AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30
UPDATES with ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-MEDIA, FASHION-RIHANNA, OBIT-MAC DAVIS, VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN THEATER CRISIS, FRANCE-RACIAL INJUSTICE, PARIS FASHION WEEK, ARGENTINA-OBIT-QUINO, BOOKS-SCHELE WILLIAM
ELECTION 2020-DEBATE-MEDIA — The presidential debate commission says it’ll make changes to future debate formats to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 700 words, photos.
FASHION-RIHANNA — With help from Lizzo, Travis Scott, Rosalia and some of the biggest names in modeling, Rihanna said she decided to forge ahead with a new digital-only Savage X Fenty lingerie show Friday to bring something good into a troubled world. Insofar as well-priced intimates in a broad range of sizes can achieve that goal. By Leanne Italie. SENT: 640 words, photos
FILM-THE GLORIAS — Gloria Steinem has long been America’s most visible feminist, but she had important partners along the way. A welcome element of “The Glorias,” the new biopic by Julie Taymor, is its focus on this sisterhood of activists -- women like Florynce Kennedy, Dorothy Pitman Hughes, Wilma Mankiller and Steinem’s close friend, the late congresswoman Bella Abzug. SENT: 875 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN THEATER CRISIS — As much of Britain’s economy emerged from coronavirus lockdown, its theaters stayed dark, with performers and staff unwillingly idled. Scores of actors, technicians and theater staff marched through London’s West End to Parliament to the beat of showtunes Wednesday, asking the government for a plan to bring theaters back to life. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 790 words, photos.
MUSIC-SHANIA TWAIN — Shania Twain is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her breakthrough record “The Woman in Me,” that launched the global star’s career in the early ’90s. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 741 words, photos.
PARIS FASHION WEEK — A hybrid Paris Fashion Week features a standout live runway show from Kenzo, but no sign of any A-list celebrities. Kenzo’s show was a fairy story in nature. Guests smiled as they breathed in the fresh air of the inner city garden amid the sounds of the frothing fountain. By Fashion Writer Thomas Adamson. SENT: 526 words, photos.
FRANCE-RACIAL INJUSTICE — Is dislodging African artwork from a European museum a political statement, or a criminal act? That’s the question a French court weighed Wednesday in an emotionally charged trial centered around a Congolese activist campaigning to take back art he says was plundered by colonizers. By Angela Charlton. SENT: 678 words, photos.
TV-JAMES MEREDITH — James Meredith, the first Black man to enroll at the University of Mississippi in America’s segregated, deep South, and who faced threats of violence in the 1960s, is the subject of a new documentary on the Smithsonian Channel. By Russell Contreras. SENT: 500 words, photos.
OBIT-MAC DAVIS — Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis has died. He was 78. His manager said Davis died on Tuesday after heart surgery. Davis started his career writing hits for Presley, including “A Little Less Conversation'' and "In The Ghetto.'' By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 721 words, photos.
OBIT HELEN REDDY— Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem “I Am Woman” and recorded a string of other hits, has died. SENT: 620 words, photos.
ARGENTINA-OBIT-QUINO — The Argentine cartoonist known as “Quino″ whose “Mafalda” comic strip found fans across Latin America, Europe and beyond has died. Joaquín Salvador Lavadoat was 88. Quino’s comic about a socially conscious girl with a loathing for soup was first published in 1964. By Almudena Calatrava. SENT: 256 words, photos.
BOOKS-SCHELE WILLIAMS — Broadway director Schele Williams is working on a book for young people about enslavement. Abrams Children’s Books announced Wednesday that Williams’ “Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History” will come out in October 2021. SENT: 225 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-GLORIAS — By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Tuesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD — By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Tuesday: 600 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-SAVE YOURSELVES — By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT. By Wayne Parry. SENT Tuesday: 364 words, album cover.
MUSIC REVIEW-BON JOVI. By Wayne Parry. SENT Tuesday: 280 words, album cover.
MUSIC REVIEW-COREY TAYLOR. By John Marshall. UPCOMING: Friday, album cover.
MUSIC REVIEW-BLACKPINK. By Cristina Jaleru. UPCOMING: Friday, album cover.
BOOK REVIEW-JUST LIKE YOU by Nick Hornby. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. SENT Monday: 492 words, cover art.
BOOK REVIEW-TIES THAT TETHER by Jane Igharo. Reviewed by Molly Sprayregen. SENT Tuesday: 250 words, cover image.