The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-awaited return to the director’s chair, has released a brand new poster featuring a recurring image of the film’s three leads, Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.

Whereas the first poster took the form of a chilled wine bottle, this new sheet employs a kind of kaleidoscope design. If that original image alluded to Phoenix’s character’s alcohol problems, perhaps this new one is a reflection of his fragmented state of mind?

Set in the ’50s, the film will focus upon Phoenix’s heavy-drinking drifter, a former military man with a…

The Bourne Legacy will come and go without a lot of fanfare, but it’s worth noting there is something almost historic about this additition to the Bourne film series. It may very well be the first time a franchise continues on without its lead character, yet somehow it works the way Bourne Legacy is told. Perhaps it’s because everything else about Bourne Legacy will be relatable for audiences familiar with the Bourne conventions. It’s a serious kind of action thriller that simply works for large audiences.

But a lot of moviegoers are detracted by The Bourne Legacy. It looks like the…

John Powell had created such a rich, unique sound in the first three Bourne films and it was sad for me to see James Newton Howard deliver a lackluster soundtrack (and even more sad that that was probably one of the least of the film’s problems).

Though on my recent watch through of the original Bourne trilogy, I was not as in love with the music as I remembered, it was still pretty good. Particularly grabbing as always is the opening scene of the first film. The music captures the essence of what’s going on so perfectly. The music of The Bourne Legacy was indeed one of the quite…

As such, “The Bourne Legacy” opened just over $40m, easily taking the crown away from “The Dark Knight Rises.” and besting alternative newcomer “The Campaign” as well. Still, “The Bourne Legacy” couldn’t match 2007′s “Bourne Ultimatum,” though it did open at a higher dollar amount than “The Bourne Identity” which means the reboot transplant operation has worked, and we’re a go for sequels. Could a second or third film feature a Damon / Renner mash-up? If Universal has the budget and a decent screenplay, I’m sure the gents would at least take the meeting.

I wonder how well it will do…

The emotional stakes have been muted, the romance feels half-hearted and the thematic relevance of the original trilogy has been lowered from a righteous drive to a dull roar. Talented actors like Oscar Isaac, Corey Stoll and the returning Joan Allen and David Strathairn go to waste, and the main plot to take out every assassin seems handily undone when it’s time to introduce an antagonist (Louis Ozawa Changchien), whose capacity for empathy has been dialed down as the rest of his skills have been amped up.

I agree with almost everything in this review. The one thing I disagree with is,…

Keira Knightley is in early negotiations to star opposite Chris Pine in Paramount’s franchise hopeful Jack Ryan, sources close to the film tell The Hollywood Reporter.

I’m not sure why since I don’t have a lot of information about his film, but I am excited and hopeful. Perhaps it is because I love all the other films in this franchise. Though I hate that they are scattered about with different actors and philosophies. Perhaps this will be a grand unification and the start of a sucessful.