AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, June 1
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MONDAY, June 1
UPDATES with AMERICA PROTESTS-SPIKE LEE, AMERICA PROTESTS-MUSIC INDUSTRY, AMERICA PROTESTS-CELEBRITIES, VIRUS OUTBREAK-MET OPERA, VIRUS OUTBREAK-MUSEUMS REOPEN, COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT
AMERICA PROTESTS-MUSIC INDUSTRY — The music industry is planning to turn off the music and hold a day to reflect and implement change in response to the death of George Floyd and the killings of other black people. Several top record labels organized a Black Out Tuesday as protests spread around the world sparked by Floyd’s death and the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 674 words, photos.
AMERICA PROTESTS-SPIKE LEE — It’s not the first time that Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” has been freshly urgent, but Lee’s 1989 film has again found blistering relevance in the wake of George Floyd’s death. On Monday, Lee released a short film titled “3 Brothers” connecting the death of Radio Raheem in “Do the Right Thing” to the deaths of Floyd and Eric Garner, whose dying plea of “I can’t breathe” became a rallying cry against police brutality in 2014. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT: 640 words, photos.
AMERICA PROTESTS-CELEBRITIES — From actors Jamie Foxx and John Cusack to supermodel Emily Ratajkowski and “Insecure” star Kendrick Sampson, many celebrities decided over the weekend to do more than just tweet about their outrage over the killings of black people at the hands of police. They took to the streets alongside thousands of protesters across the U.S. By Amanda Lee Myers. UPCOMING: 800 words, photo.
TV-SUPERHERO WITH AUTISM — The PBS Kids’ animated series “Hero Elementary” is set inside a grade school where a diverse group of four superhero students are learning to master their special powers. One of the kids is on the autism spectrum. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT 700 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DJ DEDICATIONS — Latino families separated by distance or with loved ones serving time in prisons are bypassing COVID-19 restrictions on visits by sending dedications and messages through the airwaves and internet thanks to two of the nation’s longest working disc jockeys, both popular with generations of Latino listeners. By Russell Contreras. AP Photos. SENT: 724 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MET OPERA — The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows. The Met says in the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic it it is pushing back opening night by nearly 3 1/2 months to Dec. 31 for the latest start in the company’s 137-year history. By Ronald Blum. SENT: 762 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MUSEUMS REOPEN — As Europe slowly emerges from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed well over 150,000 of its people and crippled some of the world’s biggest economies, Monday let a brilliant ray shine through as some of the top museums globally reopened to flaunt their riches. By Raf Casert and Peter Dejong. SENT: 541 words, photos.
COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT — Four of the country’s biggest publishers have sued a digital library for copyright infringement. They allege that the Internet Archive has illegally offered more than a million scanned works to the public, including such favorites as Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon,” Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” and Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 568 words.
THE STREAM — This week’s new entertainment releases include documentaries on Bruce Lee and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The martial arts superstar is the subject of ESPN’s “Be Water,” while the Broadway star’s improv skills are on show in “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme” on Hulu. A benefit for the famed Apollo Theater in New York City will feature Kool & the Gang, Gary Clark Jr, Michael McDonald and Keb Mo. SENT: 795 words, photos.
CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13. SENT: 1,277 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-SHIRLEY. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: Wednesday by 6 p.m., film stills.
FILM REVIEW-WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: Wednesday by 6 p.m., film stills.
FILM REVIEW-AND WE GO GREEN. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Tuesday: 700 words, photo still.
BOOK REVIEW-THE VANISHING HALF BY BRIT BENNETT. Reviewed by Rasha Madkour. UPCOMING Wednesday: 400 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-THE BOOK OF ROSY BY ROSAYRA PABLO CRUZ AND JULIE SCHWIETERT. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Monday: 530 words, cover image.