Film
Barbie hoax targets Mattel over plastic toys
Climate activists have staged an elaborate hoax that claimed that all Mattel toys, including the iconic Barbie doll, would be plastic free by 2030.
- by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Orlando Mayorquin
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‘Barbenheimer’ memes trigger backlash in Japan, scene of real atomic explosions
One critical posting said many victims who died under the mushroom clouds were children the same age as those playing with Barbie dolls.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
After Barbie and Oppenheimer, what are the other big movies to look out for this year?
While the Hollywood actors strike could upset the schedule, there are plenty of appealing movies on the way to cinemas, including another one starring Margot Robbie.
- by Garry Maddox
Controversial blockbuster Sound of Freedom heads to Australian cinemas
The thriller, a surprise hit that has taken more than $US130 million in the US, will open next month.
- by Garry Maddox
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A shrewdly crafted, powerful feature debut from Aussie YouTubers
Teenagers are possessed by ghosts, with help from a ceramic, embalmed hand, in the debut feature from twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, aka RackaRacka.
- by Jake Wilson
The cinemas where Oppenheimer beat Barbie have one thing in common
Barbie smashed box office records, but there are two places in Australia where it is not the number one film.
- by Garry Maddox
Oppenheimer sex scene enrages Hindu nationalists
A prominent right-wing Hindu organisation said the movie was an attempt to “launch an attack” on Hindu society and demanded a scene be cut.
- by Rozina Sabur
You can almost smell the peaches in this moving Spanish drama
Director Carla Simon focuses on a family of peach farmers in rural Catalonia who are condemned to lose both their livelihood and a way of life.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Fran Drescher’s very public takedown of Disney’s $40 million man
Bob Iger was brought out of retirement to steer Disney through a difficult time - and until this interview, he hadn’t put a foot wrong.
- by Michael Idato
Meet the Australian who helped Christopher Nolan build an atom bomb
Oppenheimer features a recreation of the world’s first nuclear blast in the New Mexico desert. Australian Oscar-winner Andrew Jackson helped make it happen.
- by Garry Maddox