Could Ben Affleck’s thriller regain its autumn buzz?
Palm Springs fest to honor 'Argo' ensemble and Sally Field
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:14 am · December 6th, 2012
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Roundup: Ben Affleck is EW's Entertainer of the Year
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:42 am · November 29th, 2012
Also: Matthew Vaughn to (possibly) direct ‘Star Wars’, and early ‘Hobbit’ reax
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Roundup: Helen Hunt to receive Spotlight Award at Palm Springs fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:12 am · November 16th, 2012
Also: American Cinematheque honors Ben Stiller, and celebrating ‘Argo’ attire
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Wins for 'The Help,' 'The Artist,' 'Martha Marcy' at Casting Society of America Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:32 am · October 30th, 2012
We’re not quite done with 2011’s awards contenders yet.
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The Long Shot: Pseu-pseu-studio
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:38 pm · October 24th, 2012
What counts as a ‘studio movie’ in the Oscar race these days?
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Interview: John Goodman on 'Argo,' 'Flight,' Eastwood and awards season wagging the dog
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · October 24th, 2012
It’s not like John Goodman hasn’t been working consistently enough for a couple of decades, but the last two years have shown a stunning proliferation by anyone’s measure.
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George Clooney poised to break an Oscar record with 'Argo'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:09 pm · October 23rd, 2012
A Best Picture nod would make the star a nominee in six different categories.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Argo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:41 am · October 12th, 2012
Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage thriller opens today.
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Interview: Alan Arkin on teaming with Ben Affleck and John Goodman in 'Argo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:36 am · October 9th, 2012
Five years ago Alan Arkin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in “Little Miss Sunshine,” an award many thought would end up going to “Dreamgirls” star Eddie Murphy. He’s back knocking on the door of another tip of the Academy’s hat with his work as a cranky, seen-it-all film producer in Ben Affleck’s “Argo.” But he probably couldn’t care less.
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Off the Carpet: Three to start the season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:05 am · September 17th, 2012
Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master”and David O.Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook.” With Venice, Telluride and Toronto in the rear view, those are the three films with the early stranglehold on the 2012-2013 Oscar season.
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Making the case for 'Argo' and the zeitgeist
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · September 13th, 2012
Sometimes, like with Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage crisis film “Argo,” a film’s reflections of the here and now are much more defined.
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Review: 'To the Wonder' is Terrence Malick's typically enchanted Tree of Love
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:16 am · September 2nd, 2012
Heartfelt song to personal and spiritual intimacy proves predictably divisive at Venice press screening.
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Does WB have an Oscar thoroughbred on its hands with Ben Affleck's 'Argo?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:57 pm · September 1st, 2012
“Argo” is another step up for Ben Affleck, who continues to grow as a filmmaker and surprise not just formally but with his adeptness at handling ensembles as well. And that’s what “Argo” is: an organic, finely tuned ensemble where no one really stands out from the pack. And that’s not a bad thing, particularly for a film that is very much about the efforts of the many.
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Kevin Smith on Ben Affleck's directing career and cherry-picking 'Red State' for 'Argo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:18 pm · June 6th, 2012
Kevin Smith (relatively) recently offered up some thoughts on friend and former collaborator Ben Affleck’s transition into directing, and particularly the cast he’s putting together for “Argo.”
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