Yes, it's true; Terrence Malick's long-awaited epic The Tree of Life has found a release date, and it's surprisingly early. In addition to festivals like Sundance and, of course, Cannes battling to host the world premiere, the folks at IndieWire are reporting that Malick's latest has been scheduled for limited release starting on May 27, 2011. I know some will bemoan the fact that this could potentially kill the film's Oscar chances, but I'm not really bothered for two reasons. First, Malick's work has only been heavily embraced by AMPAS once, and it was for a war film, albeit a rather meditative one. Second? Um, hello, we get to see the damn this earlier than expected. Awards recognition is always great, especially when it's for a film/director/performance that you think is great, but the whole point of movies isn't awards; it's to see and experience them, and the sooner something as reportedly amazing (and constantly delayed) comes out, the better.
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