You may have read in yesterday’s post that in 1923 the film The Sheik was in Abingdon, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres.
A hundred years later, vintage Barbie dolls have been spotted in charity shop windows in Abingdon ahead of the first showing of the live-action Barbie film in the Abbey Cinema on July 28, 2023. The iconic 11-inch plastic doll, first released by Mattel in 1959, has become a cultural phenomenon. Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, was introduced in 1961, followed by a host of friends and family members.
The live-action film is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. The film follows Barbie as she leaves Barbieland for an adventure in the real world where she meets various new people and learns about herself and the world around her.
To celebrate Barbie’s breakout film, the Abbey Cinema will serve Pink Proseccos and Double Pink G&Ts.
Looking forward to seeing Barbie (and Oppenheimer which is getting great reviews). Curious to hear from the Town Council on what’s happening with the cinema’s lease. It’s been very quiet since the public meeting back in May. Plenty of us turned up to share our (fairly unanimous) views and I’m sure would be keen to get an update.
Council being secretive, Iain? Commercial confidentiality is probably involved ,,, as ever was and will be.
I’m surprised that we have not heard anything from the Abbey Cinema as they always seem to have something to say. Having said that I expect that matters are progressing otherwise I’m sure we would’ve heard something. I think many of us will be relieved when this matter is resolved one way or the other. Hearing about this matter every two minutes has got rather wearying and many of us would rather that precious council resources are directed to assisting with many of the issues affecting people in Abingdon, especially during this cost of living crisis.
https://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/23627411.abingdon-cinema-risk-closure-may-now-kept-open/