AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020
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THURSDAY, Aug. 20
UPDATES with TV-VIRTUAL EMMYS, COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BRIBERY, TIGER KING-ZOO, INDY 500-NBC, MUSIC-JAY Z and PHARRELL, MUSIC REVIEW-JOSH TURNER, MUSIC REVIEW-THE WATERBOYS
FILM-AMC THEATER — The nation’s largest theater chain, AMC, opens many of its doors Thursday after being closed for five months due to COVID-19. AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr reports from the opening of a Pittsburgh multiplex. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos.
TV-VIRTUAL EMMYS — In a typical Hollywood awards show, it’s the orchestra’s task to nudge off winners whose acceptance speeches wander into overtime. In a virtual ceremony, it could be a balky internet connection that gives them the boot. The September prime-time Emmy Awards has been forced into socially distanced safety by the coronavirus pandemic. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 817 words, photos.
OSCARS-INCLUSION PANELS — Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization that puts on the Oscars said Thursday that the panels rolling out through September and October will be available to the public. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 202 words, photos.
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BRIBERY — “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are keeping silent as they await sentencing in the college admissions bribery case. By Alanna Durkin Richer. SENT: 807 words, photos.
PEOPLE-JAMES HONG — James Hong has remained such an appealing presence on screen for nearly 70 years in such films as “Blade Runner” and “Wayne’s World 2.” Now there’s a push to get Hong a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By Terry Tang. SENT: 700 words, photos and video.
FILM-TESLA — Ethan Hawke and Kyle MacLachlan talk about how they play dueling geniuses in the new bio-pic film “Tesla.” By Brooke Lefferts. UPCOMING: 810 words, photos and video.
BRAZIL-MUSIC-BEBEL GILBERTO — Singer Bebel Gilberto didn’t have the opportunity to show her famous father the song she wrote for him. “O Que Nao Foi Dito” ("What Was Not Said") is part of her first album since the loss of both her parents. The album, titled “Agora” ("Now") comes out Friday. By David Biller. SENT: 767 words, photos.
MUSIC-JAY Z and PHARRELL — Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams have teamed up to release a new song about Black ambition titled “Entrepreneur.” The track will be released Friday. It is in conjunction with TIME’s special cover project “The New American Revolution,” which was curated by Williams. SENT: 236 words, photo.
INDY 500-NBC — One year after NBC assumed the rights from longtime broadcaster ABC, the network is preparing to bring one of the iconic events in sports to a potentially record-setting television audience Sunday. By Sports Writer Dave Skretta. SENT: 900 words, photos.
PEOPLE-MAX WEINBERG-PLANNING BOARD — Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the bandleader for Conan O’Brien’s Late Night and The Tonight Show, has been appointed to a local planning and zoning board in the Florida city where he lives. SENT: 460 words, photo.
TIGER KING-ZOO — The Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary has closed after federal authorities investigated it for alleged maltreatment of animals and suspended its license. The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park closed to the public after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday suspended Jeff’s Lowe exhibitor license. SENT; 280 words.
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-THE 24TH. By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 678 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-TESLA. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Monday: 552 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-UNHINGED. By National Writer Jocylyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Tuesday: 525 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE WATERBOYS. Reviewed by Steven Wine. SENT Thursday: 200 words, cover image
MUSIC REVIEW-JOSH TURNER. Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. SENT Thursday: 312 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-CHUCK PROPHET. Reviewed by Steven Wine. SENT Tuesday: 182 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-SNOW PATROL. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Wednesday: 342 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-TROYE SIVAN. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 319 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE KILLERS. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 330 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-JUNI ATA. Reviewed by Scott Stroud. SENT Wednesday: 296 words, cover image.