Hi Johnson! I'm not really sure if this is what you need, but I've heard that Todd Haynes (the director of Safe) has a movie called Superstar (or something like that), which is a biopic on the life of Karen Carpenter. He supposedly used Barbie dolls to portray the characters, but I have no way to verify this. Oh well...I hope that helps you out...somehow! Andrew Albert J. Ty At 07:28 AM 6/7/97 -0400, you wrote: >Hi all-- I'm teaching a class on American Iconizations of Beauty soon and >am wondering if there are any films, doc. and otherwise, that deal >with/interrogate Barbie and/or Ken. I know that Whoppi Goldberg did a >piece on having long blond hair in her Broadway show. Can anybody else >think of anything? And does anybody know where I might be able to pick up >an "Earing Magic Ken" (the "Gay" Ken doll?) that I don't think is still on >the market. I want to bring him in with the new "Share a Smile Becky >Wheelchair Barbie doll" (Don't get me started on THAT!) > >Thanks much. > >--Johnson > >Johnson Cheu >[log in to unmask] >The Ohio State University*English Dept.*421 Denney Hall*164 W. 17th. Ave.* > >Columbus, OH 43210*(614) 292-1730 (O)*(614) 292-6065 (D)*(614) 292-7816 (Fax) > >---- >Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the >University of Alabama. > > ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]