in some parts of the world, both barbie and 0ppenheimer have met with quite a lot of resistance, as noah gittell has been finding out. barbie has garnered significant controversy in the middle east, where its feminist and lgbt themes have made it a target of government censors. the film has been pulled from cinemas in algeria and banned outright in kuwait after playing there for a month. in lebanon, the minister of culture recommended a ban of barbie, claiming it promotes homosexuality and sexual transformation a reference to a barbie cha