Dinosaurs, David Lynch classic, and Stephen Sondheim doc

This week’s new enjoyment releases incorporate a 5-section Apple+ series on dinosaurs and a documentary about the late composer Stephen Sondheim and his musical “Company.” Martin Freeman stars as a deeply troubled English police officer in “The Responder,” debuting Tuesday, on the Britbox streaming service. “Navalny,” the riveting documentary about Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny, has been building the rounds in theaters and on CNN, but starting Thursday it’ll be out there on HBO Max as properly.

Here’s a assortment curated by The Related Press’ enjoyment journalists of what is arriving on Tv set, streaming solutions and tunes platforms this 7 days.

The very good old days for dinosaurs concluded some 60 million yrs ago, when they owned the historic Earth in all its glory. That’s wherever “Prehistoric Planet” is set, making use of a mix of wildlife filmmaking, paleontology findings and visible consequences for a promised “one-of-a-form immersive experience.” Between the stars: the Mongolian Titan and the frightfully clawed Therizinosaurus, who alongside with other dinos are launched in their respective land, sea and air habitats. The five-section Apple Television set+ series, out Monday as a result of Friday, Could 23-27, features narrator David Attenborough and songs by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

When we sit and hold out to see what the large breakouts will be at the Cannes Movie Festival this calendar year, the movie streaming platform MUBI has a single of the festival’s all-timers coming on Friday: David Lynch’s “Mulholland Generate,” which won Lynch the directing prize at the competition in 2001 (shared with Joel Coen for “The Gentleman Who Was not There”). And when you are performed wandering all-around the fringes of Hollywood with Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harding, MUBI has an full Cannes takeover segment to discover with movies like Andrea Arnold’s “Fish Tank,” Joachim Trier’s “Oslo, August 31st” (for new Trier admirers thanks to “The Worst Man or woman in the World”), as nicely as Ruben Östlund’s “The Square” and “Force Majeure.”

“Keeping Firm with Sondheim” follows the creation of Broadway’s reimagined, gender-swapping version of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical “Company.” The documentary, filmed around a two-12 months period for the duration of the pandemic, also appears to be like back again at the original production’s debut through a bleak time for New York Town. Marianne Elliott, director of the new production, and members of the initial 1970 forged had been amid these interviewed for the movie airing Friday as element of PBS’ “Great Performances.” So was Sondheim, the theater large who died very last November at age 91.

In the satirical comedy “Emergency,” school seniors Kunle (Donald Elise Watkins) and Sean (RJ Cyler) set out for an epic night time of partying only to return house to a surprising scene: Their doorway is ajar and a girl is handed out on their flooring. The guys are Black and the girl is white and they know that contacting the law enforcement is not a easy proposition. The film, directed by Carey Williams and composed by KD Dávila, was one of the breakouts of the Sundance Film Pageant earlier this calendar year for its penetrating glance at racial dynamics in a heightened, comedic environment. It is currently taking part in in theaters for a restricted time ahead of streaming on Amazon Key Movie setting up Friday.

“Navalny,” the riveting documentary about Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny has been generating the rounds in theaters and on CNN, but starting Thursday it’ll be offered on HBO Max as effectively. Taut and suspenseful, Daniel Roher’s film performs more like a John le Carré thriller than a genuine tale. It has taken on even bigger significance since the Russian war on Ukraine, as well, according to numerous of the people concerned. “It provides so much context to what’s taking place now in Ukraine,” Maria Pevchikh, head of the investigative unit for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation and an executive producer on the film, advised the AP.

Martin Freeman keeps proving he can enjoy nearly anything. The “Sherlock” and “Breeders” actor stars as a deeply troubled English law enforcement officer in “The Responder,” debuting Tuesday, on the Britbox streaming company. Demoted from inspector, Chris Carson is patrolling the streets of his Liverpool, England, hometown, confronting crime and his have angst. He’s also unwilling lover to a rookie, played by Adelayo Adedayo, and his marriage is at chance. The series, motivated by the activities of its creator and producer, Tony Schumacher, unfolds more than a 7 days of night time shifts as Chris tries to rescue a youthful addict from fatal jeopardy.

AP writers Lynn Elber and Lindsey Bahr contributed to this story.