Tag: The Beanie Bubble

  • Blackberry review – souped-up account of the rise and fall of ‘Crackberry’

    Blackberry review – souped-up account of the rise and fall of ‘Crackberry’

    Hilarity and pathos intertwine in this likable comedy as the smartphone creators go loopy with wealth – and slack-jawed when the iPhone spoils the partyHere is a punchy Canadian comedy-drama in that burgeoning true-life genre which could loosely be called Tech Startup Hubris; we’ve seen Dumb Money (about GameStop), WeCrashed (about WeWork), and The Beanie…

  • Apple TV+ to Launch on Tata Play Binge in India – Global Bulletin

    Apple TV+ to Launch on Tata Play Binge in India – Global Bulletin

    Tata Takes Bite Of Apple In IndiaIndian channels aggregator, Tata Play Binge, is soon to incorporate Apple TV+, a first-of-its-kind collaboration for Apple TV+ in India. The move means that series such as “Ted Lasso,” “Shrinking,” “Silo,” “Hijack,” “Foundation,” “Tehran,” “Servant,” “Platonic,” “Severance,” “The Morning Show,” “Bad Sisters,” “Slow Horses” and “Prehistoric Planet,” and Apple…

  • ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Directors on Why They Don’t Care About Beanie Babies

    ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Directors on Why They Don’t Care About Beanie Babies

    Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash may be new to directing, but neither is a stranger to the industry. In addition to co-writer The Beanie Bubble with author Zac Bissonnette, Gore has also written for Saturday Night Live, Futurama, and The Oscars. Kulash has directed over 20 music videos for Ok Go and has credits on…

  • ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Is Not Actually About Beanie Babies

    ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Is Not Actually About Beanie Babies

    This summer, “Barbie” has revived the box office, making nearly $500 million worldwide in its first week. Earlier this year, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” surpassed the billion-dollar mark. If those two success are any indication, it seems that nostalgia sells — particularly nostalgia for classic toys and characters to which moviegoers have a personal…

  • ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: Elizabeth Banks Carries Conventional Biopic

    ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: Elizabeth Banks Carries Conventional Biopic

    This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.The so-called year of the “brand” movie continues and after the varying successes of films like Air, BlackBerry, Flamin’ Hot, and Tetris, we now have The Beanie…

  • ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: Zach Galifianakis Leads a Modest Comedy About History’s Biggest Toy Craze

    ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: Zach Galifianakis Leads a Modest Comedy About History’s Biggest Toy Craze

    As cute and understuffed as the plushies alluded to by its title, Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr.’s “The Beanie Bubble” is a dramatic comedy born from the collision between two different fads: The Beanie Baby mania of the late ’90s, and the corporate biopic craze of the early 2020s.Like “Air,” “Barbie,” “Blackberry,” and “Tetris”…