AUGUST 14, 2023

The 100 Best Movies of the '80s '80s week: From "Paris, Texas" to "A City of Sadness," and from "Blue Velvet" to "The Green Ray," these are the films that defined the 1980s … By IndieWire Staff

'Barbie,' Already Over $500 Million Domestic, Is #1 Again - with 'Oppenheimer' Still Going Strong Despite only one (weak) new wide opening, grosses continue to soar above 2022.  By Tom Brueggemann	Drugs, Fraud, Whistleblowers, and the Safdies: Inside the 22-Year Journey of HBO's Bombshell Miniseries 'Telemarketers' Directors Adam Bhala Lough and Sam Lipman-Stern explain how their hilarious and shocking investigation came to be.  By Eric Kohn

These 12 Top Media Execs Are on a 'Regular' Phone Call to Solve the Strikes Not all heroes wear capes — but they do wear suits.  By Tony Maglio	Sorry, Blockbusters: America's Real '80s Cinema Legacy Is Robert Redford's Sundance Institute '80s Week: While "Star Wars" put franchises front and center, Redford had different plans for American cinema.  By Eric Kohn

	The Best Summer Blockbusters of the 21st Century "Shrek 2," "Inception," "Top Gun: Maverick," and the other movies that defined over 20 years of moviegoing.  By Wilson Chapman
	'Telemarketers' Review: The Safdies-Produced HBO Documentary Is a Rowdy, Eye-Opening Exposé A buddy comedy about two telemarketers who start investigating their own company becomes an astonishing 20-year odyssey revealing who's real … By Ben Travers
	'Diamantino' Is the Surreal, Anti-Nationalist Himbo Sports Cinema to Cure Your World Cup Blues Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt's gleefully weird queer romance/crime thriller from 2018 is "The Fly" meets "Body Snatchers" meets "Tita … By Christian Zilko and Alison Foreman
	How YouTube Caused the Hollywood Strikes Alex Winter explains why Hollywood must stop trying to imitate the ecosystem of the creator economy.  By Eric Kohn
	Female Filmmaking Firsts: 8 Directors Whose Achievements Opened Doors for Women Behind the Camera Greta Gerwig's billion-dollar "Barbie" success places her in the rarified company of some of Hollywood's trailblazing women.  By Marcos Franco