AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020
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TUESDAY, Aug. 18
UPDATES with FILM-TENET-EARLY SCREENINGS, NIELSENS, MUSIC REVIEW-CHUCK PROPHET, POLAND-LGBT RIGHTS, NBC-EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE
VIRUS OUTBREAK-REMOTE SHOOTS — The pandemic has accelerated a power shift in the fashion and advertising world, with models and influencers by necessity wielding more control over their own images during remote photo and video shoots. By Ragan Clark. SENT: 837 words, photos.
FILM-TENET-EARLY SCREENINGS — Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug. 31 as a gesture of support to many domestic theaters that are reopening after five months of being closed because of COVID-19. By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 267 words, photo.
NBC-EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE — NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer, a Hollywood power player, is leaving the entertainment company after revealing he received threats of extortion following a settlement with a woman with whom he had an affair. By AP Technology Writer Tali Arbel. SENT: 215 words, photo.
MUSIC-APPLE MUSIC — Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood. SENT: 190 words, photos.
BOOKS-ANDREW CUOMO — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has gained a national following through his management of the coronavirus pandemic, is writing a book that looks back on his experiences, and includes leadership advice and a close look at his relationship with the administration of President Donald Trump. By AP National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 540 words, photo.
TV-TYLER PERRY — Tyler Perry has won awards from the NAACP and BET. Now he’s getting a big one from the Television Academy: He and his foundation are the recipients of the 2020 Governors Award. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy: SENT: 200 words, photo.
POLAND-LGBT RIGHTS — Writer Margaret Atwood and film directors Pedro Almodóvar and Mike Leigh are among dozens of notable people who have expressed outrage at the hostility being directed toward LGBT people in Poland by the country’s president and other politicians. In what they called a letter of “solidarity and protest,” they wrote on Monday to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. SENT: 336 words, photos.
NIELSENS — Coverage of the top prime-time programs from the week of Aug. 10-16. By Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 450 words, photo if available.
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-THE 24TH. By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-TESLA. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Monday: 552 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-UNHINGED. By National Writer Jocylyn Noveck. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Tuesday: 525 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-CHUCK PROPHET. Reviewed by Steven Wine. SENT Tuesday: 182 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-SNOW PATROL. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Wednesday: 330 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-TROYE SIVAN. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 319 words, cover image.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE KILLERS. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Tuesday: 330 words, cover image.