Hollywood is banking on these films to save cinemas. Will it work?

Hollywood is banking on these films to save cinemas. Will it work?

The Super Mario Bros Movie has been much more successful than anyone predicted – and has shown audiences are going to the movies for the right release.

  • byGarry Maddox

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Greta Gerwig dared to turn Barbie into a film,but will it pay off?

Greta Gerwig dared to turn Barbie into a film,but will it pay off?

Plus,test how your knowledge of the world’s most famous doll measures up.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling dazzle at Barbie world premiere

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling dazzle at Barbie world premiere

The star-studded cast strutted their Barbie stuff down the pink catwalk at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of the long-awaited film.

  • byNell Geraets
Pink parties and ladies nights:Cinemas predict Barbie success

Pink parties and ladies nights:Cinemas predict Barbie success

Themed movie nights,nightclub events and merchandise are bringing the “summer of Barbie” to the antipodean winter.

  • byMary Ward
Warner Bros explains line in Barbie’s world map that sparked Vietnam ban

Warner Bros explains line in Barbie’s world map that sparked Vietnam ban

The studio says the line was a “child-like” drawing not intended to make any kind of political statement.

  • byDanielle Broadway
Living doll Margot Robbie can do better than dressing like Barbie
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Living doll Margot Robbie can do better than dressing like Barbie

On the Barbie press tour,the Australian actor and producer is playing a dangerous game of dress-ups.

  • byDamien Woolnough
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When Barbie came to Bondi:Margot Robbie on turning a toy into a big-budget movie

When Barbie came to Bondi:Margot Robbie on turning a toy into a big-budget movie

The Australian star is also producing a Hollywood blockbuster she calls “a very big and exciting and scary exciting opportunity”.

  • byGarry Maddox
Barbie has evolved over 64 years,but has she changed enough?

Barbie has evolved over 64 years,but has she changed enough?

Mattel has sold around a billion Barbie dolls,though the Barbies of today – which now include the range’s first transgender Barbie – have evolved since the bombshell original dolls hit the market.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Jock Zonfrillo’s top-secret Sydney funeral

Jock Zonfrillo’s top-secret Sydney funeral

The family have requested that the close circle of guests not share any information on the top-secret funeral.

  • byAndrew Hornery
A pop culture ‘goldmine’:Barbie is selling nostalgia and plenty are buying
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A pop culture ‘goldmine’:Barbie is selling nostalgia and plenty are buying

As the release date of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie approaches,fans old and new are out in force.

  • byJulie Power
Blanchett may hate the awards,but they’re what make her influential

Blanchett may hate the awards,but they’re what make her influential

Ever since it began nearly a century ago,Hollywood’s awards season has been about celebrity creation and managing some of the biggest egos imaginable.

  • byAndrew Hornery