AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020

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THURSDAY, Sept. 24

UPDATES with MILAN FASHION WEEK-WATCH, KNIEVEL-CABOOM LAWSUIT, VIRUS OUTBREAK-MISS VENEZUELA, SOUTH AFRICA-JERUSALEMA DANCE CRAZE, BRITAIN FILM DIVERSITY

TV-COMEY RULE-HOLLY HUNTER — Holly Hunter was glad to tackle the role of Sally Yates in Showtime’s “The Comey Rule,” calling herself an admirer of the former top-level federal prosecutor. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 700 words, photos.

MUSIC-LENNON TRIBUTE — Like so many other events in the year of coronavirus, an annual tribute to John Lennon held in its adopted city of New York will go online. Organizers said there was no way they’d miss it, not on what would have been the former Beatle’s 80th birthday and their 40th year of gathering to pay homage. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 400 words, photo.

KNIEVEL-CABOOM LAWSUIT — Evel Knievel’s son is on a collision course with the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar over a movie daredevil character named Duke Caboom. A federal trademark infringement lawsuit filed in Las Vegas accuses the moviemaker of improperly basing the “Toy Story 4” character on Knievel. By Ken Ritter. SENT: 422 words, photos.

ART-BOTICELLI AUCTION — An enigmatic painting from Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli will go on auction next year and art watchers will be seeing if it fetches more than its eye-watering $80 million estimate, despite the pandemic. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 500 words, photo and video.

MILAN FASHION WEEK-WATCH — Milan designers skirted the line between the virtual and the physical, taking lessons learned in lockdown to create new collections relevant in a reshaped world. The most anticipated event of the week was Prada’s virtual unveiling of the Miuccia Prada-Raf Simons collaboration. By Fashion Writer Colleen Barry. SENT: 874 words, photos.

SOUTH AFRICA-JERUSALEMA DANCE CRAZE — South Africans of all walks of life are dancing to “Jerusalema,” a rousing anthem to lift their spirits amid the battle against COVID-19. In response to a call from President Cyril Ramaphosa to mark the country’s Heritage Day holiday Thursday, people from townships to suburbs are doing line dances to the tune. By Andrew Meldrum and Nqobile Ntshangasesent. SENT: 537 words, photos.

BRITAIN FILM DIVERSITY — Britain’s film academy is shaking up its membership and its awards voting rules in a review prompted by the glaring lack of diversity in the nominations. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts promised to change after contenders for the 2020 awards were announced last January. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 508 words, photo.

OBIT-HAROLD EVANS — Sir Harold Evans, the charismatic publisher, author and muckraker who was a bold-faced name for decades for exposing wrongdoing in 1960s London to publishing such 1990s best-sellers as “Primary Colors,” has died. By AP National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 1,292 words, photos.

JAPAN-RUBIK'S CUBE — A tiny but playable Rubik’s Cube, so little it fits on your fingertip, has gone on sale in Japan for 198,000 yen, or about $1,900, for delivery starting in December. By AP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama. SENT: 270 words, photos.

PEOPLE-GIGI HADID-ZAYN MALIK — Model Gigi Hadid and her musician boyfriend Zayn Malik took to social media to celebrate the arrival of an infant girl, with dad saying he’s “grateful” and “thankful.” SENT: 177 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MISS VENEZUELA — The global pandemic is forcing organizers behind the famous Miss Venezuela pageant to be creative. The beauty pageant that airs Thursday has had to adapt to quarantine requirements local authorities imposed since mid-March. By Fabiola Sanchez. SENT: 616 words, photos.

NETHERLANDS-MUSEUM DEPOT — Ever wonder where all the art is stored that museums and galleries own but don’t have room to exhibit? Rotterdam’s Boijmans Van Beuningen museum has built a new depot that it says will be the world’s first to be fully open to the public. By Mike Corder. SENT: 748 words, photos.

MLB TURNER EXTENSION — Turner Sports will continue broadcasting Major League Baseball after agreeing to an extension of rights through the 2028 season. By AP Sports Writer Joe Reedy. SENT: 540 words, photos.

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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.