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Now playing Next no comment Star Wars fans in Taiwan mark 'May the 4th' in costumes Taiwanese Star Wars fans dressed in their favourite characters walk the streets of downtown Taipei to celebrate 'May the 4th' 04/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news May the 4th be with you: how the date became a Star Wars phenomenon The earliest use of this play on words dates back to 1978, one year after the release of 'A New Hope', where American newspapers employed the phrase in the headlines on Independence Day. But now 'May' is a month rather than a wish. 04/05/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Netflix announces fall in subscriptions for the first time in a decade The streaming platform faces stiff competition but that isn't why bosses think numbers are falling. 20/04/2022
Now playing Next Culture news New 'Fantastic Beasts' film opens to diminishing box office returns 'The Secrets of Dumbledore' pulled in $43 million at US cinemas over the Easter holiday weekend - a franchise low. 18/04/2022
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Now playing Next Cinema Japanese cinema is facing up to its #MeToo moment Film premieres have been cancelled, actors edited out of TV shows, and some of the countries biggest international names have been implicated in sexual abuse scandals. 06/04/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Postponed due to war: Ukraine's biggest film festival changes tack Due to take place in Kyiv in March, the human rights-oriented Docudays UA festival is now postponed until the war ends. Organisers have instead launched a fundraiser and platform for documenting evidence of war crimes, while some of the headliners for 2022 have changed their plans. 03/04/2022
Now playing Next Culture news How European countries are taxing Netflix to invest in cinema As Switzerland looks to approve a law forcing Netflix to invest 4 per cent of its revenue back into Swiss cinema, we look at how other European countries are bolstering their film industries through the streamers. 01/04/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Film shot in Ukraine takes aim at Russian homophobia The first film highlighted homophobia in sport but now directors are taking aim at Putin's homophobia, as their Ukrainian cast and crew take up arms. 29/03/2022
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