AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020
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TUESDAY, Nov. 17
UPDATES with THEATER-THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN, LIL WAYNE-GUN CHARGE, OBIT-TRACEY DAVIS, MEDIA-AMANPOUR
FILM-SMALL AX — Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology is a major cinematic event in a year nearly bereft of them. Streaming on Amazon and airing on the BBC, “Small Axe” is five films by the “12 Years a Slave” director, each a chapter in the Black British experience between the ’60s and ’80s. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, video.
LIL WAYNE-GUN CHARGE — Rapper Lil Wayne has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, an offense that carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Documents filed Tuesday in Miami federal court say the rapper had a gun and ammunition on Dec. 23 of last year despite knowing he had the previous felony. By Legal Affairs Writer Curt Anderson. SENT: 298 words, photo.
BOOKS-TARANTINO — Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino has a two-book deal with Harper, beginning with a novelization of “Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood” that is scheduled for next summer. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 492 words, photo.
THEATER-THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN — Playwright Keenan Scott II’s play “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” a work about the outer and inner lives of Black men, is heading to the bright lights of Broadway. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 570 words, photo.
MEDIA-AMANPOUR — CNN’s Christiane Amanpour says she regrets equating President Donald Trump’s tenure to Kristallnacht, an attack on Jews in Nazi Germany seen historically as the Holocaust’s launch. A prominent Jewish organization had criticized Amanpour for her remarks, made last Thursday on her nightly interview program that airs on CNN International and on PBS. UPCOMING: 168 words, photos.
OBIT-TRACEY DAVIS — Author Tracey Davis, who chronicled her life as the daughter of Rat Pack entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and actress May Britt, has died. She was 59. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 273 words.
BOOKS-CARNEGIE MEDALS — James McBride’s latest novel, “Deacon King Kong,” and nonfiction by poets Claudia Rankine and Natasha Trethewey are among the finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for fiction and nonfiction. SENT: 135 words, photo.
FASHION-Q&A-PRENZA SCHOULER — The designers behind the popular label Proenza Schouler are looking ahead to a post-pandemic world, and wondering if it might be time for the fashion industry to rethink the “hamster wheel” of mounting exhausting shows season after season. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos
NIELSENS — Coverage of the top prime-time programs for the week of Nov. 9-15. By Television Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING: 400 words, photo if available.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by 3 a.m. Friday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-COLLECTIVE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-SOUND OF METAL. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.