AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, July 6, 2020

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MONDAY, July 6

UPDATES with OBIT-CHARLIE DANIELS, FBN-KAEPERNICK-DISNEY, TRUMP BOOK, SPAIN-BULL RUNNING FESTIVAL

OBIT-CHARLIE DANIELS — Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at age 83. by Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 841 words, photos.

FILM-TOM HANKS — Tom Hanks contracting COVID-19 was a wake-up call to many Americans before the threat of the pandemic was more widely understood. Several months later, after Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, recovered, he’s releasing “Greyhound,” a WWII thriller he wrote and stars in, which Apple acquired from Sony. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos.

OBIT-MORRICONE — Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian composer who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and often haunting soundtracks for such classic Hollywood gangster movies as “The Untouchables” and the epic “Once Upon A Time In America,” died Monday. He was 91. By Frances D’Emilio. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DENISE RICHARDS — Denise Richards says she wasn’t nervous to return to work on the CBS soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” but instead felt excited. She returned to a set where the catering was gone, replaced by a variety of new precautions to protect against the coronavirus. Another change: Real-life spouses are now standing in for on-screen lovers. By Alicia Rancilio. SENT: 811 words, photos, video.

TRUMP BOOK — The publisher of a tell-all book about President Donald Trump by his niece will be released next week. The announcement Monday by publisher Simon & Schuster means the book by Mary Trump will be available for readers on July 14, two weeks earlier than planned. SENT: 315 words

FBN-KAEPERNICK-DISNEY — Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. The partnership will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social injustice and the quest for equity. It will also provide a platform to showcase the work of directors and producers of color. By Pro Football Writer Rob Maadi. SENT: 426 words, photo.

THE STREAM — This week’s new entertainment releases include the “Groundhog Day”-like film “Palm Springs” starring Andy Samberg stuck in a time loop on Hulu and the Cate Blanchett-backed six-part Netflix drama “Stateless,” set in an immigration detention center. There’s also the first ever album release from The Dalai Lama — the 11-track “Inner World” features teachings and mantras — and reggae artist Shaggy is releasing his hit album “Hot Shot 2020.″ SENT: 735 words, photos.

FRANCE-FASHION — The global threat of coronavirus has instilled chaos into to Paris Fashion Week, whose organizers at first cancelled the event - which later re-emerged from the abyss as an unprecedented “digital” season. By AP Fashion Writer Thomas Adamson. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-ARTS — The British government has announced more than 1.5 billion pounds (almost $2 billion) to help the country’s renowned arts and cultural institutions recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after some theaters and music venues warned that without support they might never open again. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 670 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOUVRE REOPENS — The Mona Lisa is back in business. Paris’ Louvre Museum, which houses the world’s most famous portrait, reopened Monday after a four-month coronavirus lockdown and without its usual huge throngs. By John Leicester and Catherine Gaschka. SENT: 487 words, photos.

SPAIN-BULL RUNNING FESTIVAL — Residents in Spain’s northern city of Pamplona dressed up in white clothes and traditional red scarves to mark what should have been the start of their annual San Fermín festival, which was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. By Alvaro Barrientos. SENT: 296 words, photo.

BRITAIN-KASABIAN — Frontman Tom Meighan has left British rockers Kasabian to deal with “personal issues,” the band said Monday. SENT: 130 words, photo.

CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 12-18. SENT: 1,330 words.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-THE OLD GUARD. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING : 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-GREYHOUND. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING : 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-PALM SPRINGS. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING : 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-BTS. By Cristina Jaleru. UPCOMING Friday: 300 words, album cover