AP Entertainment Digest
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20
UPDATES WITH VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA, VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBC, TV-PAMELA ADLON
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-DRIVE-IN THEATERS — The drive-in theater, long a dwindling nostalgia act in a multiplex world, is experiencing a momentary return to prominence. With nearly all of the nation’s movie theaters shuttered due to the pandemic, some drive-in owners think they’re in a unique position to give moviegoers a chance to do something out of the house but stay within prudent distance from one another. This weekend, some drive-ins are the only show in town, and in the country. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 900 words by 3 p.m. EDT, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA — The administration that ended the daily media briefing now has a hit TV show on its hands with President Trump's coronavirus reports. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE VOICE — One program the coronavirus hasn’t forced a screeching halt to is NBC’s “The Voice.” John Legend, one of the four coaches on the Emmy-winning music series, says he and the others have pre-taped the show until the end of April. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 329 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MUSIC-GRAND OLE OPRY — The Grand Ole Opry, the longest running radio show in history, is playing on through the coronavirus spread. The country music institution has been airing Saturday nights for 94 years. It is set to broadcast live on television this Saturday from a mostly empty venue. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 474 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING — Pixar’s “Onward” will go from the top movie at the box office straight to digital release, as Hollywood continued to shuffle its recent releases from theaters into the home due to the coronavirus pandemic. In other entertainment developments Friday, Johnny Depp’s libel suit against British tabloid The Sun has been put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic. Telemundo is offering a first-of-its-kind virtual music special on Spanish-language media, featuring stars such as J Balvin, Luis Fonsi, Alejandro Sanz and Gloria Estefan. SENT :569 words, photos.
TV-MISS FISHER-MOVIE — Intrepid detective Phryne Fisher, last seen in an internationally successful TV series, is returning in the movie “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears" on Acorn TV. But its theater release was largely stymied by the coronavirus. By TV Writer Lynn Elber, UPCOMING: 700 words.
TV-NIALL FERGUSON — Historian Niall Ferguson has a knack for timing his TV projects. He debuted his examination of the global financial system in “The Ascent of Money” just as the 2008 economic crisis was hitting. Now he has returned with a series that helps us understand the coronavirus. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 700 words, photos.
TV-PAMELA ADLON — Actress and showrunner Pamela Adlon talks about her unique point of view in the new season of 'Better Things. By Brooke Lefferts UPCOMING: 500 words, photo, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBC— A technician who worked at NBC News' New York headquarters has died of coronavirus. SENT: 141 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEMPHIS IN MAY — The Beale Street Music Festival and the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee, have been postponed because of the new coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 202 words, photo
VOTING RIGHTS-SELMA ONLINE — A new online project by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University seeks to bring the lessons of voting rights and the 1965 Selma march to students. By Russell Contreras. SENT: 521 words. AP Photos
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-THE BANKER — By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 750 words. Film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-MORRISSEY. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Thursday: 350 words, photo
MUSIC REVIEW-ALLEN AND MASEKELA. Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. SENT Thursday: 250 words, photos.
MUSIC REVIEW-GORDON LIGHTFOOT: Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. SENT Tuesday: 309 words, photos.
MUSIC REVIEW-DAVE SIMONETT. By Scott Stroud. SENT Tuesday: 298 words, photos by 5 p.m.
BOOK REVIEW-THE BOY FROM THE WOODS BY HARLAN COBEN. Reviewed by Jeff Ayers. UPCOMING Thursday: 450 words, photos.
BOOK REVIEW-DARLING ROSE GOLD BY STEPHANIE WROBEL. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Thursday: 450 words, photos.