AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, June 16
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TUESDAY, June 16
REPLACES FILM-REVIEW-KAJILLIONAIRE with FILM REVIEW-YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT.
TV-EMMYS-HOST — Jimmy Kimmel will host the first major Hollywood awards ceremony of the coronavirus pandemic — but just how the Emmy Awards will be held remains cloudy. Kimmel acknowledged that in Tuesday’s announcement, saying it was unclear how or where the Sept. 20 ceremony will be held. ABC said production details will be announced soon. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 244 words, photo.
BOOKS-WINFREY-JAMES MCBRIDE — Oprah Winfrey has chosen James McBride’s “Deacon King Kong” for her book club. McBride’s novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 and centers on the shooting of a drug dealer by an aging and tipsy church deacon, but it also pays tribute to community and to his own childhood in a Brooklyn project. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 312 words, photo.
FILM-DELROY LINDO — If there will be Oscar buzz this year, Delroy Lindo will have it. In Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” Lindo plays a Vietnam War veteran and MAGA-hat-wearing Trump supporter. In an interview, Lindo discusses his reluctance to play a character with those politics. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 800 words by 2 p.m. EDT, photos.
TV-FOOD-PADMA LAKSHMI — Padma Lakshmi has watched as some politicians denigrate immigrants. She’s been left seething as newcomers are discriminated against or targeted. She has responded with something she knows quite a lot about: food — specifically, immigrant food. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 778 words, photo.
BOOKS-PADMA LAKSHMI — Best-selling author and “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi is working on her first picture book, set for release in late 2021. “Tomatoes for Neela” will be an intergenerational story about a little girl who likes to cook and helps prepare her family’s savory tomato sauce. SENT: 150 words, photo.
DC FANDOME — Warner Bros. will hold a 24-hour virtual event in August featuring the biggest heroes in the DC Comics universe. The studio announced Tuesday that DC FanDome will be held on the event’s website on Aug. 22. The event will feature talent announcements and reveal new content from Warner Bros. games, comics, film and television. SENT: 177 words.
MUSIC-CHICAGO LYRIC OPERA-FALL CANCELED — The Lyric Opera of Chicago has canceled the fall portion of its 2020-21 season because of the new coronavirus, a move that eliminates four of its 10 productions and delays opening night from Sept. 17 to Jan. 16. SENT: 129 words.
FRANCE-EIFFEL TOWER — The Eiffel Tower prepares to reopen after three months standing empty - but anyone who wants to reach the top will have to walk, for fear the virus could spread to easily in its elevators. By Thomas Adamson. SENT: 369 words, photos..
NIELSENS — Coverage of the top prime-time programs from the week of June 8-14. By AP Television Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING: 450 words, photo if available.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-BABYTEETH — FILM REVIEW-BABYTEETH. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE STORY OF ROY COHN. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 630 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. Upcoming: 700 words by 1 p.m. Thursday, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-BOB DYLAN. By Scott Stroud. SENT: Monday, 331 words, album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-MATT LOVELL. By Scott Stroud. SENT: Monday, 282 words, album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-NEIL YOUNG. By Scott Stroud. SENT: Monday, 304 words, album art.
MUSIC REVIEW-DON BRYANT. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT: Tuesday.
MUSIC REVIEW-OUMOU SANGARÉ. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Wednesday.
MUSIC REVIEW-PHOEBE BRIDGERS. By Steven Wine. UPCOMING: Wednesday.
MUSIC REVIEW-YO-YO MA and FRIENDS. By Steven Wine. UPCOMING: Thursday.
BOOK REVIEW-DEATH IN HER HANDS BY OTTESSA MOSHFEGH. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Monday: 414 words, cover image.