AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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WEDNESDAY, April 29
UPDATES with DUCK DYNASTY-HOUSE SHOOTING, UNEMPLOYED NEW YORK-THE ARTS, UNEMPLOYED NEW YORK-FASHION, ANGIE THOMAS-SCHOLARSHIP, BKN-THE LAST DANCE-ELECTRA, PEOPLE-HARRISON FORD
FILM-THE LOST SUMMER MOVIE SEASON — This summer was supposed to see the return of the Ghostbusters, Maverick, Wonder Woman and the Fast and Furious crew before the coronavirus effectively decimated Hollywood’s most important frame: Blockbuster season. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 812 words, photos.
FILM-THEATRICAL WINDOW CRACKS — The most controversial movie of the year is ... “Trolls World Tour”? The Universal Pictures release was the first major movie to head straight to video-on-demand because of the pandemic. Universal is celebrating the returns, and some believe it’s the start of a sea change in Hollywood. But was “Trolls” a hit? By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 882 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TMZ — Celebrities may be hiding out at home, but they haven’t disappeared. And that’s good news for TMZ. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 795 words, photos.
UNEMPLOYED NEW YORK-THE ARTS — The pandemic has upended almost everyone’s lives, but the arts community — the dancers, actors, visual artists and designers, who never made much income to start with — is especially suffering, imperiling New York City as a creative capital. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 999 words, photos.
UNEMPLOYED NEW YORK-FASHION — Designers, tailors and sales executives are among the workers recently laid off or furloughed in the New York City fashion world that’s been reeling from the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Many still hold hope for their careers in fashion, but they know their roles will change as the fashion world contracts further and more traditional stores disappear. By Retail Writer Anne D’Innocenzio SENT: 1001 words, photos
INDIA-OBIT-IRRFAN KHAN — Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54. Khan played the police inspector in “Slumdog Millionaire” and the park executive Masrani in “Jurassic World.” SENT. 390 words, with photos.
PEOPLE-HARRISON FORD — Harrison Ford was piloting a plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another plane was landing, and federal authorities are investigating, officials and a representative for the actor said Wednesday. SENT: 248 words, photo.
ANGIE THOMAS-SCHOLARSHIP — A Mississippi teen with a talent for writing is receiving a full college scholarship named for the author of “The Hate U Give.” Belhaven University says Imani Skipwith is the first recipient of its Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship. SENT: 270 words, photos.
DUCK DYNASTY-HOUSE SHOOTING — Three members of “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson’s family have received protective orders against a man charged with shooting at homes on their Louisiana estate. SENT: 299 words, photo.
BKN-THE LAST DANCE-ELECTRA — Carmen Electra says watching her former relationship with Dennis Rodman blossom back to life in The Last Dance documentary has helped her appreciate the wild time in her life with him. Their relationship has been featured in the ESPN and Netflix documentary series built around Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98. By Sports Writer Bob Gelston. SENT: 736 words, photo.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-A SECRET LOVE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday, 540 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE WRETCHED. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 660 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-ALL DAY AND A NIGHT. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Thursday, film stills. Review release timing is subject to studio embargo.
BOOK REVIEW-IF IT BLEEDS BY STEPHEN KING. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. SENT Monday: 485 words, photo.