Events for August 27, 2026

Written and directed by Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life” stars Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. This film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The coming-of-age drama is set in 1956 Waco Texas.

“Planes, Trains & Automobiles” is a 1987 road trip comedy directed by John Hughes. Easily excitable Neal Page (Steve Martin) is somewhat of a control freak. Trying to get home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his wife (Laila Robins) and kids, his flight is rerouted to a distant city in Kansas because of a freak snowstorm, and his sanity begins to fray.