Now playing Next Culture news Mattel honours Venus Williams and 8 other athletes with Barbie dolls Alongside Venus Williams, the collection will feature gymnasts Rebeca Andrade and Alexa Moreno, football players Mary Fowler and Christine Sinclair, and more. 23/05/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Margot Robbie is producing a Monopoly film First Barbie, then the Sims and now Monopoly. Margot Robbie's production company LuckyChap seems endlessly busy since the success of Barbie. What else is planning to produce and what should it be making next? 11/04/2024
Now playing Next Economy Merchandise: Which films are most in the pink for revenue? Last year was a big year for the film industry and blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer. Older movies, too, still gain from the merch craze. 14/03/2024
Now playing Next Culture news From Barbie to AI: Switzerland's largest carnival begins in Basel This year's themes for one of Switzerland's oldest traditions include artificial intelligence and the Barbie movie. 20/02/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Barbie Oscar snubs: Were they sexist? The internet is ablaze with vitriol for the Academy not nominating Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for Best Actress and Best Director for 'Barbie'. One recurring argument is that the motivation behind the omission is sexist. Euronews Culture debunks... Because enough is Kenough. 26/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Not Kenough? ‘Barbie’ fans are fuming over Oscars snubs Yes, snubs are unavoidable when it comes to awards nominations, but a lot of moviegoers aren't happy about some major omissions for 'Barbie'. However, there are reasons why some Oscar firsts this year make it Kenough. 23/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Bye Barbie, hey American Girl: Mattel's next movie project announced The success of Barbie clearly wasn't "kenough" for toy-makers mattel, who want to paint the big screen plastic again with a live-action adaptation about American Girl dolls. 15/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news D-Cup, A-Bomb: Barbenheimer mash-up film coming to cinemas As 'Barbie' hits streaming services today, 2023 is not done with the Barbenheimer phenomenon just yet... 12/09/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Global box office takings make Barbie the biggest film of 2023 It’s official, Barbie is the biggest film of the year so far. As of this week, the fantastic plastic film has pipped the global box office earnings of the Super Marios Bros. Movie. 05/09/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Algeria joins Lebanon and Kuwait in banning 'Barbie' Algeria has banned the hit film 'Barbie' three weeks after its release in the mainly Muslim North African nation. 15/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Kuwait bans 'Barbie' as Lebanon censors for 'promoting homosexuality' The Kuwaiti ban comes as Lebanon’s culture minister asked authorities to censor the film for ‘promoting homosexuality and transsexuality’. 10/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Barbillion: 'Barbie' breaks global record for women directors The 'Barbie' global ticket sales have reached $1 billion, in a historic first for women directors. 07/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Japanese moviegoers react to "Barbenheimer" memeification backlash As the bombing of Hiroshima approaches its 75th anniversary, Japanese moviegoers reflect on the recent controversy surrounding the memeification of "Barbenheimer". 04/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Why is #NoBarbenheimer trending in Japan? Warner Bros. Japan has publicly criticised their US counterparts over ‘inconsiderate’ reactions to art combining Barbie imagery with nuclear mushroom clouds... 01/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Not 'Just Ken': Ryan Gosling helps 'Barbie' soundtrack make history It's not just Barbie's world now - it's Ken's too. Ryan Gosling's standout song from the movie of the summer storms into the UK's top 40 alongside another 5 hits, breaking records in the plastic fantastic world. 31/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news How is Barbenheimer 'a victory for cinema'? Barbenheimer is here to stay as box office scores continue to soar... 31/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: This week in Culture From Barbenheimer fever to the tragic passing of Sinéad O'Connor, here's your weekly roundup of all things culture. 29/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news The Barbie effect: World record breaking doll collector's toy talents With a whopping 18,000 Barbies in her possession, Bettina Dorfmann is already in the world record books. Now, thanks to the new movie, she's in more demand than ever because of her huge collection. 28/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Kenswear: Barbie's boyfriend busts gender stereotypes Gender and identity are at the heart of the recent Barbie film release. Character Ken's gender role reversal highlights the modern gender neutrality movement in menswear. 27/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Barbenheimer: Historic weekend as 'Barbie' takes box office crown Barbie has become the US and Canada's biggest film of the year so far, and is on track to become the biggest film of 2023. Collectively, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' are enticing film lovers back to the cinemas after a moviegoing slump during the Covid pandemic. 24/07/2023