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Synopsis
Based on true events, Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis—the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA "exfiltration" specialist named Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies. Credits
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New Zealand Is The Latest Country To Be Mad At ArgoThe film's director and star Ben Affleck has won plenty of accolades for bringing this stranger-than-fiction story to life, but some of the liberties the movie takes with history have spurred outrage in Canada, Iran, and now New Zealand. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2013-03-21 10:11:18comments
Iranian Government Looking To Sue Somebody, Anybody, Over ArgoThe decision to pursue legal action was made following a group of Iranian cultural officials and movie critics watching and discussing it at a theater in Tehran late Monday. Apparently, Argo's win along with its final honor being presented by First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama fanned this collective's fury over the feature. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2013-03-12 09:48:06comments
Argo Triumphs, But Not By Much, At Academy Awards That Spread The LoveTonight Argo won Best Picture in addition to just two other prizes, but it's not because it was a weak competitor or had to beat out just one other film to get there. A presumed Best Picture frontrunner for weeks before the ceremony began, Argo was the victor in what's been a spectacularly competitive Oscar season......by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-24 23:08:34comments
Oscar Winners 2013: Full List Of Academy Award ResultsThe biggest night in Hollywood is over, and now we've got another year in movies remembered with a whole bunch of big gold trophies. Argo was the big winner of the night, taking home Best Picture in addition to Best Adapted Screenplay and Film Editing, but there were plenty of statues to go around...by Katey, Eric & Sean | published: 2013-02-24 18:01:03comments
Why Argo Deserved To Win Best PictureMy favorite shot in Ben Affleck’s Argo isn’t during the nail-biting, armchair-gripping finale at the Iranian airport or the heart-palpitating opening sequence with the rioters attacking the U.S. embassy. It’s an establishing shot less than 30 minutes into the film that shows the famed Hollywood sign as protagonist Tony Mendez arrives in Los Angeles....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-02-22 18:38:36comments
Cool Interactive Feature Dissects Trailers For Five Best Picture NomineesDid you ever walk out of a movie and wonder what happened to the handful of scenes that you know you saw in a trailer? Sometimes you end up seeing a different angle for a scene. Other times final-cut edits take whole sequences out of films – even though studios lean on those images to lure you into theaters in the first place....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-02-20 17:40:35comments
Iranian Conference Speaks Out Against ArgoEveryone has an agenda. It’s part of the human plight, having something that guides your actions. Admittedly, American capitalists have larger, more questionable agendas than most, and big budget Hollywood reflects this at almost every turn. But to go into the myriad of ways viewers' minds are pushed and pulled, debating the subversive consequences, it would be almost impossible to arrive at an agreed upon answer and solution....by Nick Venable | published: 2013-02-19 21:02:06comments
Watch: Ben Affleck's Debut Directorial Short I Killed My Lesbian Wife ..."It's horrible. It's atrocious," Affleck said. "I knew I wanted to be a director, and I did a couple of short films, and this is the only one that haunts me. I'm not proud of it. It looks like it was made by someone who has no prospects, no promise."...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-02-19 13:52:07comments
This Week In Home Entertainment: Argo & Anna Karenina, Plus Things Get SinisterThere’s a lot of imagination in this week’s best releases. From a ghastly creature haunting old visual mediums to reenvisioned historical moments, and world and their wars built entirely for the small screen, this week in home entertainment offers a little something for everyone, even if that something is watching scantily dressed teens try to find a younger sibling in a haunted house. ...by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-02-19 10:54:13comments
Argo And Silver Linings Playbook Editors Take Home Top Honors At ACE Eddie AwardsThe top honors of the 63rd annual ACE Eddie Awards have been announced, and the results will probably come as no surprise to anyone paying attention. Argo’s William Goldenberg won the prize for Best Edited Dramatic Feature Film, topping such films as Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln......by Nick Venable | published: 2013-02-18 19:53:29comments
Argo And Zero Dark Thirty Take Top Writers Guild PrizesEven if you think you know that Argo will win Best Picture and that Daniel Day-Lewis will win Best Actor at this Sunday's Oscars, there are still plenty of categories with room for surprise-- and maybe none more so than the two screenplay categories. With Argo and fellow Best Picture frontrunner Lincoln both duking it out in Best Adapted Screenplay...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-18 10:12:16comments
Les Miserables And Argo Are Top British Film Academy Award WinnersLes Miserables, suddenly an also-ran in the Oscar race, managed to be a big champion back in the country where it was filmed. The musical won 4 prizes at the British Academy Film Awards-- aka the BAFTAs-- including Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway and technical prizes for sound, makeup and production design...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-10 22:15:24comments
Check Out Argo: Declassified Before The Film Hits Blu-ray On Februay 19Argo is hitting Blu-ray and DVD on February 19, and now Warner Bros. has released a lengthy segment explaining how Director Ben Affleck and the rest of the cast and crew were able to bring Argo to life on film with the help of the real-life people involved with the CIA operation. ...by Jessica Rawden | published: 2013-02-09 18:01:12comments
Ben Affleck Wins Directors Guild Award, As Argo's Best Picture Hopes StrengthenIt's probably time to start feeling sorry for Ben Affleck. From the moment he was left off the Oscar lineup for Best Director, Affleck has been experiencing a surge of affection-- and a lot of awards to go along with it. First came the Critics Choice Award, then the Golden Globe, then the SAG Award for Best Ensemble...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-02-03 10:20:23comments
Argo Wins Producers Guild Award In Its Unlikely Surge Toward Best PictureIt's not quite as flashy as last night's star-packed SAG Awards, but the Producers Guild Awards, held last Saturday, hold just as crucial a place in the annual awards season constellation. They've handed their top prize to the film that eventually went on to win Best Picture for the last five years...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-28 07:51:30comments
Jennifer Lawrence, Daniel Day Lewis, And Argo Win Big At The SAG AwardsWe are now less than a month away from the Academy Awards and still some of the best film's of last year continue to duke it out and fight for the most recognition. As the various critics groups and guilds have handed out their awards there has been little consistency, with movies like Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, Ben Affleck's Argo, and David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook all earning recognition and taking home hardware....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-01-28 00:16:48comments
Kerry Bishe Confirmed To Play Jerry Lewis' Granddaughter In Max RoseBishe will play the granddaughter of Lewis’ character, an 82-year-old pianist who discovers an artifact which suggests that his long-dead wife might actually have been unfaithful to him at some point during their marriage. The revelation sends Lewis’ character on an emotional journey that likely will put him in touch with other members of the cast. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-21 07:27:41comments
Golden Globes Winners: Argo Finally Gets Its MomentTonight's Golden Globes awards were fantastic for two movies that nobody was talking about when Oscar nominations were announced just three days ago. Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook got all the attention when the Academy made their picks on Thursday, but the big winners at the Globes were Argo and Les Miserables...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-13 21:24:36comments
Argo, Lincoln, And Life Of Pi Score ACE Editing NominationsIndividual guilds often help paint the picture of which films are going to emerge triumphant on Oscar night. Case in point, the movie that takes home the top award at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards honoring achievements in editing likely have to be considered the frontrunner for the Academy Awards....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-11 11:01:04comments
The Biggest Oscar Nomination Mystery: What Happened To Ben Affleck?The snub I can't explain, no matter how many directions I take it, is the absence of Ben Affleck in the Best Director field. The actor-turned-director had steadily built his profile from the small-scale Gone Baby Gone to the surprise hit The Town, and with Argo he seemed to have delivered absolutely everything the Academy loves:...by Katey Rich | published: 2013-01-10 09:06:57comments
President Obama Reveals His Favorite Movies Of 2012These past couple of weeks hundreds if not thousands of film critics have worked to try and put together their top 10 lists for 2012, determining which titles, above all the rest, stood out over the last 12 months. These personal lists are great because they really help audiences understand critics' individual tastes, and it's also a great way to discover movies that otherwise may have been missed....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-31 15:25:46comments
The 10 Best Movie Music Moments Of 2012For the last two weeks we have been applauding the best work of the year, from our individual critical top 10s to lists of our favorite action scenes, on-screen couples, facial hair statements, lines of dialogue, breakthrough performances and much more. And now it’s time to celebrate those very special moments of 2012 when cinema and music fell into perfect harmony....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-31 13:11:10comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Mack's ListThe following ten movies are the ones that have really stuck with me. They’re the ones that have gotten better with months or weeks of age and have separated themselves from the pack. Some of them will definitely be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and others will not even be considered. Some of them you’ll probably agree with, and some of them will probably make you laugh and doubt my credibility. ...by Mack Rawden | published: 2012-12-28 14:10:06comments
Argo Is Headed On To Blu-ray In FebruaryIf you happen to live under a rock and missed the fact that Ben Affleck directed a movie about the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and more specifically, six Americans who managed to escape with the help of the U.S. government and some old school ingenuity, it’s alright—we aren’t judging you too harshly. The bright news is that the flick, Argo, has its Blu-ray and DVD release just around the corner. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will bring Argo to Blu-ray and DVD on February 19, 2012....by Jessica Rawden | published: 2012-12-21 15:22:40comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Kristy's ListCreating this list has filled me with a dizzying amount of joy and dread. Really, 2012 was a year that offered so many examples of daring and thrilling cinema that it was difficult to even determine what the criteria should be for a list of my personal ten favorites. In the end, I went with my gut, selecting those films that not only hit me hard in the theater, but also lingered with me for days, weeks, or months afterwards, and which I can still vividly recall. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-12-19 13:19:05comments
The Top 10 Movies Of 2012: Eric's ListMany consider 1982 to be one of the greatest years in movie history. With titles like E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, The Thing, Poltergeist, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and many other influential, revolutionary, unforgettable movies, it’s a year that will always be remembered as a landmark in pop culture history. And now 30 years later we have a year that could very well end up being remembered the same way....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-18 13:20:07comments
Argo Reminds Us It's An Award Season Contender With Behind-The-Scenes FeaturetteCampaigning for a movie in awards season is a path laced with pitfalls. Littler movies can oft be ignored, but mainstream blockbusters are frequently treated with a steely scorn and are practically prohibited from scoring the coveted high-prestige nominations....by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-12-05 16:13:08comments
Weekend Box Office: Ralph Wrecks His Way To Number OneVideo games took center stage in theaters this weekend as a movie chock full of classic characters dominated the number one spot. Wreck-It Ralph was the easy champion with almost $50 million. While that was a nice boost for the box office after a sluggish October, it might not have been the debut the movie's producers had hoped for....by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-11-04 14:48:33comments
Weekend Box Office: Cloud Atlas Dead On Arrival As Argo Floats To The TopReally pretty pictures and the promise of Tom Hanks outdoing himself by snagging all five Oscar nominations for best actor for parts played in a single movie were not enough to draw audiences out for Cloud Atlas. The movie reportedly cost over $100 million to produce but only took in $9 million for an embarrassing third place debut....by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-10-28 16:09:23comments
Argo And Silent Hill Lead Friday Box Office, While Cloud Atlas StumblesWarner Bros. can probably be proud of being on top of the box office this weekend, but it's probably not exactly the setup they were hoping for. Argo will take over the #1 spot at the box office for the first time this weekend, making $3.9 million and projected for around $12 million for the weekend...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-27 13:51:17comments
Oscar Eye: Box Office Matters, But The Avengers Still Won't Be Nominated For Best PictureSuperhero movies remain the spot where the "box office success + critical raves = Oscars" formula falls apart. The Academy is still feeling some of the backlash from their snub of The Dark Knight in 2008, which many believe led them to open up the Best Picture category to 10 nominees (now a sliding scale of 5-10, depending on how many votes they get) and probably helped Inception get a nod two years later...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-23 11:01:22comments
Argo's Fake Movie Studio Even Fooled Steven SpielbergAccording to a thorough background report on the events depicted in Affleck’s thrilling hostage drama, the bogus movie studio established by Tony Mendez as a means of establishing credibility for his fake Argo screenplay received 26 scripts, including “some potential moneymakers” and at least one from Steven Spielberg....by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-10-17 08:47:13comments
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To Seven Psychopaths, Argo & Paranormal Activity 4Inspired by Seven Psychopaths, Argo and Paranormal Activity 4, we've picked some crazy comedies, acclaimed dramas inspired by real events, and some haunting supernatural horror for your home-viewing pleasure. ...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-10-16 09:09:04comments
Just How True Is Ben Affleck's Argo?Ben Affleck's new film Argo was one of the big successes of the weekend. Though it was unable to overtake Taken 2 on top of the box office, it was a sizable success at $19.5 million, especially for a film made for around $40 million. With Oscar buzz galore and Affleck being crowned the new Clint Eastwood (that is, actor-turned-great-director), Argo has everything going for it… except, maybe, the truth...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-16 08:15:30comments
Weekend Box Office: Argo Lands Second As Taken 2 Doubles Up At Number OneBen Affleck's Oscar baiting Argo settled for a close second place with $20 million. That wasn't quite enough to top his previous directorial effort The Town which bowed in at $23 million. The drop is most easily blamed on the fact that Jon Hamm wasn't cast this time around....by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-10-14 17:11:08comments
Operation Kino 84: Going Undercover With Argo And Our Favorite SpiesThis week on Operation Kino, if we're gonna make a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit, as we review Ben Affleck's insanely well-received new thriller Argo. From there we talk about the spy movie genre, which Argo belongs to in part, and which will be back in a big way with the release of the new James Bond movie Skyfall...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-12 11:12:21comments
Argo's Familiar Faces: Your Guide To The 'That Guys' Of Ben Affleck's New Moviethe thing nobody is emphasizing nearly as much as they should is that Argo is positively crammed full of actors you recognize, and not in the "galaxy of a thousand stars!" way of the Ocean's movies, but in the "Wait, where do I know him and him from?" way that will have you scratching your head throughout the movie. Argo is packed with familiar faces, but you might be too distracted by looking them up in your mental IMDB to properly enjoy the movie...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-12 08:58:11comments
Ben Affleck Talks About Espionage, Hollywood And The Truth In ArgoOscar season is finally starting to really heat up, and right out of the gate Ben Affleck’sArgo looks poised for Oscar gold. The story of how the CIA managed to free six American hostages trapped in a Canadian embassy during the Iranian revolution, the film is an absolutely stunning work, with Affleck creating an intoxicating and immersive atmosphere while balancing a tone that wonderfully lobs back and forth from laugh-out-loud funny to nails-digging-into-armrest tense....by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-10-11 13:20:54comments
Oscar Eye: Argo Prepares To Emerge As A Frontrunner, While Lincoln Surprises New YorkThis week marks the wide release of one of the very big Best Picture contenders, Ben Affleck's Argo, but through sheer chance I've managed to catch up with four major Oscar movies in the last week. Argo is among them, so we'll start there, but there's plenty else to go over, even if the rest of these movies won't emerge in theaters for a few weeks yet. Exciting times to be a moviegoer!...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-09 18:16:39comments
Argo Giveaway: Win A Bag, Passport Holder, And More For Maximum 70s CoolIt's a story too weird not to be true, and Affleck tells it with perfect timing and a great balance of both humor and tension. We're really looking forward to Argo's release this weekend, and we're sharing that enthusiasm with a pretty killer giveaway. One lucky winner will win everything you see listed below...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-09 07:52:56comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Argo, Sinister, Seven Psychopaths And More ReviewsNow we’re talking. Now we’re kicking things into gear. Now we’re getting to what makes movies great. Some excellent stuff hitting the screens this week with Affleck freeing hostages, seven dudes going psycho, things getting sinister, and Kevin James doing MMA. Well...three out of four ain’t bad...by Doug Norrie | published: 2012-10-07 09:21:54comments
6 Clips From Ben Affleck's Argo Reveal A Wild Idea That Just Might WorkEver since Ben Affleck's Argo debuted at the Telluride Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival in early September, it's become one of the most-discussed awards contenders of the season, and if you ask some people, a front-runner for Best Picture. It's also, from what we hear, ridiculously entertaining...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-10-02 07:11:19comments
Argo Character Posters Introduce Ben Affleck's CrewAffleck has established himself as a rock-solid director through Gone Baby Gone and The Town. He takes a huge step forward with Argo, proving once again that he has an excellent nose for casting (as well as for leading his cast to Oscar nominations and wins). Can he land a few more Oscar noms once this one reaches theaters?...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-09-24 18:38:35comments
Ben Affleck's Argo Gets A New UK PosterIf the buzz turns out to be real, then Ben Affleck's Argo could end up being one of the best movies of 2012. In the last month the film has played at a number of film festivals, from Telluride to Toronto, and critics have been going crazy for it, praising its mix of humor and armrest-gripping tension. But while Affleck's Iranian hostage crisis drama will be arriving soon in the United States, set to be released on October 12th, foreign markets have a small wait ahead of them....by Eric EIsenberg | published: 2012-09-18 15:25:23comments
First Poster For Ben Affleck's Festival Hit ArgoThough it failed to win the Audience Award from the Toronto Film Festival, coming in second to the very well-loved Silver Linings Playbook, Ben Affleck's Argo was one of the clear hits of the festival, a taut political thriller with Hollywood ties that had everyone coming out of the theater talking about Oscars...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-09-17 16:51:25comments
Silver Linings Playbook Wins Toronto Film Festival Audience AwardIn the 34 years that the Toronto International Film Festival has handed out an audience award, 10 of those winners have gone on to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars-- and 4 have won the top prize. Two of those big winners, The King's Speech and Slumdog Millionaire, have won in the last 5 years...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-09-17 07:46:28comments
Anna Karenina: The Best Film Of TIFF 2012 So FarThe heavy hitters emerged at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, as audiences got their first look at films that would make any cinema junkie drool. Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, Ben Affleck’s Argo and Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha all played north of the border to packed houses … and we were there for as much of it as we could absorb. ...by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-09-08 13:59:57comments
Argo TV Spot Promises Crazy True TaleBiopics and docudramas are known for gamely blurring the line between reality and fantasy to attain the kind of taut narrative demanded by movie audiences. But the new drama from actor turned director Ben Affleck just might take this blend of fact and fiction to all new terrain as Argo centers on a CIA operation that depends on a cover story of being a movie production...by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-09-05 08:10:56comments
UPDATED: Looper, Cloud Atlas, Argo And Many More Set For Toronto Film Festival PremieresKicking things off will be Rian Johnson's Looper, the twisty time-travel thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, which will be the festival's opening film. Looper stole the show at Comic Con a few weeks ago, but the opening night spot at TIFF is a huge spotlight for what's essentially a genre movie from a director with only two other films behind him....by Katey Rich | published: 2012-07-24 06:49:44comments
First Trailer For Ben Affleck's Argo: Dream OnThere's a pretty sharp tonal shift halfway through this trailer, going from the intense action of the Irananian Revolution and the CIA agents charged with rescuing them to the bright sunshine of Hollywood, where Affleck's bearded character cooks up a plan to fake a sci-fi movie that would give the hostages cover...by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-08 08:16:17comments
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