AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

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MONDAY, Sept. 14

UPDATES with FILM MADONNA, ELECTION 2020-MEDIA-SCIENCE, VIACOMCBS-PARAMOUNT PLUS, TV-HISPANIC HERITAGE-PALEY, TRUMP-BOLTON BOOK, BRITAIN-BOOKER PRIZE, BOOKS-RONA JAFFE AWARDS

EMMY PREDICTIONS — “Watchmen” is a slam dunk, but what else will be among the winners at Sunday’s 72nd prime-time Emmy Awards? Two AP Entertainment writers offer their predictions. By Lynn Elber and Mark Kennedy. SENT: 1,023 words, photos.

FILM MADONNA — A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself. Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film about the pop star that Madonna will direct and co-write with “Juno” scribe Diablo Cody. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 247 words, photo.

ELECTION 2020-MEDIA — The pandemic has forced news organizations to rethink how they cover the presidential campaign — and some journalists say that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Being off the road has made organizations redeploy resources and be more enterprising, and able to respond when the question of voting access became a major issue. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 1,138 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-MEDIA-SCIENCE — The magazine Scientific American chose Democrat Joe Biden over President Donald Trump in the first presidential endorsement in the publication’s 175-year history. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 444 words, photo.

TV-ARCHIE PANJABI — On “The Good Wife,” Archie Panjabi played a canny private investigator. Now she’s back in “Departures” — playing an investigator. On Peacock’s six-part series, Panjabi is a brilliant aviation investigator called in to solve the strange disappearance of a jetliner. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 856 words, photos.

TV-HISPANIC HERITAGE-PALEY — Gloria Estefan, Alex Rodriguez and Eva Longoria will be taking part in a monthlong celebration of Latino contributions to television. The Paley Center for Media’s tribute to the work of actors, journalists and other notable Latinos begins Wednesday. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 304 words.

VIACOMCBS-PARAMOUNT PLUS — ViacomCBS will rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount Plus, set to debut early next year with new original shows. The launch date and pricing haven’t been disclosed. By Technology Writer Mae Anderson. SENT: 254 words, photo.

TRUMP-BOLTON BOOK — A lawyer for former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton says Bolton will cooperate with any investigation related to the publication of his tell-all book. By Eric Tucker. SENT: 362 words, photo.

BRITAIN-BOOKER PRIZE— A Zimbabwean writer who was arrested during anti-government protests is among six finalists announced Tuesday for the Booker Prize for fiction. Tsitsi Dangarembga is nominated for the 50,000-pound ($63,000) award for “This Mournable Body.” Dangarembga was arrested in Harare in July and spent a night in detention. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 398 words.

BRITAIN-JOHN BOYEGA-CHINESE AD — Black actor John Boyega has stepped down from his role as a global ambassador for perfume brand Jo Malone after the company decided to hire a Chinese actor to replace him in an ad he created. SENT: 291 words, photo.

BOOKS-RONA JAFFE AWARDS — Fiction writers Mari Christmas and Yalitza Ferreras and poets Elisa Gonzalez and Charleen McClure are among six winners of Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards. The awards are $30,000 each and are given to emerging women authors. SENT: 87 words.

ITALY-ROSA PARKS HOUSE — The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display Italy in a setting that couldn’t be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace in Naples. By Nicole Winfield and Gregorino Borgia. SENT: 630 words, photos.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-ANTEBELLUM. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday at 6 p.m., film stills.

FILM REVIEW-THE NEST. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-JOAN OSBORNE. By Steven Wine. UPCOMING Wednesday: 300 words, album art.

MUSIC REVIEW-ACE FREHLEY. By Wayne Parry. SENT Monday: 300 words, album art.

MUSIC REVIEW-BLAKE AND CARLBERG. By Steven Wine. UPCOMING Thursday: 300 words, album art.

BOOK REVIEW-HOMELAND ELEGIES by Ayad Akhtar. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Monday: 450 words, cover image.