AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020
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TUESDAY, Sept. 8
UPDATING with VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICAN DANCE HALL, VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN ARTS, CHADWICK BOSEMAN-LUPITA NYONG’O and OBIT-WILLIAM PURSELL
FILM-SALVAGING FESTIVAL SEASON — This is normally the time of year when flashy premieres march down red carpets and proclamations of Oscar buzz circle the globe. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals – Venice, Toronto, New York but not Telluride – are going forward. Festival leaders say it’s vital to keep a vibrant film ecosystem alive. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 900 words by 6 p.m. EDT, photos.
FILM-HARRY BELAFONTE'S TV WEEK — Harry Belafonte made history in early 1968. But it was lost to history. Belafonte took over for Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show” for five nights, with guests like Aretha Franklin and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s the subject of the new Peacock documentary “The Sit-In.” By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 600 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICAN DANCE HALL — The Salon Los Angeles has been crowded every weekend since 1937. But the fabled Mexico City dance hall now has been shuttered for more than five months due to the coronavirus pandemic and its owners say they are in debt and may have to close and demolish it. By Mark Stevenson. SENT: 950 words, photos.
CHADWICK BOSEMAN-LUPITA NYONG'O — Lupita Nyong’o has written a stirring tribute to her late “Black Panther” co-star Chadwick Boseman, calling him a man whose power will ”reverberate for generations.” SENT: 160 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN ARTS — “The Phantom of the Opera” composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has told British lawmakers that the arts are “at the point of no return,” and urged the government to set a date for theaters to be allowed to reopen. SENT: 220 words, photo.
OBIT-WILLIAM PURSELL — William “Bill” Pursell, a Grammy-nominated composer who worked as a Nashville studio musician with artists like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, has died. He was 94. SENT:220 words.
THE STREAM — This week’s new entertainment releases includes the film “Unpregnant” and the return of “Jeopardy!” with Alex Trebek at the helm of a COVID-19-conscious season. SENT: 690 words, photos.
CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Sept. 13-19 include Lili Reinhart, Tyler Perry and Tom Hardy. SENT: 1,400 words, photos.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday. Film stills.
FILM REVIEW-UNPREGNANT. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday. Film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE SOCIAL DILEMMA. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 800 words. Film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-ELIZABETH COOK. By Steven Wine. SENT: Tuesday: 230 words, album cover.
BOOK REVIEW-MONOGAMY by Sue Miller. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. SENT Tuesday: 300 words, cover image
BOOK REVIEW-ROBERT B. PARKER’S FOOL PARADISE by Robert Lupica. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Tuesday: 390 words, cover image
BOOK REVIEW-JUST US by Claudia Rankine. By Jeff Rowe. UPCOMING Wednesday: 300 words, cover image