Barbie

The doll that changed the world faces the world she changed in this fizzy meta-comedy

"...ventured beyond computer-generated home entertainment made for little girls. Barbie is not made for little girls, per se, though..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Representation in the Toy Aisle in Black Barbie: A Documentary

Lagueria Davis' SXSW selection recounts how her Aunt Beulah changed dolls forever

"...me her story, which included being on that first Barbie line.” One story really caught her attention: “It was..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Come on Barbie, Let's Go Party.

It's a few years old but still holds molded plastic...

March 16, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

The Safety of Objects

"...and Robert Klein. A guitar. An antique chest. A Barbie doll. These are some of the objects that fill..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The AggreGAYtor: August 21

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...hunt, Jeff Kent gets voted off the island, and Barbie turns it out. Step into my web said today’s..."

Aug. 21, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Shooter

Mark Wahlberg plays an ex-Marine marksman who is set up to be the fall guy in a government plot.

"...agent (Peña) who believes Swagger has been framed and Barbie-doll co-stars (Mara and Mitra) who change clothes often and..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Far From Heaven

"...and quivering guts. Todd Haynes, whose first film used Barbie dolls to tell the story of Karen Carpenter's anorexia,..."

Nov. 21, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bride of Chucky

"...ask). From here, Bride of Chucky morphs into a Barbie and Clyde road movie as the pair hijack a..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pocahontas

"...to the modern day heroine's seeming requisite -- impossible Barbie doll physiology -- they have also imbued her with..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

The Swan Princess

"...inevitably, Odette turns from ugly tomboy duckling into a Barbie doll swan and it becomes the kind of movie..."

Nov. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Shelf Life

"...situation, their libidos continue to develop amidst this incestuous Barbie and Ken-like atmosphere, and the social dynamics are a..."

Nov. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Poison

"...and independence -- filmed entirely with a cast of Barbie and Ken dolls. That movie is now out of..."

Aug. 30, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From Dirty Sixth to the Texas Film Awards

Whether it's Barbie commercials or Booksmart, Kaitlyn Dever is a true rising star

"...future success, she did book that first thing (a Barbie ad that was "so non-union" it didn't formally shoot,..."

March 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Shalavé Cawley

Girl, Upgraded

According to the 1999 Interactive Digital Software Report (IDSA), the majority of people playing computer games are older than 18, and 38% percent of the people most frequently playing computer games are women. Boy, have things change

"...feminine power, the company launched a new line of Barbies, working women with a bod and a brain to..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

After a Fashion

Go way back to the deconstructive Eighties as Your Style Avatar takes a chain saw to Barbie

"...toy company Mattel announced that it would be styling Barbie as Deborah Harry, Cyndi Lauper, and Joan Jett as..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2023 Award Nominees

Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer lead field

"...face stiff competition from Poor Things with nine nominations, Barbie (eight), and The Holdovers and Past Lives (tied on..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Coffeetable Books

Dream On

"...The Collectible Barbie Doll: An Illustrated Guide to Her Dreamy Worldby Janine..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Object Lesson

In Sherry Kramer's new play, things that are ordinary become magical: flowers, Barbies, even the writer herself

"...in 2007, is described as a "one woman, one Barbie" show. It's about the history of American involvement in..."

May 16, 2008 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

The Luv Doc: Hard No

It's OK that you're not into Barbies

"...few weeks ago, but my girlfriend is really into Barbies. Like really into Barbies. She wants me to go..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

When Something Wonderful Ends

Sherry Kramer's play is heavy-handed when discussing America and oil but funny and moving when discussing her late mother

"...Barbie may be a perfect metaphor for America. She is..."

May 23, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

The Avatar's Avatar

How game designer and Women's Game Conference Chair Sheri Graner Ray plans to save the industry from stagnation

"...SGR: They tried about 10 years ago, when the Barbie titles came to define the women's market. The game..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...deliver female artists in the industry later? Javins offers, "Barbie is [Marvel's] proud failure; we can't seem to sell..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Uncover the Forgotten Wartime Heroism of Marcel Marceau in Resistance

Jesse Eisenberg and UT student-turned-filmmaker Jonathan Jakubowicz find strength in silence

"...war. On one side was Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, a monster empowered by the Third Reich. His polar..."

May 15, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Chronicle

Would David Dewhurst really know a terrorist if he saw one?

"...Banzer had other helpful cronies -- most notably Klaus Barbie, the notorious Gestapo "Butcher of Lyons," spirited out of..."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...BARBIE NATION: AN UNAUTHORIZED TOUR..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Comfort Food Views, Inn Cahoots Debuts, Fresh Tequila Cues, Dosas On the Loose, and More as Our Long Hot Summer Continues

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...WUXTRY! You know everything’s gone Barbie up in this burg, much as it has everywhere..."

July 19, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Rollergirls, Heartbroken No More

Honky Tonk Heartreakers end a six year championship dry spell

"...but it was her fellow Heartbreakers Nae Slayer and Barbie Got Back who slammed it shut in the Hotrods'..."

July 21, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar was here. And you can own a piece of him.

"...see how that goes. The results have been mixed. Barbies are a tricky thing to collect. It doesn't matter..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Worst Years of Your Life: Stories for the Geeked-Out, Angst-Ridden, Lust-Addled, and Deeply Misunderstood Adolescent in All of Us

This collection brings a refreshing slant to a period when 'spazz-out' and 'freak' carry life-shattering significance

"..."A Real Doll," a preteen starts dating his sister's Barbie. Homes' vision steps beyond absurdity to achieve real sympathy,..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Books Feature by Elizabeth Jackson

Game Reviews

"...Barbie Riding Club (PC, Mattel Media/Human Code, $19.99) Barbie is..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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