AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020
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THURSDAY, Oct. 15
UPDATES with ELECTION 2020-DUELING TOWN HALLS, TIMES UP-HARRASSMENT REPORT, ELECTION-CSPAN-SCULLY, RESIDENTE-SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, TARAJI P. HENSON-NEW JACK SWING PODCAST, POLAND-POLANSKI
ELECTION 2020-DUELING TOWN HALLS — Despite protests from Hollywood stars, NBC stood fast to its decision to hold a Thursday town hall with President Donald Trump at the same time that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, has a similar event on ABC. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 450 words, photos.
TONY NOMINATIONS — The sobering musical “Jagged Little Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday, as the Broadway community took the first steps to celebrate a pandemic-shortened season that upended the theater world.. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 850 words, photos and video. With: TONY NOMINATIONS-LIST.
TIMES UP-HARRASSMENT REPORT — Three years into the #MeToo movement, there may be more awareness around workplace sexual harassment. But a new report finds that almost three-quarters of people reporting such harassment suffer from retaliation if they complain. By AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 760 words, photo.
RESIDENTE-SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT — Residente, the most decorated winner in the history of Latin Grammys, has signed a multiyear deal with Sony Music Entertainment to launch 1868 Studios. By Sigal Ratner-Arias. SENT: 480 words, photos.
ELECTION-CSPAN-SCULLY — C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 345 words, photos.
RUDOLPH AUCTION — A stop-motion Rudolph of TV legend and his still-shiny nose are going up for auction. Santa is coming too. Figures of the flying reindeer and Saint Nick used in the 1964 animated special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” will be put up for sale to the highest bidder in Los Angeles on Nov. 13. By AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 400 words, photos and video.
TV-MR. MERCEDES — One of Stephen King’s most creepy and tense stories was hiding in plain sight. “Mr. Mercedes” started life in 2017 as a broadcast offering on the AT&T-owned, DirecTV-exclusive Audience Network, only to be left marooned with an uncertain future. The crime series gets another life now after Peacock acquired it. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 600 words, photos.
BOOKS-GOOD MORNING ZOOM — The mother behind the “Goodnight Moon” parody “Good Morning Zoom” talks about her late-night writing session of the book and why she wanted it to include hopeful messages for young children grappling to understand the coronavirus lockdown. By Brooke Lefferts. SENT: 600 words, photos, video.
TV-BAD HOMBRES — A new Showtime sports documentary follows a Mexican League baseball between that plays on both sides of the border amid the tension around migration, divisive politics, and cartel violence. By Russell Contreras. SENT: 450 words, photos.
TARAJI P. HENSON-NEW JACK SWING PODCAST — Taraji P. Henson will host a new podcast series focused on the story behind the New Jack Swing music era. By AP Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 200 words, photo.
POLAND-POLANSKI — Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to Poland, the country of his youth, and paid tribute on Thursday to a Polish couple who took him in and protected him when he was a child, saving him from the Holocaust during World War II. SENT: 335 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA-CINEMAS REOPEN — Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas reopened Thursday in much of India with mostly old titles on the marquee — a sign of the country’s efforts to return to normal. By Sheikh Saaliq. SENT: 700 words, photos.
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FILM REVIEW-DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Tuesday, 770 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-HONEST THIEF. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 600 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-S---HOUSE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Tuesday: 700 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. By David Bauder. SENT Thursday: 400 words, album cover.
MUSIC REVIEW-KATIE MELUA. By Steven Wine. SENT Tuesday: 250 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-NCT. By Cristina Jaleru. SENT Tuesday: 220 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-GOODNIGHT BEAUTIFUL by Aimee Molloy. Reviewed by Julia Rubin. 290 words, photo. SENT Monday: 290 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES by Ian Rankin. Reviewed by Jonathan Elderfield. SENT Monday: 300 words, cover image.