The Barbenheimer Hype Machine Just Stirred Up Some Major Controversy In Japan
The marketing behind Barbie and Oppenheimer has led to a controversy in Japan after an official Barbie Twitter account put its (digital) foot in its mouth.
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Creating An Authentic Barbieland Required Some Math
Good thing Barbie loves math - it took some tricky calculations to create an authentic Barbieland for the Barbie movie. -
Tommy Lee Jones Predicted Modern Hollywood's Main Problem While Making Batman Forever
Tommy Lee Jones knew during Batman Forever that bigger isn't always better, and the cost of recent Hollywood blockbusters is perfect evidence of that. -
Every Vehicle In Barbie Is Based On A Real Toy (Yes, Seriously)
Mattel's range of Barbie vehicles will let you travel to the Real World by car, snowmobile, rocket ship, rollerblades, or all of the above. -
Why Hayao Miyazaki's How Do You Live Released With No Trailers
It what can be technically described as a real 'baller move,' Studio Ghibli master Hayao Miyazaki released How Do You Live with almost no marketing. -
River Review: A Laugh-Out-Loud Time Loop Workplace Comedy [Fantasia Fest 2023]
The Fantasia Fest movie River is a sublime temporal comedy that audiences should not miss. Read our review. -
Why Batman Forever Director Joel Schumacher Decided To Age Up Robin
Batman Forever features Chris O'Donnell as an older Robin, and director Joel Schumacher felt this was the one and only choice for the movie. -
George Lucas Pulled Some Good-Natured Manipulation To Keep Steven Spielberg On Indiana Jones
How Temple of Doom came together from the unused scraps of Raiders of the Lost Ark. -
Michael Bay's Tardiness Started A Betting Pool Between Transformers' Cast And Crew
Few filmmakers can get away with being hours late to their own movie set, but Transformers director Michael Bay made a habit of it. -
Oppenheimer's IMAX Run Extended, Leaving Mission: Impossible Out In The Cold
Oppenheimer is sticking around on IMAX screens due to popular demand, in a setback for Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning's potential return. -
Scent Of A Woman's Director Contacted The CIA To Try To Refocus An Out-Of-Focus Shot
Chris O'Donnell had given the performance of his lifetime. Too bad it never made it into the final cut of Scent of a Woman. -
The Original Star Wars Cast Wasn't Stoked About The Idea Of The Force Awakens
Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher all thought they were done with Star Wars after Return of the Jedi, but then came The Force Awakens. -
The Road Warrior's Stunts Made Some Broken Bones 'Unavoidable'
What's a few broken bones when you're making movie history? That's the cost of making The Road Warrior, George Miller's action masterpiece. -
The Two Movies Cillian Murphy Watched To Prepare For Oppenheimer
If you're going to play Oppenheimer for Christopher Nolan, you've got to do your homework. And Cillian Murphy did the best kind. -
What's Going On With Robert Downey's Jr.'s Long-Anticipated Sherlock Holmes 3?
Robert Downey Jr. hasn't given up on Sherlock Holmes 3 just yet, despite its (very) slow development. -
How Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Dealt With Megan Fox's Last-Minute Departure
Nobody agrees on why Megan Fox and Michael Bay parted ways on Transformers: Dark of the Moon. -
We Came Close To A Logan Lucky Spin-Off With Daniel Craig
In an ensemble film full of stellar performances, Daniel Craig stole the show in Steven Soderbergh's Logan Lucky. To think we almost got a spin-off. -
Can Meg 2: The Trench Be Another Giant Shark-Sized Success At The Box Office?
Will Ben Wheatley's mega-sized, Jason Statham-led sequel take a bite out of The Trench's stiff competition? -
Pete Davidson's Autobot Mirage Almost Appeared In A Michael Bay Transformers Film
Before he starred in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Mirage was set to appear in a different, Michael Bay-directed film in the franchise. -
Did You Know Dermot Mulroney Plays Cello For Blockbuster Scores Like Spider-Man: Far From Home?
He's not just one of those great 'that guy' actors – Dermot Mulroney is an accomplished musician, and you can hear his work in Spider-Man movies. -
J.J. Abrams Was Warned About Working With Tom Cruise On Mission: Impossible 3
Before he took on a Mission: Impossible movie, director JJ Abrams was warned about Tom Cruise, who was his leading man and his producer. -
The Final Moments Of Jenny In Forrest Gump, And What They Mean
The final moments of Jenny in Forrest Gump have touched fans for decades. Now, we understand what they mean. -
Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein Shares A Common Theme With Nightmare Alley And Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro is making his 'father trilogy,' which connects his upcoming Frankenstein adaptation with two of his other movies. -
How A Series Of Gory B-Horror Films Led To Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Sometimes filmmakers just want to make a film their kids can watch. -
Saw X Trailer: Welcome Back To John Kramer's Trap House
John Kramer plots a trap-filled revenge against con artists who took advantage of his cancer diagnosis in the first trailer for Saw X. -
Six Hundred Thirsty Extras Threw Raiders Of The Lost Ark's Set Into Chaos
When you're filming an Indiana Jones movie in the middle of the desert, you're going to encounter some speed bumps, as Steven Spielberg learned. -
Gran Turismo Aimed To Borrow The Best Parts Of Top Gun
Neill Blomkamp's unconventional film adaptation of the Gran Turismo video game took inspiration from a 1980s Tom Cruise classic.
