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'Barbenheimer' tipped to dominate revamped Golden Globes nominations
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" -- the unlikely pair of films that dominated the box office and spawned countless internet memes this summer -- are expected to lead the newly revamped Golden Globes when nominations are unveiled Monday.
Halloween hits Hollywood strike as actors boycott Barbie costumes
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Generic ghosts and vague vampires haunted the Hollywood picket lines this Halloween, as striking actors tried to scare studio bosses by refusing to dress up as any of their famous characters.
Taylor Swift conquers N.America box office with concert film
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - After her sold-out stadium tour, pop superstar Taylor Swift filled movie theaters with screaming fans as her concert film took in an estimated $96 million in its opening weekend in North America, smashing records in the category.
Sublime! 'Barbie' tops $1bn globally in first for solo woman director
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's pink wave has yet to crest as Warner Bros.' "Barbie" dominated for a third straight weekend in North American theaters, pushing the film's global haul past $1 billion in a first for a woman director, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
Hindu verse in 'Oppenheimer' sex scene sparks Indian anger
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» A sex scene in the Hollywood blockbuster "Oppenheimer" featuring a line from a Hindu holy scripture sparked online outrage in India on Monday, with an official calling it a "scathing attack".
'Barbie' trounces 'Oppenheimer' at N.American box offices in 'historic' weekend
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES - With legions of pink-clad moviegoers swarming theaters, Warner Bros.' "Barbie" conquered North American box offices in its debut weekend, raking in $155 million, Sunday estimates showed -- nearly double the cash of its second-place competitor.
'Barbenheimer' frenzy hits North American cinemas
AFP, Published on 22/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Dolls in neon pink dreamhouses, scientists at Los Alamos, or both?
Opposites attract: 'Barbenheimer' double debut to rock US, Canada
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - An iconic doll ready to paint the world pink and the scientist who helped invent the atomic bomb -- an unlikely pair and apparently a match made in box office heaven.
'Oppenheimer' a warning to world on AI, says director Nolan
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» PARIS: The story of the invention of the atomic bomb told in the new film "Oppenheimer" is a "warning" to the world as we grapple with artificial intelligence (AI), insists the movie's director Christopher Nolan.
Pretty in pink: 'Barbie' marketing blitz hits fever pitch
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» NEW YORK - Hollywood A-listers have been walking red carpets in hot pink, glitter is back, and companies from The Gap to Burger King are doing rose-colored collaborations: "Barbie" mania is everywhere as the hotly anticipated film hits theaters worldwide.