AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2020
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 3 months AGO
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TUESDAY, Oct. 27
UPDATES with MUSICIANS VS TRUMP, MUSIC-PEOPLE-BLAKE SHELTON-GWEN STEFANI , FILM-THE CRAFT, MUSIC-DYLAN-LOST INTERVIEWS, THEATER-A CHRISTMAS CAROL, TWICE-NEW ALBUM, BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP, BOOKS-MAGIC THREE HOUSE, FAREWELL MISS PEREGRINE
MUSICIANS VS TRUMP — The presidential campaign season has brought an unprecedented onslaught of angry musicians who say President Donald Trump can’t always get what he wants. Dozens of artists who object to Trump and his message have demanded that he stop playing their songs at his rallies. By AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 950 words, photos. With MUSICIANS VS TRUMP-GLANCE.
MUSIC-PEOPLE-BLAKE SHELTON-GWEN STEFANI — “Voice” co-stars Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani went from competing reality show judges to engaged to be married. The country star and the pop star announced their engagement Tuesday on social media. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 121 words, photo.
FILM-THE CRAFT -- The 1996 film “The Craft” was a modest box office hit at the time, but became a cult classic over the years for coven-curious teen girls who watched the R-rated film at sleepovers. So it was only a matter of time before someone decided to dust off the Gen-X property and update it for a new generation. By AP Film Writer Lindsay Bahr. SENT: 779 words, photos.
TV-HUGH LAURIE — Hugh Laurie finds liberation in playing a heedless British politician beset by scandal in PBS’ limited series “Roadkill,” debuting Nov. 1. By TV Writer Lynn Elber. SENT: 700 words, photos.
MUSIC-DYLAN-LOST INTERVIEWS — For nearly half a century, they were blowin’ in the wind: lost interviews that contained surprising new insights about celebrated singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. By William J. Kole: SENT: 545 words, photo.
TWICE-NEW ALBUM — TWICE, a popular K-pop group known for its catchy lyrics and colorful aesthetics, has released its second full album, a collection that invites listeners into the band’s more daring side. By Juwon Park. SENT: 400 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNUSUAL HALLOWEEN — In a year when fear and death claimed new meanings in American life, how do we approach the holiday designed to turn fear and death into something fun? What happens when 2020 and Halloween collide? By Ted Anthony. SENT: 1,300 words and abridged version of 950 words, photos.
THEATER-A CHRISTMAS CAROL — What does the theater community desperately need during a pandemic? An actor who can play multiple characters every night. Enter Jefferson Mays. Mays is readying a new one-man version of “A Christmas Carol” for the holidays, playing some 50 characters. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 586 words, photo.
FILM-DISABILITY IN HOLLYWOOD — Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is convening a series of panels to discuss how Hollywood is doing with disability representation in front of and behind the camera. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT: 700 words, photo.
BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP — A British judge will rule next week on whether Johnny Depp was libeled by a tabloid newspaper that branded him a wife-beater — an accusation his lawyer called a “reputation-destroying, career-ending” false allegation. SENT: 366 words, photos.
NIELSENS — Coverage of the top prime-time programs from the week of Oct. 19-25. By Media Writer David Bauder. UPCOMING: 450 words, photo if available.
PEN-DARNELLA FRAZIER — The teenager who in May recorded the death of George Floyd at the hands Minneapolis police will be honored in December by PEN America. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 216 words, photo.
FAREWELL MISS PEREGRINE — We’ll soon be saying farewell to peculiars, non-peculiars and ymbrynes. Ransom Riggs has written his final tale of “Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children.” Penguin Young Readers announced Tuesday that “The Desolations of Devil’s Acre” will come out Feb. 23. SENT: 171 words, photos.
BOOKS-MAGIC TREE HOUSE — Author Mary Pope Osborne is preparing her million-selling “Magic Tree House” series for a new adventure — graphic novels. SENT: 150 words, photo.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-HIS HOUSE. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday at 6 p.m., film stills.
FILM REVIEW-HOLIDATE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday at 6 p.m., film stills.
FILM REVIEW-CRAFT-LEGACY. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday at 6 p.m., film stills.
BOOK REVIEW-THE SENTINEL by Lee Child and Andrew Child. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 370 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-PETER FRAMPTON by Peter Frampton. Reviewed by AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 609 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-OUR LAST SEASON by Harvey Araton. Reviewed by Anne Levin. SENT Monday: 438 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-A SMALL FARM FUTURE by Chris Smaje. Reviewed by Jee Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 420 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-MEMORIAL by Bryan Washington. Reviewed by Molly Sprayregen. SENT: Tuesday: 230 words, cover image.