#Greta Gerwig Named Cannes Jury President for 2024

#Greta Gerwig Named Cannes Jury President for 2024

Greta Gerwig is hitting the Croisette. The Barbie helmer, fresh off her first-ever best director nomination at the Golden Globes (Gerwig’s $1.4 billion toy-to-screen blockbuster picked up a total of 9 Golden Globe noms), has been confirmed as the Jury President for the 2024 Cannes International Film Festival. “A heroine of our modern times, Greta…

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#‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Calls ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ a “Stone Cold Classic” at AFI Fest Screening

#‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Calls ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ a “Stone Cold Classic” at AFI Fest Screening

There’s a scene in the Paul Reubens-starrer Pee-wee’s Big Adventure that finds its titular character setting off on a vagabond adventure. He hops aboard a train to sit side-by-side with a grizzled, toothless man known as Hobo Jack, and they sing camp songs until Pee-Wee suddenly sours on the moment. The disgust radiates from his…

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#Box Office: ‘Barbie’ Crosses B Globally, ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Add to Summer Burst

#Box Office: ‘Barbie’ Crosses $1B Globally, ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Add to Summer Burst

Turtles and a humongous shark helped fuel another great weekend at the box office as they joined the Barbenheimer parade and opened ahead of expectations. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie grossed another $53 million domestically as it it hits $459.4 million in North America and crosses $1 billion globally on Sunday in a huge win for Warner…

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