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'Avengers' screenwriters; 'Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie' filmmakers
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'Avengers' screenwriters; 'Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie' filmmakers

The screenwriters of "Avengers: Infinity War" explain how the sitcom "Frasier" influenced the film; the Hulu documentary “Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie” shows how executives at Mattel went about changing the body shape of their iconic and controversial doll.

Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie -- In her 59 years, Barbie has become a fashion icon, a lightning rod and a target for feminists. Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, featuring newly discovered footage and unprecedented access to the inner workings of a toy giant during Barbie’s biggest reinvention, surveys 60 years of women in popular culture through the lens of this 11.5 inch, Zelig-like plastic icon. Featuring interviews with Gloria Steinem, Roxane Gay, Peggy Orenstein, Mattel insiders and cultural historians, the documentary reveals, through both funny and crushing archival material, and fly-on-the-wall observations of Barbie’s current architects, the progression and regression in the fight for gender equality. Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, premiering April 27th, 2018, is produced, written and directed by Andrea Nevins. (Photo by: Mattel)
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The screenwriters of "Avengers: Infinity War" explain how the sitcom "Frasier" influenced the film; the Hulu documentary “Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie” shows how executives at Mattel went about changing the body shape of their iconic and controversial doll.

How the 'Avengers Infinity War' writers juggled all those superhero storylines
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It's easy to give Iron Man, Black Panther, Spider Man, Captain America, and Doctor Strange the credit for the record turnout, but someone had to come up with a story.