AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Dec. 7, 2020

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MONDAY, Dec. 7

UPDATES with FILM-GARY OLDMAN, AUDIBLE-EMERGING VOICES, BOOKS-BOB WOODWARD, VIRUS OUTBREAK-GERMANY-STREET PERFORMANCES, BOOKS-NATALIE PORTMAN, MET OPERA-STAGEHANDS LOCKOUT, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, DOG-SHOW-AKC-ESPN, PEOPLE-BRADY-BUNDCHEN, BOOKS-MACMILLAN-ENCANTOS

DYLAN-CATALOG SALE — Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, which reaches back 60 years and is among the most prized next to that of the Beatles, is being acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group. The deal covers 600 song copyrights, By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 699 words, photos.

YE-OVER IT AND NOT — Zoom. Masks. Racial injustice. Political chaos. Wildfires. Each and every death from COVID-19. There’s a lot to leave behind in 2020. But the year we’d love to forget includes a caveat or two. Streaming exploded, millions took to the great outdoors and many teachers became heroes who made the best of a worst-case scenario. By Leanne Italie. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

YE-TOP TV MOMENTS — AP’s television and media writers recount some of the 2020’s top televised moments in a year upended by the global pandemic and anticipation about the U.S. presidential election. By Media Writer David Bauder and TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 953 words, photos.

YE-DEATHS: Recalling some of the influential figures who died in 2020. SENT: 6,585 words, photos.

FILM-GARY OLDMAN — Gary Oldman, who won the best actor Oscar two years ago for his Winston Churchill, acknowledges he’s “partial to a disguise.” But to play the alcoholic, acerbic screenwriter of “Mank,” David Fincher wanted a naked performance from Oldman, sans prosthetics or disguise. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos.

BOOKS-BOB WOODWARD — Bob Woodward’s next book finds him in the familiar world of documenting a presidency’s ending. Woodward is teaming with Washington Post colleague Robert Costa on a book about the waning days of Donald Trump’s administration and on the initial phase of Joe Biden’s presidency. SENT: 162 words, photos.

AUDIBLE-EMERGING VOICES — Lena Waithe and Malcolm Gladwell will join several influencers on an advisory board for Audible to help discover new talent. By Jonathan Landrum Jr. SENT: 260 words, photos.

BOOKS-SINEAD O'CONNOR — Sinead O’Connor hasn’t released any albums in the past few years, but she has been working on a memoir. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced Monday that the Grammy winning singer-songwriter’s “Rememberings” will come out June 1. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 150 words, photo.

BOOKS-NATALIE PORTMAN— Natalie Portman’s latest role is on behalf of the country’s libraries. The Oscar-winning actress will serve as honorary chair of National Library Week. SENT: 170 words, photo.

BOOKS-MACMILLAN-ENCANTOS — One of the country’s top book publishers is partnering with an award-winning education technology company that specializes in bilingual materials for kids. Macmillan Publishers announced Monday that it had formed a strategic relationship with Encantos. SENT: 136 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GERMANY-STREET PERFORMANCES — With theaters and concert halls shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some Berlin artists are taking their performances to the streets of the German capital in an effort to keep their edge during the pandemic and entertain a population craving cultural interaction. By Donogh McCabe. SENT: 537 words, photos.

MET OPERA-STAGEHANDS LOCKOUT — The shuttered Metropolitan Opera said it will lock out its stagehands in Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees at midnight on Monday because it has been unable to negotiate wage cuts during the novel coronavirus pandemic. By Ronald Blum. SENT: 330 words, photo.

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC — The New York Philharmonic, silenced from performances at Lincoln Center since March by the novel coronavirus pandemic, has agreed to a four-year labor contract with its musicians through Sept. 20, 2024, that retains wage cuts throughout the entire deal. SENT: 220 words, photo.

DOG-SHOW-AKC-ESPN — The biggest dog show in the United States is about to bark at a much bigger audience. The AKC National Championship will be presented on ABC for the next three years under an agreement between the American Kennel Club and ESPN announced Monday. SENT: 347 words, photos.

PEOPLE-BRADY-BUNDCHEN — Police have arrested a man they say broke into a suburban Boston mansion owned by Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen and made himself comfortable on a couch. Police in Brookline responded early Monday after a security company reported alarms had gone off in the house. SENT: 180 words.

THE STREAM — A roundup of the film, music and television releases headed to a screen or device near you this week. UPCOMING: 700 words, photos.

CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrities having birthdays during the week Dec. 13-19 include director Steven Spielberg, actor Brad Pitt and singer Billie Eilish. SENT: 1,300 words, photos.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-THE PROM. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-WILD MOUNTAIN THYME. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-LET THEM ALL TALK. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-MIDNIGHT SKY. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

BOOK REVIEW-BLIND VIGIL By Matt Coyle. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 350 words, cover image.