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Robbie is a candy-colored dream in starry ‘Barbie’ She’s a Barbie girl in Greta Gerwig’s world. On Tuesday, Warner Bros.

Jewel has sold nearly 20 million albums, been nominated for four Grammy Awards and maintains her standing as the most successful folk singer exported from Alaska. So why bury herself under the ginormous ruby-red headgear created for the Queen of Hearts on “The Masked Singer,” a show primarily recognized for its kitsch factor? “It checked a lot of boxes,” she tells USA TODAY from her home in Colorado.

Reese Witherspoon becomes part-owner of Nashville MLS team Actor Reese Witherspoon and Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry have joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer’s Nashville team ahead of the opening Sunday of Geodis Park, its 30,000- seat stadium. Witherspoon’s husband, agent and investor Jim Toth, also has joined the ownership group, the team said Tuesday.

First footage, poster released of Whitney Houston biopic Whitney Houston finished the first night of CinemaCon on a high note. The annual convention for movie theater owners and Hollywood studios kicked off with a presentation Monday by Sony Pictures, which ended its twohour panel by showing clips of upcoming releases including Tom Hanks drama “A Man Called Otto” and animated movie “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” featuring the voice of Shawn Mendes as the titular reptile.

Stewart receives Mark Twain Prize for American humor A host of celebrities and comedy royalty gathered Sunday night at the Kennedy Center as comedian, talk show host and political influencer Jon Stewart received the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in humor. Stewart, 59, the 23rd recipient of the prize, was honored by testimonials and skits from fellow comedians and previous Mark Twain recipients.

I have to admit, I was wrong about “Russian Doll.” The first few episodes of the dark supernatural comedy created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, which premiered in 2019, didn’t grab me in the same way it grabbed so many other critics and viewers. I was a little bored and a little turned off by the series’ sensibility, which didn’t totally line up with my taste.

Imagine discovering one day that there are dozens of versions of yourself out there in other universes. One might be a custodian or a movie star. Another is a chef, a rock, a piñata, or a person with hot dog fingers. • That’s the bizarre predicament Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh), a Chinese immigrant and laundromat owner, finds herself in in the kaleidoscopic “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (now in theaters), a martial arts/sci-fi comedy about family bonds that transcend time and space. • The critically beloved film is just the latest piece of pop culture to delve into the concept of the multiverse, which suggests that there are many universes existing parallel to each other. These alternate timelines of Earth may differ from ours in small or tectonic ways.

“The Northman” doesn’t so much immerse viewers into the world of Vikings as it does plunge you into this domain. There is no narration nor is there outsider character to serve as an audience point of view figure. Director Robert Eggers hits the ground running with a movie that embodies all the carnage, grime, and brutality you associate with Vikings and never lets up. The result of this commitment is a film that isn’t quite as good as last Eggers efforts like “The Lighthouse” and “The VVItch.” Of course, few movies rise to the quality of those two features and “The Northman” proves plenty hearty in its own right.

Josh Brolin had a 10-gallon-sized decision to make before taking on Amazon’s Western series “Outer Range.” The “True Grit” star, who grew up on a ranch in Templeton, California, pondered over the perfect hat to portray his laconic Wyoming rancher. “When you grow up on a ranch, you know how much the hat matters,” says Brolin, 54.

Rapper A$AP Rocky arrested at LA airport over November shooting Rapper A$AP Rocky was taken into custody Wednesday morning at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a shooting in Hollywood last year, authorities said. The performer, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was detained on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement Wednesday.