Monday, October 15, 2012

Argo

  • 'Argo': How improbable is Ben Affleck's transformation?

    And unlike his other guises, he's gotten better each time out - from the promising "Gone Baby Gone" to the more assured "The Town" to the dazzling "Argo," which garnered strong reviews and box office this weekend. What's striking is not that Affleck ...

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  • 'Taken 2' repeats at No. 1 with $21.9M weekend; 'Argo' opens solidly with $19.5M

    "Argo," Warner Bros., $19,458,109, 3,232 locations, $6,020 average, $19,458,109, one week. 3. "Sinister," Summit, $18,007,634, 2,527 locations, $7,126 average, $18,007,634, one week.

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  • 'Taken 2,' 'Argo' dominate box office. NBC grabs Formula One.

    Daily Dose: Ben Affleck's "Argo" has a great soundtrack. There's only one problem. The Rolling Stones song "Little T&A" wasn't technically released at the time his thriller about the rescue of six Americans from Iran in the midst of the hostage crisis ...

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  • 'Taken 2' bests newcomers with $22.5 mil; 'Argo' strong second with $20.1 mil

    A quintet of new entries, led by Warner Bros.' "Argo" with an estimated $20.1 million, wasn't able to dethrone Fox's holdover champ "Taken 2," which collected $22.5 million in its second frame, for a beefy domestic cume of $86.8 million.

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  • Movie review: 'Argo'

    Watching "Argo," a film set in 1979 and 1980, actor Rory Cochrane and actor-writer-director Ben Affleck must have thought it humorous that 20 years after making "Dazed & Confused" they'd be soaked in '70s clothes and hair all over again.

    wae.blogs.starnewsonline.com

  • Ben Affleck's 'Argo,' With Strong Reviews, Opens in Second Place

    Movies that appeal primarily to older adults rarely rocket out of the box office starting gate - graying patrons don't much care for crowds or you-must-go-right-this-minute marketing pressure - and Ben Affleck's "Argo" was no exception. A suspenseful ...

    artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

  • 'Argo' soars thanks to unfamiliar actors

    "Argo," which opened this weekend, is a perfect example of the latter. Ben Affleck's terrific thriller-drama-Hollywood-satire about a secret plan to rescue American diplomats during the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979 could have included, say, Al Pacino ...

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  • 'Taken 2' holds off newcomer 'Argo' at the box office

    Affleck's critically lauded political thriller Argo couldn't quite overtake Neeson's Taken 2, which held the box-office crown for the second straight weekend.

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  • Box Office: Ben Affleck's Argo Hot, Here Comes the Boom Not

    Awards season may have its popular favorite. Ben Affleck's Argo opened with a bigger-than-expected $20.1 million Friday-Sunday, per estimates.

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  • Argo / **** (R)

    Ben Affleck's new film "Argo" is a 70s style thriller set at the end of that decade, expertly handled by this filmmaker who gets better and more assured in his direction with every effort.

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  • Should 'Argo' Have Been More Accurate? Minor Points About the Fake Movie ...

    Argo is certainly that kind of teaser. But are people giving Ben Affleck's latest too much credit in the accuracy department?

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  • 'Argo' Beaten At Box Office By 'Taken 2,' Comes In At No. 2 With $20.1 Million

    "Argo," the Affleck awards vehicle and highly acclaimed political thriller following the true story of six Americans hiding out in the Canadian Embassy during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, overperformed at the box office grossing $20.1 million ...

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  • Your Script Could Become The Next 'Argo': Blacklist Web Site Offers Unsigned ...

    The website of the famed Hollywood screenplay "Blacklist" will now allow emerging screenwriters to upload their scripts onto the site.

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  • Weekend Box Office: Ben Affleck's Argo Tops New Releases as Taken 2 ...

    With five new wide releases, it was a traffic jam at the box office this weekend, but the surprisingly robust Taken 2 still held court at the top.

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  • Box office report: 'Taken 2' nabs No. 1 for second weekend, with 'Argo' a ...

    With $20.1 million, Argo, about the C.I.A. mission to extract six Americans trapped in Iran during the 1979/1980 hostage crisis, did not quite beat Ben Affleck's 2010 Boston heist thriller The Town, which opened at No.

    insidemovies.ew.com

  • Argo, See It! And Other Movie Stuff…

    I know I'm way out of my depth here, recommending movies and such, but my wife and I went and saw Ben Affleck in Argo last night and I recommend that you do too.

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  • "Argo" excerpts landmark 60 Minutes interview

    The movie "Argo" (starring Ben Affleck and Bryan Cranston, pictured above) opened this weekend and those of us at 60 Minutes who saw it were interested to see that it includes footage of our late colleague Mike Wallace, as well as other journalists who ...

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  • 'Argo': John Goodman channels Hollywood makeup legend John Chambers

    In Argo, John Goodman plays the role of Chambers, the special effects makeup artist who helps CIA agent Tony Mendez (played by Ben Affleck) devise the cover story for a high-stakes rescue mission during the Iran hostage crisis.

    popstyle.ew.com

  • Movies: 'Argo,' 'Taken 2' & 'House at the End of the Street'

    Movies: 'Argo,' 'Taken 2' & 'House at the End of the Street'. Updated 11:16 p.m., Sunday, October 14, 2012.

    www.norwalkcitizenonline.com

  • Argo doesn't tell the whole story

    Last week's release of the film Argo, which depicts the efforts of the CIA to recover six American diplomats hidden by Canadian embassy personnel as the Iranian government collapsed, shows us one part of the myriad operations conducted in those ...

    www.ottawacitizen.com

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