AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28
MUSIC-WHITNEY HOUSTON — The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. By AP Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 230 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TIKTOK SUCCESS — What the pandemic has wrought, TikTok has gained for new content creators soaking up social media stardom at a perilous time for the world and the popular platform. Among the millions of newbies who took to the video sharing app amid the coronavirus scare are Ian Paget and Chris Olsen, gay partners in Los Angeles who have amassed a steady stream of fans. By Leanne Italie. Upcoming: 980 words Wednesday, photos, video.
FILM-ELECTION YEAR DOCUMENTARIES — The presidential election has brought with it a wave of documentaries, maybe more so than any election before. A rundown of the many films that are seeking to inform, sway and entertain voters ahead of Election Day. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 900 words by 4 p.m. EDT, photos.
JAPAN-FILM FESTIVAL-UNDERDOG — Masaharu Take’s films have always focused on painful stories about Japan’s “under-class,” people who are often overlooked in a nation stereotyped as monolithically well-to-do. His “Underdog” will open the Tokyo International Film Festival. By Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 600 words, photos.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-HIS HOUSE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Tuesday: 600 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-HOLIDATE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday at 6 p.m., film stills.
FILM REVIEW-CRAFT-LEGACY. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
BOOK REVIEW-THE SENTINEL by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 370 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-PETER FRAMPTON by Peter Frampton. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 609 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-OUR LAST SEASON by Harvey Araton. Reviewed by Anne Levin. SENT Monday: 438 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-A SMALL FARM FUTURE by Chris Smaje. Reviewed by Jee Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 420 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-MEMORIAL by Bryan Washington. Reviewed by Molly Sprayregen. SENT: Tuesday: 230 words, cover image.