AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020
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TUESDAY, Dec. 1
UPDATES with VIRUS OUTBREAK-ROYAL CHRISTMAS, PEOPLE-ELLIOT PAGE, FOOD-PIZZA BOOK, OBIT-ROGER MANDLE, BOOK EXPO DROPPED
TV-BIG SKY-INDIAN PROTESTS — ABC’s new Montana-set drama series “Big Sky” is under fire from Native American and other groups for failing to acknowledge violence against indigenous women. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.
PEOPLE-ELLIOT PAGE — The Oscar-nominated actor who starred in “Juno,” “Inception” and “The Umbrella Academy” has come out as transgender with the name of Elliot Page. He made the announcement Tuesday in a moment greeted as a watershed for the trans community in Hollywood. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 369 words, photo.
TV-PETRI HAWKINS-BYRD — Petri Hawkins-Byrd is arguably the most well-known bailiff in court TV history. She has stood side-by-side with Judith Sheindlin during approximately 12,500 cases together on the hit show “Judge Judy.” But after 25 years, the show is coming to an end. By Gary Gerard Hamilton. SENT: 890 words, photos and video.
BOOK EXPO DROPPED —- The annual publishing convention and trade show may be coming to an end. BookExpo is a decades-old tradition where guest speakers have ranged from Bill Clinton to Margaret Atwood. ReedPop has managed BookExpo for a quarter century but announced Tuesday that it was dropping the event, along with the fan-based BookCon. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 720 words, photos.
FILM-PANDEMIC DOCUMENTARY — A new documentary, filmed in secret during the lockdown earlier this year in Wuhan, gives an up-close look to the early days of the pandemic. The film, “76 Days,” is one of the first in a surge of COVID-19 documentaries. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 800 words by 3 p.m., photos.
BILL COSBY — An appeals court has questioned whether Bill Cosby’s alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young woman amounted to a “signature” crime pattern. The court on Tuesday cited studies that show as many as half of sexual assaults involve drugs or alcohol. The 83-year-old Cosby hopes to overturn his 2018 sex assault conviction because the judge let prosecutors call five other accusers to testify. By Maryclaire Dale: SENT: 774 words, photos.
MUSIC-SPOTIFY-END OF YEAR — The year’s most played artist on Spotify? Globally speaking: Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar is the music platform’s most-streamed artist of the year with 8.3 billion streams globally. By AP Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 200 words, photo.
FOOD-PIZZA BOOK — Thom and James Elliot are brothers and pizza makers from England who have written a book celebrating the worldwide phenomenon of roundish dough cooked with toppings. In the 270-page “Pizza,” the brothers offer over 30 recipes for homemade pizzas and eating guides to delicious slices in cities like Rome, Paris, New York and Chicago. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 771 words, photos.
OBIT-ROGER MANDLE — Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died. RISD says the 79-year-old Mandle died Saturday in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, after a long illness. By William J. Kole. SENT: 352 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ROYAL CHRISTMAS — Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, will spend Christmas at Windsor Castle instead of their Sandringham estate for the first time in decades. Buckingham Palace officials said Tuesday that the monarch and her husband may see some family members briefly in accordance with guidelines, but Christmas celebrations will likely involve just the couple. SENT: 211 words
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FILM REVIEW-I’M YOUR WOMAN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE MIDNIGHT SKY. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Thursday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-BLACK BEAR. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. UPCOMING, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-SHAWN MENDES. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Tuesday: 360 words, album cover.
BOOK REVIEW-EDDIE’S BOY by Thomas Perry. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Tuesday: 321 words, cover image.