AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, July 30

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THURSDAY, July 30

UPDATES with FILM-TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP, EUROPE-PLACIDO DOMINGO, COMCAST RESULTS, CZECH-FRANCE-KUNDERA, UNIVERSAL-RIDE INJURIES, BRITAIN-MUSICIAN-SEX CRIMES, BRITAIN-TRAFALGAR SQUARE

FILM-VINTAGE BOX OFFICE — Twenty-seven years after it opened, Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” is again one of the top movies of the summer. Paltry as ticket sales from the country’s 300 drive-ins and open indoor theaters are, movies like “Jaws,” “E.T.” and “Jurassic Park” been among the top draws in an upside-down summer movie season. One of the leading cinemas, too, isn’t your average urban multiplex but a four-screen California drive-in. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 1039 words, photos.

MUSIC-MTV VMA NOMINATIONS — It’s raining nominations for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain on Me” at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, which will present new categories focused on live performances and music videos created at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Gaga and Grande both scored nine nominations each, including video of the year for their No. 1 dance hit. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 476 words, photos.

BOOKS-PHILIP ROTH BIOGRAPHY — One of the most anticipated literary biographies in recent memory, Blake Bailey’s “Philip Roth,” will come out next April. Bailey had worked on the 880-page work since 2012, six years before Roth's death, and with the author's full cooperation. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 880 words, photo.

FILM-TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP — The Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup that bore little in common with its normal barrage of awards contenders and premier fall films, but features the directorial debut of Regina King and the latest documentaries from Frederick Wiseman and Werner Herzog. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 387 words, photos.

COMCAST RESULTS — The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on Comcast in the second quarter as movie theaters closed, theme parks shut down and advertisers cut back. The company reported Thursday that its NBCUniversal TV, film and theme park divisions, as well as its Sky unit in Europe, all suffered steep drops in revenue in the April-June quarter. By Business Writer Tali Arbel. SENT: 498 words, photos.

EUROPE-PLACIDO DOMINGO — Placido Domingo will make his first public appearance since recovering from coronavirus to accept a lifetime achievement award in Austria next week. By Colleen Barry. SENT: 357 words, photos.

CZECH-FRANCE-KUNDERA — Writer Milan Kundera has decided to donate his private library and archive to a public library in the Czech city where he was born and spent his childhood. The Moravian Library in the city of Brno said Thursday that the entire collection would be transported from Kundera’s apartment in Paris in the fall. SENT: 224 words, photo.

UNIVERSAL-RIDE INJURIES — At least 115 injury reports have been made involving a water slide at Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay, according to court records filed in a lawsuit by a tourist who says he was left paralyzed after going on the ride. SENT: 217 words, photo.

DENMARK-OBIT-FABRIC — Danish Grammy award-winning composer and pianist Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, known as Bent Fabric, who had an international hit in 1962 with the tune “Alley Cat,” has died. He was 95. SENT: 206 words.

BRITAIN-MUSICIAN-SEX CRIMES — British grime musician Solo 45 has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping four women in what police said was among the most violent sexual behavior they had seen. The rapper, whose real name is Andy Anokye, claimed his violent acts were part of consensual role play. SENT: 199 words.

BRITAIN-TRAFALGAR SQUARE — The latest eye-catching sight in London’s Trafalgar Square is a giant swirl of whipped cream topped with a cherry, a fly and a drone. The sculpture by artist Heather Phillipson, titled “The End,” was installed Thursday atop an empty plinth in the landmark square. SENT: 147 words, photos.

BOOKS-ERIC METAXAS — Conservative author, commentator and radio host Eric Metaxas is working on a pair of books, including a memoir about his youth and conversion to Christianity. Salem Books announced Thursday that Metaxas’ “Fish Out of Water” will be published in February. SENT: 100 words.

REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-BLACK IS KING. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. Upcoming: 700 words by 4 p.m. Friday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-THE FIGHT. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 742 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-SUMMERLAND. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Tuesday: 650 words, film stills.

MUSIC-THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT Wednesday: 318 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-ALANIS MORISSETTE. By Cristina Jaleru. SENT Wednesday: 207 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-STEVE HOWE. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT Thursday: 313 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-JON ANDERSON. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Thursday: 300 words, album cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-STRONG FROM THE HEART BY JON LAND. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 330 words, cover image.