They say that Rorschach tests are designed not to have a specific image, but rather are up for the subject's interpretation. The results are then analyzed to try and examine how the subject's mind works. Watching this new clip from The Master, it's pretty easy to see how Joaquin Phoenix's character's mind works: he thinks about sex. A lot.
Paul Thomas Anderson has cut together the new clip in celebration of the announcement that there will be a special 70mm sneak preview screening of the director's newest film at the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz in Austin, Texas on Monday, September 10th (more than a week before its official release). If you live in the area or have the budget to fly out to Austin for a night, head over HERE to buy your tickets. And now on to the clip (warning, it's a bit NSFW):
Anderson's sixth movie and first since 2007's There Will Be Blood, The Master stars Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell, a war veteran who is struggling to cope with life after the Navy. Things begin to change, howeverm, when he meets a man named Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who is the charasmatic leader of of an organization called The Cause. Lancaster takes Freddie under his wing as his right hand man, but their relationship begins to slip when Freddie begins to question Lancaster's teachings. The movie is being released by The Weinstein Company and will be in theaters on September 28th. For more, including trailers, stills, posters and news, head over to our Blend Film Database.
