AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020

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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24

ADDS FILM-DISNEY-POSTPONEMENTS, FILM-KAJILIONAIRE, OBIT-SAYERS, BOOKS-WOODWARD-SALES, CMT MUSIC AWARDS-NOMINATIONS, MET OPERA-SEASON, MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO-CEO DEPARTS, MUSIC REVIEW-FLEET FOXES

FILM-DISNEY-POSTPONEMENTS — The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including “Black Widow,” while also postponing Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” a full year in the company’s latest recalibration due to the pandemic. Ten of Disney’s top films shuffled release dates, uprooting several of the company’s major fall releases. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 389 words, photo.

TV-JOHN LEWIS — In an indirect way, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was responsible for CNN Films’ new documentary on the life of civil rights icon John Lewis. The unexpected commercial success of the “RBG” film in theaters two years ago provided a template for “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” which airs on the network on Sunday. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 806 words, photos

MUSIC-ELTON JOHN — After postponing several shows because of the coronavirus pandemic, Elton John is saying hello to the yellow brick road of touring. The pop icon announced Wednesday that his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” will return to North America in 2022. By AP Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 180 words, photo.

CMT MUSIC AWARDS-NOMINATIONS — Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett top the 2020 CMT Music Awards nominations with three each. The fan-voted music video awards show was delayed from the summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will air on Oct. 21. SENT: 269 words, photos.

BOOKS-WOODWARD-SALES — Bob Woodward’s “Rage” sold more than 600,000 copies in its first week of publication, continuing a yearlong wave of blockbuster books about President Donald Trump. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 181 words.

FILM-KAJILIONAIRE — Director Miranda July and stars Evan Rachel Wood and Gina Rodriguez discuss their new film “Kajillionaire,” about a family of grifters in Los Angeles. It’s July’s first film in nearly a decade. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 800 words, photos.

MET OPERA-SEASON — The Metropolitan Opera will skip an entire season for the first time in its nearly 140-year history and intends to return from the pandemic layoff next September. It will be with the company’s first presentation of a Black composer, Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” By Ronald Blum. SENT: 779 words, photos.

FBN-OBIT-SAYERS — Nicknamed “The Kansas Comet,” Gale Sayers was considered among the best open-field runners football has ever seen. Yet it was his friendship with Brian Piccolo depicted in the 1971 film “Brian’s Song” that marked him as more than a sports star. Sayers died Wednesday at 77. By Sports Writers Andrew Seligman and Jim Litke. SENT: 925 words, photos.

MILAN FASHION WEEK-WATCH — The Italian fashion industry is trying to inject optimism into the most dismal year on record for the luxury sector, staging 23 live runway shows and 37 presentations during a hybrid live-digital Milan Fashion Week that aims to excite consumers and connect with buyers. By Colleen Barry. SENT: 720 words, photos.

THEATER-STOREFRONT PLAYS — Miami New Drama plans to offer short new plays this fall in seven vacant storefronts in Miami Beach, the latest attempt by theatermakers to offer their art to the public despite the ongoing pandemic. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 400 words, photo.

MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO-CEO DEPARTS — The president and CEO of the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media plans to step down. The announcement came Tuesday, the same day employees released a letter saying the company has fostered a harmful working environment for women and journalists of color. SENT: 425 words.

BOOKS-POETRY PRIZES — Nikky Finney has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets. Judges praised Finney, known for such collections as “Head Off & Split” and “Rice,” for her “fierce moral conviction” and as a bard “for the African diaspora.” SENT: 230 words.

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FILM REVIEW-KAJILLIONAIRE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT TUESDAY: 544 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-ENOLA HOLMES. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT TUESDAY: 675 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-AGENTS OF CHAOS. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Monday: 819 words, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-SUPERM. By Cristina Jaleru. SENT Tuesday: 240 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-THE WAR AND TREATY. By Scott Stroud. SENT Wednesday: 296 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-BISHOP AND MUSSELWHITE. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT Wednesday: 291 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-FLEET FOXES. By Ragan Clark. SENT Wednesday: 303 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-SUFJAN STEVENS. By Ragan Clark. UPCOMING Thursday: 300 words, cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-LYDIA LOVELESS. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING Thursday: 300 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS by Jodi Picoult. Reviewed by Molly Sprayregen. SENT Monday: 260 words, cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-NEXT TO LAST STAND by Craig Johnson. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 440 words, cover image.