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Paw Patrol Pups Meet Rhubarb the Dino Ahead of August Theatrical Release

The Paw Patrol is going prehistoric. Paramount Animation and Spin Master Entertainment dropped a first look at Rhubarb, a new dinosaur character joining the pack in “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie,” timed to National Dinosaur Day.

The new featurette also introduces Timmy the T-Rex and features voice work from McKenna Grace, Jameela Jamil, Terry Crews, and Jennifer Hudson. Cal Brunker directs from a script he co-wrote with Bob Barlen, based on Keith Chapman’s TV series.

The story follows the Paw Patrol pups after they crash land on a tropical island filled with dinosaurs. They team up with Rex, a pup who’s been stranded there for years and knows his way around the prehistoric wildlife. Things go sideways when Mayor Humdinger starts mining the island and accidentally triggers a dormant volcano. The pups have to pull off their biggest rescues yet to stop everything from going extinct.

The cast also includes Snoop Dogg, Bill Nye, Paris Hilton, and Fortune Feimster. It’s a stacked lineup for what’s shaping up to be a much bigger adventure than the usual Paw Patrol fare.

“Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie” hits theaters August 14, 2026.

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Dark New Short “I Think About Killing You” Explores Athlete Abuse at Tribeca Festival

A collegiate rower’s violent fantasies about her abusive coach take center stage in “I Think About Killing You,” a new psychological thriller making its world premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 4.

Writer-director Ran Ran Wang draws from her own experience as an athlete for the 14-minute short. The story follows Dani, captain of a Division One rowing team, whose intrusive thoughts about killing her coach spiral when she’s pushed past her breaking point.

The film stars Tiana Le (“Insecure,” “Just Add Magic”) as Dani and Bridget Regan (“Agent Carter,” “John Wick”) as her coach. The cast also includes Charlie Morgan Patton and Miya Kodama.

Wang, whose feature screenplay “If I Had Your Face” made the 2023 Black List, says the film is “for anyone who has ever been an athlete, any woman who has ever had a complicated relationship with an older authority figure, and anyone who loves an anxiety-inducing thriller.”

“I Think About Killing You” comes from Rideback RISE, Dan Lin’s nonprofit accelerator for mid-career POC filmmakers. The program has hosted industry heavyweights like Issa Rae, Jon M. Chu, and Destin Daniel Cretton.

The short will screen three times during Tribeca: June 4 and June 11 at Spring Studios, and June 13 at AMC 19th Street.

This matters because it tackles a subject rarely explored on screen, rooted in the lived reality of women abused within institutional sports.

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Live Nation Takes Majority Stake in Dale Play to Expand Latin Music in Argentina

Live Nation just made a major move in Argentina’s live music scene.

The concert giant acquired a majority stake in Dale Play Live, a homegrown promoter focused on Spanish-language artists and regional talent. Dale Play founder Federico Lauria stays on to lead creative direction and will help develop Latin artists for global markets.

The deal strengthens Live Nation’s position in Buenos Aires, the second largest music market in South America. Dale Play brings deep local connections with emerging artists and younger audiences, while Live Nation’s existing partner DF Entertainment continues handling international tours and major events.

It’s a two-pronged strategy. DF Entertainment focuses on bringing global acts to Argentina. Dale Play builds up Spanish-language artists from the ground up.

“Dale Play was founded with the vision of supporting artists and building a platform that empowers them to grow locally and globally,” Lauria said. “Being partners with Live Nation represents a tremendous opportunity to continue expanding artists from Argentina and Latin America to the world.”

For indie and regional Latin artists, this could mean more resources, bigger stages, and real pathways to international audiences. Live Nation gets stronger roots in a market that’s only growing.

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Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore Team Up for Final Chapter of Regenerative Agriculture Doc Trilogy

A documentary about soil just won at Cannes, and it’s landing on Prime Video this Friday.

“Groundswell,” executive produced and narrated by Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore, completes a trilogy that started with “Kiss the Ground” and “Common Ground.” Directed by Josh and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, the film spans five continents to track a global farming revolution that’s quietly addressing climate change, species extinction, and soil loss all at once.

The premise is straightforward. Regenerative agriculture builds living soil, stores carbon underground, and produces more nutrient-dense food per acre. The film shows farmers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders already proving it works at scale. Grasslands are recovering. Rivers are running cleaner. Yields are climbing.

The doc took home the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, earning recognition for a film that wraps a very real environmental crisis in accessible, solutions-focused storytelling. Prince William even makes an appearance, introducing regenerative rancher Gabe Brown in a symbolic passing of the torch.

While “Kiss the Ground” introduced soil health to a mainstream audience and “Common Ground” tackled policy and power, “Groundswell” closes the loop with a global call to action. It’s rare to see a documentary trilogy stick the landing, especially one built around dirt. This one might actually matter.

“Groundswell” hits Prime Video June 5.

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Sara Bareilles Announces First Album in Seven Years, Fall Tour, and Tribeca Documentary Premiere

Sara Bareilles is coming back in a big way. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter just announced Good Grief, her first studio album since 2019’s Amidst the Chaos, dropping August 28 on Epic Records.

The 14-track collection confronts loss head-on while threading hope through its darkest corners. “This whole collection of songs felt like transmissions rather than a deliberate attempt to make sense of the world,” Bareilles says. “My deepest hope is that Good Grief provides some kind of comfort or catharsis.”

First single “Home” arrives today, inspired by a conversation between Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper about grief. The album features collaborators like Brandi Carlile, Ingrid Michaelson, and the late poet Andrea Gibson, with production handled by Bareilles alongside Aaron Dessner at Long Pond Studios.

The rollout includes a Good Grief Tour kicking off September 9 in Boston, hitting Radio City Music Hall, Chicago Theatre, and the Dolby Theatre across 18 North American cities. Tickets go on sale June 10, with artist and presales starting June 8.

A documentary capturing the album’s creation premieres at Tribeca Festival on June 4, offering an intimate look at Bareilles returning to the studio after seven years. It’s a creative process laid bare, grief and all.

For an artist who’s conquered Broadway with Waitress and earned Emmy nods for Girls5eva, this marks a deeply personal homecoming to her roots.

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New Documentary “We Are Pat” Hitting Theaters This Week

We-Are-PatRemember “Pat,” that divisive SNL character from the ’90s? A new documentary is cracking it back open.

“We Are Pat,” directed by Rowan Haber, starts its theatrical run May 29 in New York before expanding nationwide this summer. Tribeca Films will release it digitally June 23.

The film revisits Julia Sweeney’s androgynous character, which became an SNL phenomenon before facing backlash as conversations around trans and non-binary identity evolved. But instead of just rehashing the controversy, Haber assembles an all-trans writers room to create a brand new 2025 Pat sketch.

“I was interested in what happens when you don’t try to resolve a cultural artifact, but instead reopen it and see what’s still alive inside it,” Haber says.

The doc features interviews with Sweeney herself, Kevin Nealon, and a roster of trans comics including Molly Kearney, Murray Hill, Sabrina Wu, and River Gallo. Even Sweeney admits she didn’t know if the film would be “sympathetic or problematic,” adding it’s “so much deeper and richer and more provocative than I ever imagined.”

The producing team includes Emmy winner Caryn Capotosto (“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”) with executive producers Alan Cumming and Lilly Wachowski.

For indie filmmakers tackling cultural reckonings, this is how you do it: with nuance, humor, and the people most affected leading the conversation.

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What Happens When You Chase Your Dream Through The Asylum’s Sharknado Machine

MockbusterAn Australian director stuck making corporate videos pitches himself to direct a dinosaur movie for The Asylum, the studio behind Sharknado. They actually say yes. What could go wrong?

MOCKBUSTER drops July 10 in theaters and on digital, just in time for shark week. It’s a documentary about Anthony Frith’s wild six-day shoot of The Land That Time Forgot in suburban Adelaide on a budget he describes as “aspirational.”

Here’s the twist: Frith is directing both the B-movie and the documentary about making it. So you get the full beautiful chaos, rubber dinosaurs, last-minute rewrites, demanding LA execs, and his own self-doubt included.

The Asylum might get mocked, but they’ve built a global empire over two decades. Sharknado became a phenomenon. Their mockbuster model actually works.

What starts as a chronicle of chaotic production becomes something more. It’s about chasing the dream through the absurd hustle of genre filmmaking and finding success where you didn’t expect it.

The doc got competitive national funding from Screen Australia, proving the country’s documentary scene is thriving. Executive producers include Tickled filmmaker David Farrier.

Opening night includes a red carpet screening July 9 at Laemmle Glendale, plus runs in Philly, Indy, Toronto, and Portland.

For indie filmmakers wondering if they should take the shot, this one’s for you.

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Carla Simón Returns With Family Secrets Drama “Romería”

RomeriaA young woman with a camcorder shows up at her estranged grandparents’ house on the Galician coast, looking for answers her family doesn’t want to give.

That’s the setup for “Romería,” Carla Simón’s latest feature, opening June 26 at Film Forum in New York. The film follows 18-year-old Marina, a budding filmmaker who needs a signature from her paternal grandparents to attend university in Barcelona. But what starts as a bureaucratic errand becomes something deeper. Armed with her deceased mother’s diaries and her camera, Marina tries to piece together the truth about her parents and her father’s death. Her relatives welcome her, sort of, but dodge her questions at every turn.

Simón knows something about mining family history for story. Her debut “Summer 1993” was autobiographical and won three Goya Awards. Her follow-up “Alcarràs” took home the Golden Bear at Berlin and represented Spain at the Oscars. “Romería” premiered at Cannes last year and played the New York Film Festival.

Shot along rocky Galician coastlines with what critics are calling “sun-dappled” cinematography, the film tackles a universal question: what were your parents like before you knew them? For indie filmmakers building stories from personal history, that’s fertile ground.

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First Documentary About Shen Yun Hits Streaming After Racking Up a Million Views

A documentary about one of the world’s most visible performing arts companies is finally getting a wide release. UNBROKEN: The Untold Story of Shen Yun drops on major streaming platforms June 12.

Director Fiona Young got rare access to follow an American family of Shen Yun dancers during training and on tour. The result is the first documentary ever made about the classical Chinese dance company, which tours eight companies globally and sells out theaters in major cities every year.

The film follows brothers Jesse and Lucas Browde, both principal dancers, as they navigate life in a company that’s become a target. According to the doc, Shen Yun has faced years of pressure and alleged interference from the Chinese Communist Party, campaigns that escalated sharply in 2022.

The company was founded in 2006 by artists looking to revive traditional Chinese culture outside modern China’s political restrictions. That mission has apparently made them a persistent target.

“When art, freedom, and truth are being challenged, the most important thing you can do is make sure people can see the full picture,” said executive producer Steve Lance.

UNBROKEN already streamed for free on NTD TV and GJW+ for two months, pulling over a million views. Now it’s available in 14 languages and has over 100 theatrical screenings lined up across five countries.

For indie filmmakers, it’s a reminder that docs about cultural resilience and creative freedom still find massive audiences when the access is real and the stakes are high.

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Greenland’s One-Week Football Season Gets the Documentary Treatment

Picture a football league where grass won’t grow because it’s too cold, roads don’t connect towns, and icebergs loom as constant reminders that winter never really ends. That’s Greenland, home to the world’s shortest football season, just one week long.

No Place For Football follows B67, a club from Nuuk, as they journey north to compete for the national championship in Ilulissat. Led by captain Patrick Frederiksen and head coach Nicolai Nielsen, the team battles brutal conditions, injury struggles, and a fierce rivalry with hometown club N48.

Directors Brandon Scott Smith and Derek Sullivan Smith secured rare access to capture the Arctic Circle football experience. The 91-minute doc premiered at DocLands earlier this month and hits digital platforms worldwide May 29th, just ahead of the FIFA World Cup.

The timing’s pointed. Greenland still isn’t part of FIFA, meaning its players compete purely for love of the game, not global glory or sponsorship deals.

For indie filmmakers chasing authentic sports stories, this one’s got all the elements: remote location shooting, cultural specificity, and a David vs. Goliath setup that doesn’t need Hollywood polish to connect.

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