AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Nov. 30, 2020
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MONDAY, Nov. 30
UPDATES with VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-RITA ORA, BOOK REVIEW-EDDIE’S BOY, BOOK REVIEW-BLIND VIGIL
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WORD OF THE YEAR — In the land of lexicography, out of the whole of the English language, 2020′s word of the year is a vocabulary of one. For the first time, two dictionary companies on Monday — Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com — declared the same word as their tops: pandemic. By Leanne Italie. SENT: 860 words, photos and video.
FILM-I'M YOUR WOMAN-RACHEL BROSNAHAN — “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan may be wearing period clothes in the new film “I’m Your Woman,” but it’s worlds away from the sunny show she made her name with. Here, she plays a housewife who goes on the run with a new baby when her criminal husband goes missing. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 800 words by 4 p.m., photos.
BOOKS-JOHN HEILEMANN — The co-author of the million-selling “Game Change” has a book of his own coming about the 2020 election. Simon & Schuster announced Monday that John Heilemann is working on a “dramatic, first-hand account” of Joseph Biden’s victorious campaigns over his Democratic Party rivals and President Donald Trump. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 350 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-RITA ORA — British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was “a serious and inexcusable error of judgment.” SENT: 210 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-ARTIST BUYING ART — Renowned painter Guy Stanley Philoche, who came to America from Haiti with almost nothing, gave up a pricey gift to himself and used the money to buy the work of fellow artists struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. By Leanne Italie. SENT: 610 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELGIUM — With nothing on their agendas for months to come, music festival organizers in Belgium want to use their know-how to help the country’s coronavirus vaccination campaign. SENT: 300 words, photo.
THE STREAM — This week’s entertainment releases include a new album from pop heartthrob Shawn Mendes and separate Christmas TV specials from Carrie Underwood and Mariah Carey. The final season of the Showtime dramady “Shameless” debuts Sunday. Netflix has a new two-part series about Selena Quintanilla. The live-action “Mulan” will finally be free for Disney+ subscribers Friday. SENT: 902 words, photos.
CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Dec. 6-12 include director Judd Apatow, actor Kenneth Branagh and rapper Mos Def. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
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FILM REVIEW-I’M YOUR WOMAN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE MIDNIGHT SKY. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-BLACK BEAR. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. UPCOMING, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-SHAWN MENDES. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Monday: 360 words, album cover.
BOOK REVIEW-EDDIE’S BOY by Thomas Perry. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. UPCOMING Tuesday, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-BLIND VIGIL By Matt Coyle. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. UPCOMING Tuesday, cover image.