AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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TUESDAY, July 7

UPDATES with VIRUS OUTBREAK-VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, FRANCE-RODIN MUSEUM

FILM-PALM SPRINGS — The timing is eerily appropriate for the time-loop comedy “Palm Springs.” At Sundance, the Andy Samberg-led comedy about a man who lives one day, at a wedding in Palm Springs, over and over, fetched a record price. Then, during lockdown in the pandemic, its makers and cast got to experience a version of their movie. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 900 words by 3 p.m., photos.

BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP — Johnny Depp said Tuesday that ex-wife Amber Heard had made “sick” claims of abuse and falsely branded him a monster, as the actor testified in a U.K. libel case that hinges on who was the aggressor in the celebrity couple’s violent, toxic relationship. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 958 words, photos, video.

FILM-THE OLD GUARD-GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD — Gina Prince-Bythewood becomes the first black woman to direct a comic book movie with “The Old Guard,” which debuts on Netflix Friday. She spoke to the AP about her career and what’s next. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 840 words, photos.

TV-THE CHALLENGE — MTV “The Challenge” host T.J. Lavin discusses how the long-running series birthed reality competition shows, and how it received a big boost in viewership due to the absence of professional sports during the coronavirus pandemic. By Gary Gerard Hamilton. UPCOMING by 5 p.m.: 750 words, photos, video.

FRANCE-RODIN MUSEUM — The Rodin Museum in Paris may have an ace up its sleeve to help see it through the coronavirus economic crisis: It can sell limited-edition versions of the French sculptor’s masterpieces. Tourists were scarce as the museum dedicated to works of August Rodin reopened Tuesday after four months of virus-related closure. By Arno Pedram. SENT: 597 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VENICE FILM FESTIVAL — The show will go on for the Venice Film Festival in September, but with a few modifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers said Tuesday that they are forging ahead with plans for its 77th installment, which will include a slightly reduced number of films in the main competition as well as some outdoor and virtual screenings. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 410 words, photo.

BOOKS-SARGENT SHRIVER — The late Sargent Shriver, the Peace Corps’ founding director and an architect of President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” left behind at least one unfinished project. RosettaBooks announced Tuesday that it had acquired Shriver’s memoir “We Called It a War.” SENT: 470 words, photo.

MACDOWELL-NAME CHANGE — One of the country’s oldest retreats for artists — The MacDowell Colony — will drop “Colony” from its name and call itself “MacDowell.” The organization has considered a name change for years, but the killing of George Floyd gave the decision greater urgency. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 360 words.

NIELSENS — Coverage of the top prime-time programs from the week of June 29-July 5 By AP Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 450 words, photo if available.

BRITAIN-KASABIAN — Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty Tuesday at Leicester Magistrates’ Court to assaulting his former fiancée. SENT: 130 words, photo.

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REVIEWS

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

FILM REVIEW-GREYHOUND. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-PALM SPRINGS. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING : 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

MUSIC REVIEW-BTS. By Cristina Jaleru. UPCOMING Friday: 300 words, album cover

BOOK REVIEW-WICKED CONSPIRACY BY PAUL STAROBIN. Reviewed by Michael Hill. SENT Tuesday: 350 words, cover image.