AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday
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THURSDAY, FEB. 20
UPDATES WITH MEDIA-BLOOMBERG NEWS, TRUMP-COATES, VIACOMCBS-STREAMING, BOOKS-STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW, BOOKS-MCMASTER, MILAN FASHION WEEK, VICTORIA'S SECRET-SALE, FILM-TO ALL THE BOYS
MEDIA-BLOOMBERG NEWS - Three months after Bloomberg News tried to thread the needle with a plan for covering a presidential campaign where company founder Mike Bloomberg is a candidate, its journalists are learning how hard that can be. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING.
VIACOMCBS-STREAMING - ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET. By AP Technology Writer Mae Anderson. SENT: 390 words, photos.
TRUMP-COATES - Victoria Coates, a top official on the National Security Council, is being reassigned amid fallout over the identity of the author of the inside-the-White House tell-all book by “Anonymous.” By Jill Colvin. SENT: 460 words, photos.
THEATER-WEST SIDE STORY - Thirty-three members of the cast of the Broadway musical "West Side Story" are making their Broadway debuts this winter, representing halftime performers in the NBA to ballet dancers in Los Angeles. Here are three of their stories. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.
TV-BLACK IN SPACE - A new documentary looks at the final frontier of civil rights: getting black astronauts into space amid segregation, discrimination and the Cold War. “Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier” is scheduled to air Monday on the Smithsonian Channel. By Russell Contreras. SENT: 715 words, photos.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN - Deliberating for a third day, the jury at Harvey Weinstein's trial continued Thursday to focus a lot of attention on actress Annabella Sciorra’s linchpin allegation that the once-heralded Hollywood mogul raped her in the mid-1990s. By Michael R. Sisak and Tom Hays. SENT: 630 words, photos.
FILM-TO ALL THE BOYS - The 2018 release of the Netflix teen rom-com "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" changed the lives of its stars, Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, by putting them on Hollywood’s radar. By Alicia Rancilio. UPCOMING by 3 p.m.: 630 words, photos, video.
BOOKS-STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW - A new book publishing imprint will be a platform for the podcasts of iHeart Radio. The imprint, announced Thursday, is called Stuff You Should Read: An iHeartBook, and is a partnership with Flatiron Books. The first release is scheduled for Sept. 29. SENT: 140 words.
BOOKS-MCMASTER - Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Donald Trump's second national security adviser, will have a book out April 28. First announced in the summer of 2018, “Battlegrounds” will focus on national security and foreign policy, including his contentious time with Trump. SENT: 170 words.
MILAN FASHION WEEK - The frills are on during Milan Fashion Week, where “pretty” is the womenswear watchword of the next cold weather season. By AP Fashion Writer Colleen Barry. SENT: 730 words, photos.
VICTORIA'S SECRET-SALE - Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels prancing around in their bras and oversized angel wings, is being sold as women increasingly look for styles that more realistically fit their body types. By Michelle Chapman and Anne D'Innocenzio. SENT: 890 words, photos.
AUDIOBOOKS-TOP-10 - Audible bestsellers for the week ending Feb. 15. SENT: 400 words.
BEST-SELLERS-BOOKS-PW - Publishers Weekly bestsellers for the week ending Feb. 15. SENT: 570 words.
BEST-SELLERS-BOOKS-USA TODAY - USAToday bestsellers list. SENT: 360 words.
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-EMMA. Reviewed by AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 820 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE CALL OF THE WILD. Reviewed by AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-WILD RABBIT. Reviewed by Steven Wine. SENT Wednesday: 190 words, photos.
BOOK REVIEW-THE SECOND CHANCE CLUB BY JASON HARDY. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 450 words.
BOOK REVIEW-NO BAD DEED BY HEATHER CHAVEZ. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Tuesday: 240 words, photo.
BOOK REVIEW-THE SUN DOWN MOTEL BY SIMONE ST. JAMES. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Tuesday: 460 words.
BOOK REVIEW-BEEN THERE, MARRIED THAT BY GIGI LEVANGIE. Reviewed by Samantha Critchell. SENT Wednesday: 360 words, photos.