AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19

ADDS FILM-NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL, UPDATES SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN

BOOKS YOUNG ADULT - A takeout on young adult writers working on books for adults, starting with Veronica Roth. By AP National Writer Hillel Italie. UPCOMING.

WHITNEY HOUSTON-HOLOGRAM TOUR - Whitney Houston is about to appear on the concert stage again. Eight years after her death, a holographic Houston will embark on a European tour that starts in England on Feb. 25 and runs through early April, with U.S. dates expected to follow. By AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 800 words, photos.

THEATER-TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - The Broadway production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is moving to Madison Square Garden and for one night only in February, the stage adaptation of Harper Lee's iconic book will be performed exclusively for 18,000 public schoolchildren free of charge at the home of the New York Knicks and Rangers. UPCOMING.

SKOREA-PARASITE-BONG - Oscar-winning “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho said Wednesday the film's "biggest pleasure and the most significant meaning” to him is that it succeeded even though the audiences might feel uncomfortable with his explicit description of bitter wealth disparity in modern society. By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung. SENT: 730 words, photos.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN - A look at the charges against Harvey Weinstein, 67, and the punishment the once-revered Hollywood titan could face if convicted at his New York City rape trial. A jury of seven men and five women started deliberating Tuesday in the closely watched #MeToo trial. To convict or acquit Weinstein on any charge, their verdict must be unanimous. By Michael R. Sisak. SENT: 930 words.

FILM-NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL - Eugene Hernandez will succeed Kent Jones as the director of the New York Film Festival, becoming only the fifth person to lead the esteemed Lincoln Center showcase for cinema in its 57-year history. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 885 words, photo.

MEXICO-VAN GOGH — The multimedia exhibition Van Gogh Alive The Experience arrives in Mexico. The makeshift gallery of the private exhibition is installed in a public plaza. The expo unites video and sound for a multisensorial experience. UPCOMING.

NIELSENS - Coverage of the top prime-time programs for the week of Feb. 10-16. By AP Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 400 words, photo.

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REVIEWS:

FILM REVIEW-EMMA. Reviewed by AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-THE CALL OF THE WILD. Reviewed by AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING Wednesday: 700 words by 11 a.m., fill stills.

BOOK REVIEW-THE SECOND CHANCE CLUB BY JASON HARDY. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 450 words.

BOOK REVIEW-NO BAD DEED BY HEATHER CHAVEZ. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Tuesday: 240 words, photo.

BOOK REVIEW-THE SUN DOWN MOTEL BY SIMONE ST. JAMES. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Tuesday: 460 words.