AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, April 6
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MONDAY, April 6
UPDATES with VIRUS OUTBREAK-LADY GAGA, OBIT-HONOR BLACKMAN, TV-VIRUS OUTBREAK-ALL RISE
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LADY GAGA — Lady Gaga and advocacy organization Global Citizen have raised $35 million to fight the coronavirus and will launch a TV special featuring Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish to combat the growing virus. By Music Writer: Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 326 words, photos.
TV REVIEW-QUIBI SHOWS — The new mobile media platform Quibi may specialize in small, bite-sized videos but its volume is large. It launches Monday with 175 new shows and The Associated Press got a chance to watch some of them. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT. 1158 words, photos.
TV-MODERN FAMILY-MEMORIES — “Modern Family” cast members and creators share their reflections on the show, which is ending its 11-season run next week. By AP Television Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING by 4 p.m. 750 words, photos.
US--TV—SCHITT'S CREEK FINALE — When “Schitt’s Creek” debuted in 2015, it was hard to sympathize with the Rose family, the ultra-wealthy clan forced to move to a small Canadian town. But over six seasons, co-creator Dan Levy crafted a series beloved for its humor and its depiction of pansexuality and homosexuality in a small rural town where acceptance is so natural, it goes without mentioning. The show’s stars reflect on the show’s influence and popularity ahead of its finale Tuesday. By Amanda Lee Myers. UPCOMING by 4 p.m. 850 words, photos.
OBIT-HONOR BLACKMAN — Honor Blackman, the British actress who played the Bond girl Pussy Galore in “Goldfinger,” has died. She was 94. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 400 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ALL RISE — CBS’ courtroom drama series “All Rise” is resuming production with an episode reflecting the coronavirus crisis in the lives of its characters. The network said Monday that the episode will follow social distancing rules and be taped remotely using social media and other online technology. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 212 words, photo.
BOOKS-ANNE TYLER — Anne Tyler’s new novel is both familiar and different. “Redhead By the Side of the Road” is, of course, set in Baltimore. And it features the family and romantic entanglements and other narrative touches that Tyler fans know well from books like “The Accidental Tourist” and “Breathing Lessons.” By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT. 897 words, photos.
THE STREAM — A roundup of the film, music, television and book releases headed to a screen or device near you. UPCOMING by 3 p.m. 900 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-OUR COUNTRY — In the middle of a pandemic, country music’s biggest stars still play on. Showing unscripted parts of their lives, artists performed from home for “ACM Presents: Our Country,” on CBS on Sunday, in lieu of the delayed Academy of Country Music Awards. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT. 653 words, photos.
CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 12-18. SENT: 1,326 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-Trolls World Tour — By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday at 3 p.m. Film stills.
FILM REVIEW-TIGERTAIL. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. Review is embargoed for 3 a.m. EST Friday, photos.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE SLEEP EAZYS. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING Wednesday, with album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-ELIZA GILKYSON. By Steven Wine. UPCOMING: Wednesday, with album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-MADDIE & TAE. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Tuesday: 300 words, photo.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE STROKES. By Ap Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday: 300 words, photo.
BOOK REVIEW-BROKEN BY DON WINSLOW. By Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 400 words, photo.
BOOK REVIEW-KICKIN’ UP DUST: MY FRIENDSHIP WITH PATSY CLINE BY LORETTA LYNN. By Ann Levin. UPCOMING: Tuesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-AFTERLIFE BY JULIA ALVAREZ. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. UPCOMING: Tuesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-HID FROM OUR EYES BY JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING. By Oline Cogdill. UPCOMING: Tuesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-RULES FOR BEING A GIRL BY CANDACE BUSHNELL AND KATIE COTUGNO. By Molly Sprayregen. UPCOMING: Tuesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-VALENTINE A NOVEL BY ELIZABETH WETMORE. Reviewed by Kendal Weaver. SENT: Monday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-IT’S NOT ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE BY TERRY McMILLAN. Reviewed by Lincee Ray. UPCOMING: Wednesday, with book cover image.