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Tree of Life; Treasures 5: The West, 1898–1938; The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
Tree of Life
(Fox, $40)
“At times perplexing,” Terrence Malick’s ambitious meditation on the nature of life also contains “some of the most psychologically insightful filmmaking imaginable,” said the San Francisco Chronicle. Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain star as a 1950s Texas couple with distinct worldviews.
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Treasures 5: The West, 1898–1938
(Image Entertainment, $60)
This 10-hour collection is proof that U.S. cinema is richer than any of us know, said The New York Times. The set includes early Westerns, of course, but America’s embrace of the West is also documented by more surprising footage—like an 1898 short that Thomas Edison shot from a moving train.
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
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(Image Entertainment, $20)
“Two decades after his beloved kids’ show was yanked off the air, Paul Reubens brings it back in a fun-filled stage version, recorded for an HBO special,” said the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The star’s comic timing remains “razor-sharp.”
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