AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, April 8
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WEDNESDAY, April 8
UPDATES with JOHN PRINE, OBIT-THOMAS MILLER, OBIT-ALLEN GARFIELD: REVISES run date for FILM REVIEW-TROLLS WORLD TOUR
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TV HOME WORK: Television morning shows, dependent on fostering a sense of family among their personalities, are trying to preserve that even though “family” members now appear in boxes onscreen, originating from makeshift home studios. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 875 words, with photo.
FILM-TIGERTAIL: “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang makes his feature directorial debut with “Tigertail,” on Netflix on Friday, which is loosely based on his father’s immigration story. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 750 words by 4 p.m., photos.
BOOKS-LORETTA LYNN: Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, icons in country music, only knew each other a short time before Cline’s early death at the age of 30, but their friendship, and their backstage stories, were enough to fill a book. By AP Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 800 words, with photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CELEB CHEFS RESPOND: Chef Jose Andres’ organization has served more than 750,000 meals across America since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The Nobel Peace Prize nominated chef’s World Central Kitchen is using shuttered restaurants around the country to keep workers employed in his mission to feed the masses in cities like Miami, Little Rock, Arkansas and Los Angeles. By Kelli Kennedy. SENT: About 800 words, with photos.
JOHN PRINE — The wife of celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine says she was able to sit with her husband in the last hours of his life. Fiona Whelan Prine says in a statement Wednesday that he could not overcome the damage this virus inflicted in a statement that also praised his caregivers at Nashville’s Vanderbilt hospital. SENT: 180 words, photo.
With OBIT-JOHN PRINE and OBIT-JOHN PRINE-BEST SONGS.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MUSIC VIDEO: Grammy-nominated DJ-producer Alesso and One Direction’s Liam Payne didn’t let social distancing stop them from filming a music video for their new single “Midnight,” so Payne went onto his balcony to film his portion of the clip, while Alesso filmed his inside of the studio where he originally created the track. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 600 words, photos
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BOCELLI: Andrea Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday sending a message of love and hope to the world during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Italian tenor says it’s not a concert. Instead, he calls it a “prayer.” By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 400 words, photos
OBIT-THOMAS MILLER: The producer of a string of TV hits including “Full House” and its sequel “Fuller House” has died. A family spokeswoman said that Thomas L. Miller died Sunday in Salisbury, Connecticut, from complications of heart disease. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 312 words, photo.
OBIT-ALLEN GARFIELD: Allen Garfield, the veteran character actor who was a vital player in classic 1970s films like “The Conversation” and “Nashville,” has died. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 421 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ENTERTAINMENT-WHAT'S HAPPENING: DJ Khaled, Charlie Wilson, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, Fantasia and Melvin Crispell III are slated to perform in a special BET show that will assist people of color in dealing with the coronavirus. The “Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort” broadcast special, will air April 22. In other entertainment news, Broadway producers have extended the suspension of all shows on the Great White Way, saying musical and plays will stay shuttered through June 7. A look at the entertainment industry's response to the coronavirus. SENT: 381 words, photos. Updates on merit.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ISRAELI DRAG QUEENS: Israel’s drag queens have found themselves confined to their homes amid a nationwide virus lockdown, their elaborate wigs and glittery dresses languishing in the closet. Two of them decided to make the best of it by putting on a variety show in their own living room. By Isaac Scharf. SENT. 318 words, with photos.
BOOKS-MELANIA TRUMP: A Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter has written a biography of first lady Melania Trump. Mary Jordan’s “The Art of Her Deal,” which the author began five years ago, comes out June 16. SENT. 312 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-Trolls World Tour. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by Friday at 3 p.m. Film stills. Release timing is subject to studio embargo.
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. SENT Wednesday, with album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-ELIZA GILKYSON. By Steven Wine. SENT Wednesday, with album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-MADDIE & TAE. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 300 words, photo.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE STROKES. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Wednesday: 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. SENT Wednesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-AFTERLIFE BY JULIA ALVAREZ. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. SENT Wednesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-HID FROM OUR EYES BY JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING. By Oline Cogdill. SENT Wednesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-RULES FOR BEING A GIRL BY CANDACE BUSHNELL AND KATIE COTUGNO. By Molly Sprayregen. SENT Wednesday, with book cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-VALENTINE A NOVEL BY ELIZABETH WETMORE. Reviewed by Kendal Weaver. SENT: Monday, with book cover image.