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AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, Feb. 10

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 11 months AGO
| February 10, 2020 6:05 AM

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ADDS TV-CONNERS-PRIMARY LIVE, OSCARS-RATINGS

MONDAY, FEB. 10

OSCARS-PARASITE — Does “Parasite,” in becoming the first non-English film to win best picture at the Academy Awards, herald a new international age for the Oscars and for Hollywood? The U.S. film industry is much more accustomed to sending its movies around the world than receiving them. But while some still grumble at the sight of subtitles and others said the Academy Awards’ top honor should be for a homegrown film, the historic success of “Parasite” reflects broader changes in moviegoing. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING.

TV-CONNERS-PRIMARY LIVE — "The Conners" is airing a live episode Tuesday that will incorporate updates from the New Hampshire primary and what the producer said is a key message: participate in the political process. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING: 600 words by 6 p.m. Eastern.

OSCARS-RATINGS — The Academy Awards hit an all-time low in the ratings. The Nielsen company says that 23.6 million people watched the awards show on Sunday, down from the previous record low of 26.5 million two years ago. SENT: 100 words, photos.

SOUTH KOREA-OSCARS — South Koreans are reveling in writer-director Bong Joon Ho’s dark comic thriller, “Parasite,” which won this year’s Academy Awards for best film and best international feature. The movie itself, however, doesn’t put the country in a particularly positive light. By Kim Tong-Hyung. SENT: 920 words, photos.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN — In the strongest defense testimony yet, a Mexican model and actress denied a Harvey Weinstein accuser’s claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013. By Tom Hays and Michael R. Sisak. SENT: 750 words. photos.

OSCARS-MOMENTS — Bong Joon Ho’s giddy, increasingly incredulous acceptance speeches as he lapped up the Oscar love. The first winner of Maori descent. An actor with Down syndrome, presenting for the first time. And a powerful opening number from Janelle Monae. All these moments made for an Oscar night that ended up feeling much more inclusive and upbeat than many expected. By AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 1,255 words, photos.

SKOREA-OSCARS REACTION — South Koreans reacted with rare collective joy Monday after director Bong Joon Ho’s and his movie “Parasite” won Oscars for best picture and three other categories, good news that came as their country struggles to cope with a new virus from China and its economic fallout. By Hyung-Jim Kim and Juwon Park. SENT: 660 words, photos.

OSCARS-BACKSTAGE — A whole other show happens just a few feet to the right of the main Oscars stage in the wings where presenters gather, ecstatic winners get a moment to process what just happened and the production staff stays busy making sure everything is going to plan. By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 665 words, photos.

OSCARS-PARTIES — Winners and losers reveled alongside each other at the annual parties that mark the end of Oscar night and the Hollywood awards season. Best supporting actor winner Brad Pitt was among those who skipped the carpet and slipped straight into the Vanity Fair party in Beverly Hills, where a glitterati crowd that included Billie Eilish and Cynthia Erivo kicked off their heels, gorging on In-N-Out burgers and swilling champagne. By AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 920 words, photos.

OSCARS-FASHION HIGHLIGHTS — The Oscars closed the awards season in style, with statement necklaces and classic gowns, traditional tuxedos and some young rule-breakers. By AP Entertainment Writer Leanne Italie. SENT: 1,350 words, photos.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN-ACCUSERS — Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial has unfolded this month in a 15th-floor courtroom in New York, but its reverberations are being felt far beyond, as his many accusers anxiously await the outcome. By Maryclaire Dale and Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

NEW YORK FASHION WEEK — Carolina Herrera, Anna Sui, Proenza Schouler and Oscar de la Renta are among the designers showing Monday at New York Fashion Week. UPCOMING.

CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 16-22. SENT: 1,200 words

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REVIEWS:

FILM REVIEW- SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday at 1 a.m. Easter: 700 words, film stills. Review timing is subject to embargo.

FILM REVIEW-DOWNHILL. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-THE LAST THING HE WANTED. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-THE PHOTOGRAPH. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday: 700 words, film stills.

BOOK REVIEW-NOBODY DOES IT BETTER BY MARK A. ALTMAN AND EDWARD GROSS. Reviewed by Douglass K. Daniel. SENT Monday: 640 words, photo.

BOOK REVIEW-THE ONLY CHILD BY MI-AE SEA. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Monday: 300 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-DEAD TO HER BY SARAH PINBOROUGH. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. UPCOMING Tuesday: 350 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE BURN BY KATHLEEN KENT. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. UPCOMING Tuesday: 350 words, photos.

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