While some in The Playlist team are flagging under the onslaught of marketing for “The Tree Of Life,” this is a film we’ve been following literally for years and while we just want the next couple of weeks to pass by quickly so we can finally see the film, we’ll continue to take what we can get from it for now.

A new international poster for the film has landed and half of it is taken up with an image from the film we haven’t seen yet of Brad Pitt playing with his two sons in what must be happier times after the dinosaurs and before the Sean Penn adult moroseness sets in. But that’s not all out there for those looking forward to Terrence Malick‘s film. The soundtrack to the film by Alexandre Desplat has begun streaming over at Amazon. But listening to the music before seeing the movie is a bit odd, at least in this instance, so we’ll wait a bit before weighing in.

“The Tree Of Life” hits Cannes next month and opens on May 27th. Full poster below.

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From the Desk of Terrence Malick….

We trace the evolution of an eleven-year-old boy in the Midwest, JACK, one of three brothers. At first all seems marvelous to the child. He sees as his mother does with the eyes of his soul. She represents the way of love and mercy, where the father tries to teach his son the world’s way of putting oneself first. Each parent contends for his allegiance, and Jack must reconcile their claims. The picture darkens as he has his first glimpses of sickness, suffering and death. The world, once a thing of glory, becomes a labyrinth.

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My gosh, I just experienced five long days of low speed internet and let me tell you: it is a true nightmare. I rely on it too much for private and professional reasons but don’t we all these days? But as you can tell: I got my hi speed back and I could cry from happiness So I’ve some nice updates for you. Enjoy our Brad and his projects. Thank you all for visiting. And thank you La_miga for updating the website while I was away on vacation last week (which was lovely by the way).

Do you miss SNATCH? What about London? Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup ‘o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary Poppins… LONDON. Well now is the time to see SNATCH better than ever on Blu-ray (TM). SNATCH hits stores on Tuesday December 1st. Check out the trailer, some clips and photos.

The official site for the Blu-ray release of SNATCH is now live: Diamondanddag.com. The site has a ton of great features, including:

1) The Pikey Translator that tests your knowledge of Pikey and what he is actually saying.
2) The Snatch Soundboard that includes some of the best quotes from the movie.
3) The “diamond and bag” Sweepstakes which will take two winners to LONDON. You can enter starting Tuesday November 24th.

Be sure to pre-order your own copy now by clicking the image below for either US (left) or UK (right).

• x04 Seven Years in Tibet (pressconf) – Rome, Italy (12/02/97).
• x02 Ocean’s Twelve (photocall) – Rome, Italy (12/10/04).
• x02 Burn After Reading (pressconf) – Toronto, Canada (09/06/08).
• x03 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (pressconf) – Los Angeles, CA (12/08/08).

Whoohoo! We’ve reached the 50,000 images mark @ BP Gallery. Enjoy!