Today, Anthony reviews Greta Gerwig's movie, BARBIE. "After being expelled from the utopian Barbie Land for being less-than-perfect dolls, Barbie and Ken go on a journey of self-discovery to the real world."

TIMESTAMPS

0:30 SAG and WGA strikes

2:21 BARBIE

4:50 Familiarity with the toy

6:12 What we could have gotten

8:17 Production design, supporting actors and other positives

13:35 Release strategy; comparing to Oppenheimer

15:35 Grade

This podcast is produced, edited & posted by Anthony, recorded on 7/21/2023 in fabulous Las Vegas, NV.

MUSIC CREDIT:"Barbie Girl" performed by Aqua. Written by Karsten Dahlgaard, René Dif, Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, Lene Nystroem, Jonny Pederson. Produced by Johnny Jam, Delgado, Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen. Released 1997, MCA. Property of Universal Music Group. ℗ MCA Music Scandinavia AB, Universal Music A/S

"Dance the Night" performed by Dua Lipa. Written by Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin. Produced by Ronson, Wyatt, and Picard Brothers. Released 2023, Atlantic. Property of Warner Music Group.

"Push" performed by Matchbox Twenty. Written by Robert Kelly Thomas and Matthew Lyn Serletic. Produced by Matthew Serletic. Released 1997, Atlantic. Property of Warner Music Group. ℗ EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Melusic Publishing.

"Make Your Own Kind of Music" performed by 'Mama' Cass Elliot. Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Produced by Steve Barri. Released 1969, Dunhill. Property of UMG.

Original score for BARBIE composed by Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt. Soundtrack available on Atlantic Records.

Film footage property of WB, a Warner Discovery company © 2023

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