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  THE MASTER Review By: RAMA Let's find out what RAMA thought of THE MASTER . I’m not sure why people are fussing about how this movie may have been intended to make fun of Scientology, because I certainly don’t see it that way. I’m not defending Scientology, but THE MASTER is not about a certain specific denomination, it’s about more than that, it’s about writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s exploring how aimless and purposeless life was for soldiers post-WWII, how that longing for something greater than themselves can be easily taken advantage of by a false belief system. I see THE MASTER as PTA’s way of telling everybody to not simply take things as they are given to you but to keep investigating to see if there’s any truth to it, THE MASTER is PTA’s way of studying the influencer and the influenced, how even the leader doesn’t fully control his own destiny, I think PTA is more interested in the two lead characters’ affecting and desperately needing and feeding off each

Akira , the English-language, live-action take on the landmark anime and manga property, is zeroing in on its star, and it just might be Keanu Reeves . Warner Bros. has been having a tough time finding the two leads of the movie, to be directed by Albert Hughes. In the script, the action moves from Neon-Tokyo to New Manhattan, where a biker gang leader tries to save his best friend from a medical experiment that threatens to unleash destructive powers. Actors ranging from James Franco and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Robert Pattinson and Michael Fassbender have circled the project in some form or fashion as the studio sought to find an A-list lead. Now comes word that Reeves has held talks with the studio, with whom he already made the massively successful Matrix movies, for the part of Kaneda, the gang leader. Reeves doesn't yet have an offer for the role, but we hear the talks with his reps have been going well. Reeves anchoring the project could serve as a strong lure fo

The script for the Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures live action adaptation of anime artist Katsuhiro Otomo’s 6-volume graphic novel Akira has been sent to a short list of actors. The picture is finally taking shape for an August start, following the delivery of a rewrite by Steve Kloves that has director Albert Hughes and the studio brass excited. The story takes place in the rebuilt New Manhattan where a leader of a biker gang saves his friend from a medical experiment. There are two major roles, and I'm told that for Tetsuo , Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and James McAvoy have been given the new script. For the role of Kaneda , the script has been given to Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake and Joaquin Phoenix . The two leads are expected to come from that group of actors. Andrew Lazar is producing with Appian Way’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran. Akira has been one of Warner Bros' high priority projects since th