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Descriptions of (fake) Assistant Barbie, Indie Producer Barbie, VFX Barbie, Below-the-Line Barbie and AI Barbie for Mattel's Women in Film collection.

Earlier this month, Mattel released a series of movie-industry Barbie dolls as its latest "Career of the Year" collection, but we have a few thoughts in light of Tuesday’s Oscar snubs and surprises.

Following the success of Barbie, Mattel released a new line of Barbies celebrating women in film, and some are angry about it—or are they?

Mattel's 2024 Barbie Women in Film Career of the Year toy collection does not include a screenwriter, and Hollywood writers called it out.

Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner and The Wire creator David Simon were quick to point out the limitations of the range while research has shown female representation behind the camera is falling

Fun and deep learning are not mutually exclusive. It surprised many that a film about a Barbie doll could be so entertaining that it would be a critical rave, draw a sensationally large audience and, simultaneously, have depth while promoting thinking and learning. “Barbie” proves that a big Hollywood movie can be both fun and […]

The Barbie movie is being celebrated (and slammed) as a feminist film, with its themes of female empowerment and critiques of the patriarchy. Can the same be said for the doll at the center of it?