Argo
First screened in October 2012

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Director: Ben Affleck. Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Scott McNairy, Kerry Bishé, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Christopher Denham, Rory Cochrane, John Goodma, Alan Arkin, Victor Garber, Page Leong, Sheila Vand, Kyle Chandler, Chris Messina, Titus Welliver, Zeljko Ivanek, Philip Baker Hall, Bob Gunton, Richard Kind, Keith Szarabajka. Screenplay: Chris Terrio (based on the article "Escape from Tehran" by Joshuah Bearman).

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Twitter Capsule: Proficient, minus The Town's tautness or Gone Baby's eerie peaks. Strong on period. Dodges complex engagement with its story.

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Photo © 2012 Warner Bros. Pictures/Smokehouse Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio
	Best Film Editing: William Goldenberg
	Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
	Best Sound Mixing: John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and José Antonio Garcia
	Best Sound Editing: Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
✓	Best Picture (Drama)
✓	Best Director: Ben Affleck
	Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin
	Best Screenplay: Chris Terrio
	Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
Other Awards:
	Producers Guild Awards: Best Picture
	Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Ensemble Cast
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Screenplay
	National Board of Review: Special Achievement in Filmmaking (Affleck); Spotlight Award (Goodman; also cited for Flight, ParaNorman, and Trouble with the Curve)

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