AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, June 5, 2020
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 7 months AGO
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FRIDAY, June 5
UPDATES with AMERICA PROTESTS-KANYE WEST
AMERICA PROTESTS-KANYE WEST — Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the families and legal teams for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. A representative for the rapper confirms that some of the money donated would fully cover college tuition costs for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna. SENT: 139 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ENTERTAINMENT-THE TOLL — The coronavirus has claimed the lives of artists and artisans, writers and actors, musicians and media figures. Those lost to the outbreak include Jenny Polanco, who reached unprecedented heights in fashion for a designer from the Dominican Republic; Tim Brooke-Taylor, whose comedy trio the Goodies were part of a golden age of British comedy; and Joe Diffie, who was born in Oklahoma and grew up to become one of the kings of Nashville in the 1990s. By AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 915 words, photos
SPAIN-ASTURIAS PRIZE — A Spanish foundation has awarded one of the country’s most prestigious awards to composers Ennio Morricone and John Williams for their film work. The jury that decides the Princess of Asturias Awards said Friday the Italian and American composers “have enriched hundreds of films with their talent.” SENT: 132 words, photos.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-SHIRLEY. By AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 575 words,film stills.
FILM REVIEW-WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: Wednesday: 605 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-AND WE GO GREEN. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 560 words, film still.
MUSIC REVIEW-NICK LOWE. By Scott Bauer. SENT: Wednesday.
MUSIC REVIEW-DION. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT: Wednesday.
BOOK REVIEW-THE VANISHING HALF BY BRIT BENNETT. Reviewed by Rasha Madkour. SENT Wednesday: 283 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.