AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, May 18
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MONDAY, May 18
TV-VIRUS OUTBREAK-CLOUDED PICTURE — Television is known for its cliffhangers, but there’s never been anything like the industry’s collective doubt about when and how the business of making series will return to something like normal. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING by 4 p.m., 925 words, photos.
TV-VIRUS OUTBREAK-DOCUMENTARY — Filmmaker Sasha Joelle Achilli has made documentaries on ebola and the coronavirus. COVID-19 scares her more. Her film about a hospital in Italy airs Tuesday on PBS’ “Frontline.” By Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING by 4 p.m. 850 words, photo.
TV-PENN & TELLER SPECIAL — The magicians Penn & Teller hope to pull off a heck of a trick on Monday — make fears of the coronavirus disappear, at least for an hour. The duo star in the CW’s new “Penn & Teller: Try This at Home,” created and filmed entirely by the homebound magicians and their friends. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING: 600 words, photo.
DC'S STARGIRL — The new CW series “DC’s Stargirl” is created by Geoff Johns, the former DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer, and inspired by his late sister Courtney. She was 18 when she was killed in the TWA Flight 800 plane explosion in 1996. John says he wanted to keep his sister’s spirit alive in the new teen superhero he created. By Alicia Rancilio. UPCOMING by 1 p.m. 450 words, photos, video.
THE STREAM — A roundup of the film, music and television releases headed to a screen or device near you. UPCOMING: 950 words, photos.
CELEB BIRTHDAYS — Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 24-30. UPCOMING: 1,500 words.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-LOVEBIRDS. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-TRIP TO GREECE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-PAINTER AND THE THIEF. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-THE 1975. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Monday: 400 words, photo
MUSIC REVIEW-INDIGO GIRLS. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Wednesday, photo.
BOOK REVIEW-THINGS YOU WOULD KNOW BY NANCY WAYSON DINAN. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. UPCOMING Wednesday: 500 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-SUNNY DAYS BY DAVID CAMP. Reviewed by Molly Sprayregen. UPCOMING Tuesday. 520 words, photo.