Rene Russo (Patrick McMullan)

Last night in New York, Rene Russo made a strong argument for a comeback in a striking black leather frock that avoids looking like something from a dominatrix’s closet with a contrasting melon-colored panel. Ms. Russo, who recently returned to the screen after a long absence in Thor, and who is not actually in the Bourne movie, played the evening’s femme fatale without looking like she was wearing a costume–maybe there’s room for her in the next sequel?

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