AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2
UPDATES with FILM-TENET-JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON, ROYAL NETFLIX DEAL, FILM-JAMAL KHASHOGGI-DOCUMENTARY, ITALY-VENICE FILM FESTIVAL-BLANCHETT, TV-MANDALORIAN, FILM REVIEW-FEELS GOOD MAN, GRACELAND GRAFFITI-BLM, ELECTION 2020-DEBATES, ELECTION 2020-KANYE WEST-VIRGINIA, VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA, BRITAIN-RULE BRITANNIA. REMOVES: FILM REVIEW-KAJILLIONAIRE
MUSIC-BTS — Dynamite,” BTS' first all-English song, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. music charts this week, making the group the first Korean pop act to top the chart. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 745 words, photos, video.
KIDS-BLACK PANTHER — In little cardboard boxes or in backyard dirt, from their driveways or in their bedrooms, young fans of “Black Panther” paid their respects to King T’Challa star Chadwick Boseman by staging funerals with their action figures and Wakanda salutes. By Leanne Italie. SENT, 900 words, photos, video.
ROYAL NETFLIX DEAL — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new home: Netflix. Six months after detangling their work lives from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have signed a multiyear deal with the streaming service. SENT: 347 words, photo.
FILM-TENET — Christopher Nolan and his leading man John David Washington talk about “Tenet,” which he has described as his most ambitious film yet. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 985 words, photos.
With FILM-TENET-JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON — John David Washington may be the son of Denzel Washington, but lineage is no guarantee of a career in Hollywood. The 36-year-old has in just a few years gone from professional football player to full-fledged movie star. And he’s leading up what is likely the biggest film of the year. by Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 769, photos.
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL-FEMALE FILMMAKERS — After two years of dismally low numbers of female directors, the Venice Film Festival has come back swinging with eight women in its main competition. Several of those filmmakers talk about the importance of the Venice festival, which for many is an early stop in the Oscar race. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 800 words by 2 p.m., photos.
With ITALY-VENICE FILM FESTIVAL — The world’s oldest film festival opened Wednesday under a slew of anti-COVID protocols, with the few A-list celebrities making the trip wearing face masks and the general public largely absent. By Nicole Winfield. SENT: 879 words, photos.
With ITALY-VENICE FILM FESTIVAL-BLANCHETT — Actress Cate Blanchett says she is baffled that other countries didn’t learn from Italy’s pain to be better prepared to fight the coronavirus outbreak when it spread. Blanchett, who is heading the jury at the virus-restricted Venice Film Festival, arrived on the Lido on Wednesday wearing a white surgical mask. By Nicole Winfield. SENT: 468 words, photos.
FILM-JAMAL KHASHOGGI-DOCUMENTARY — Bryan Fogel’s Jamal Khashoggi documentary “The Dissident” made one of the biggest splashes at the Sundance Film Festival in January, but no distribution deal followed. Briarcliff Entertainment said Wednesday that it has acquired “The Dissident” and will release it theatrically and via on-demand in late 2020 to coincide with the second anniversary of Khashoggi's death. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 394 words, photo.
TV-TIGER KING-DANCING — Like all cool cats and kittens, Carole Baskin is going to “Dancing With the Stars.” By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT, 200 words, photo.
MUSIC-BILLY OCEAN — Billy Ocean is angry. But you won’t hear it in his music. At 70, he’s frustrated by economic disparities and by Black people being shot by police. He’s fed up with hatred and thinks society is often going backward. Yet none of that is unleashed in his mix of soul, reggae, R&B and pop infused with the warmth of the Caribbean. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 749 words, photo.
TV-THE BOYS — The upcoming season of the hit Amazon superhero series “The Boys” has so many surprises, revelations and themes ripped from today’s front pages that some actors are wondering wonder if their show runner has psychic super abilities. By Gary Gerard Hamilton. SENT: 995 words, photos, video.
TV-MANDALORIAN — Not even a pandemic and television production shutdown can keep Baby Yoda down — a new season of “The Mandalorian” will arrive next month. An announcement on the Star Wars Twitter account Wednesday said new episodes would be available on Disney+ starting on Oct. 30. UPCOMING: 190 words, photo.
GRACELAND GRAFFITI-BLM — Authorities say messages of Black Lives Matter and “Defund the Police” were spray painted on several tourist attractions in Tennessee on Monday night, including Graceland, the Elvis Presley estate. SENT: 240 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-DEBATES - Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. By Zeke Miller. SENT: 189 words, photo.
ELECTION 2020-KANYE WEST-VIRGINIA — A law firm with ties to prominent Democrats has filed a lawsuit attempting to keep rapper Kanye West off presidential ballots in Virginia. SENT: 160 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA — The high-brow Art Basel fair, known for glamorous parties and celebrity sightings, is canceling its annual Miami event amid the coronavirus pandemic. The December art fair draws collectors, socialites and celebrities from around the world. SENT: 171 words, photo.
BRITAIN-RULE BRITANNIA — The BBC has reversed its controversial decision to scrap the lyrics of two patriotic songs during its annual end-of-summer concert, saying it had found a way around the problem after its new director-general took office. SENT: 225 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-MULAN. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by noon Thursday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 803 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-FEELS GOOD MAN. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 808 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-DIRK POWELL. By Steven Wine. UPCOMING: Thursday, album cover.
MUSIC REVIEW-STRYPER. By Wayne Parry. UPCOMING: Thursday, album cover.
BOOK REVIEW-PERILOUS BOUNTY by Tom Philpott. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 350 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-HAVING AND BEING HAD by Eula Biss. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Wednesday: 423 words, cover image.