AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Dec. 21, 2020
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MONDAY, Dec. 21
UPDATES with DISNEY APPOINTMENTS-ALAN BERGMAN, GAINES AWARD, MEDIA-ELECTION, MEDIA-NEWSPAPER APOLOGY, OBIT-KT OSLIN
MUSIC-GRAMMYWATCH-THE STROKES — It has taken The Strokes two long decades to earn their first Grammy Award nomination. But lead singer Julian Casablancas is betting they’ll walk away empty handed. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 760 words, photos.
MUSIC-GRAMMYWATCH-FINNEAS — Finneas on writing the new James Bond theme song with sister Billie Eilish, and earning a Grammy nomination for the tune. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 690 words, photos
MEDIA-ELECTION -- Two companies whose names have come up in the Trump campaign’s false charges of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election are fighting back, in one case prompting unusual public statements from Fox News and Newsmax. By Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 700 words, photo.
TV-DAVID ATTENBOROUGH — Habitual globe-trotter and natural history presenter Sir David Attenborough has been working from home to save the world — with the help of a new TV show called “A Perfect Planet,” a few blankets and a crew member in his garden. By Hilary Fox. SENT: 715 words, photos.
OBIT-KT OSLIN — Country singer K.T. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit “80′s Ladies” and won three Grammy awards, has died. By Entertainment Writer Jonathan Landrum Jr. UPCOMING: 400 words, photo.
DISNEY APPOINTMENTS-ALAN BERGMAN — Walt Disney Co. veteran Alan Bergman has been named chairman of Disney Studios. The company said Monday that Bergman will be succeeding Alan Horn, who will remain chief creative officer. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 318 words, photo.
MEDIA-NEWSPAPER APOLOGY — The Kansas City Star has investigated -- and apologized for -- its treatment of Black citizens over much of the newspaper’s 140-year history and says other news organizations should take similar looks at its past. UPCOMING.
GAINES AWARD — Chicago’s South Side comes alive through the writings of Gabriel Bump’s debut novel, “Everywhere You Don’t Belong,” which has earned him recognition as the 2020 winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. The nationally acclaimed award recognizes outstanding work from Black fiction writers and is in its 14th year. By Chevel Johnson. SENT: 648 words, photo.
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 enjoying birthdays during the week of Dec. 27-Jan. 2 include the actors Timothee Chalamet, Denzel Washington and Diego Luna. SENT: 1185 words, photos.
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FILM REVIEW-SOUL. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-SYLVIE’S LOVE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-NEWS OF THE WORLD. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.