AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, June 19
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FRIDAY, June 19
UPDATES with FILM-AMC THEATERS-MASK POLICY, TRUMP-BOLTON-BOOK, VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK, LITHUANIA-JD SALINGER
FILM-AMC THEATERS-MASK POLICY — The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue. AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron said Friday that its theaters will require patrons to wear masks upon reopening, which will begin in July. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 351 words, photo.
AMERICA PROTESTS-ARETHA FRANKLIN — A never-before-heard solo version of Aretha Franklin’s riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race, 2006’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith,” has been released. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 400 words, photo.
BRITAIN-OBIT-IAN HOLM — British actor Ian Holm, whose long career included roles in “Chariots of Fire” and “The Lord of the Rings” has died. He was 88. Holm’s agent said he died Friday at a hospital. His illness was Parkinson’s-related. By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless. SENT: 432 words, photos.
TV—HARRY CONNICK JR. — Harry Connick Jr. took a pandemic road trip in a recreational vehicle to visit essential workers around the country for a new TV special. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 464 words, photos, video.
TV—LOVE VICTOR — “Love, Victor,” a new Hulu series and spinoff for the 2018 movie, “Love, Simon,” follows a Latino teen as he struggles to make his way through a suburban Atlanta high school while struggling with his sexuality and the pressures that come from being in a lower-income family. By Russell Contreras. AP Photos. SENT: 500 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrapped up a string of more than 100 daily briefings that became appointment viewing around the nation, alternatively informative, grave, jocular and combative, by declaring Friday that New York has “done the impossible” in taming the coronavirus. By Marina Villeneuve and Michael Hill. SENT: 474 words, photos.
TRUMP-BOLTON-BOOK — There is a lengthy history of book battles in Washington. But the White House fight with former national security adviser John Bolton will likely define future cases between the U.S. government and former employees determined to write tell-alls. The government says the book contains classified material. By Deb Riechmann. SENT: 1,000 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA-YOUTH CHOIR — The dusty streets of rural South Africa are a far cry from the bright lights of “America’s Got Talent,” but that’s where the members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themselves. The group made the finals of the U.S. television show last year. Sold-out performances across the U.S. and Europe followed, as well as a recording contract. But COVID-19 halted their tour. Now they’re creating a plan for online performances and an album. By Bram Janssen. SENT: 630 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DISNEY HALLOWEEN PARTY — Walt Disney World has canceled the 2020 version of its after-hours Halloween party at Magic Kingdom. Park officials announced Thursday night that the Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, which usually begins in mid-August, won’t return this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Park officials say Epcot will reopen July 15 with A Taste of the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. SENT: 311 words.
LITHUANIA-JD SALINGER —J.D. Salinger, the American writer best known for his 1951 novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” has been honored with a sculpture featuring a rye field, near the Lithuanian village where his ancestors lived. By Liudas Dapkus. SENT: 307 words, photos.
SPAIN-OBIT-ZAFON — Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the best-selling novel “The Shadow of the Wind” and one of the world’s most popular Spanish writers, has died. He was 55. SENT: 218 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-BABYTEETH — FILM REVIEW-BABYTEETH. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE STORY OF ROY COHN. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 630 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Thursday: 700 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-BOB DYLAN. By Scott Stroud. SENT: Monday, 331 words, album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-MATT LOVELL. By Scott Stroud. SENT: Monday, 282 words, album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-NEIL YOUNG. By Scott Stroud. SENT: Monday, 304 words, album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-DON BRYANT. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT: Tuesday, 330 words.
MUSIC REVIEW-PHOEBE BRIDGERS. By Steven Wine. SENT: Wednesday, 213 words.
MUSIC REVIEW-YO-YO MA and FRIENDS. By Steven Wine. SENT: Thursday, 211 words.
MUSIC REVIEW-OUMOU SANGARÉ. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT: Thursday, 340 words.
BOOK REVIEW-DEATH IN HER HANDS BY OTTESSA MOSHFEGH. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Monday: 414 words, cover image.