“Argo”–An Argonaut for Our Time
Although this movie is nominated for eight Academy Awards and won several Golden Globes (including Best Motion Picture in Drama and Best Director), it has not received the traction or box office success that it so richly deserves. With Ben Affleck’s masterful direction, production and acting in “Argo” the studio and distributor have decided to re-release this film after the Academy Awards.
Based on a 1979 historical event at the American embassy in Tehran, six American employees manage to escape and seek protection at the nearby Canadian embassy immediately prior to the...