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‘Argo’, and TIME Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 03:08 AM PST As most folks in America know, the film Argo won the Oscar for Best Movie on Sunday night. Its fictionalized parts have already been widely discussed, and criticized, but TIME has a particular perspective on them, having had a front row seat to many of the events. Within a month of the hostages being taken in November 1979, inquiring minds in Washington with access to diplomatic staff ... CIA agent who inspired 'Argo' says Oscar win was amazing aniin.com Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 02:51 AM PST Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): The former CIA officer whose real-life story is adapted by Ben Affleck in the Oscar-winning film 'Argo' gushed about the Sunday's victory, saying "it was amazing." Real-life Argo spy happy with film Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 02:26 AM PST One man who is happy with Ben Affleck's version of events in Argo is the real life spy on which the film is based. Best picture goes to 'Argo' at the Oscars Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 01:38 AM PST LOS ANGELES â€" Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films. “Argo” won best picture as expected, along with two other prizes. But “Life of Pi” won the most awards with four, including a surprise win for director Ang Lee. “Les Miserables” also won three ... Why did Iranian police chase Affleck’s plane? Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 01:17 AM PST ALL of life is like high school. Certainly that’s the case with Hollywood, where Argo won the Academy Award for Best Picture while the actual best picture, Lincoln, did not. Robert Parry Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 01:17 AM PST It’s less encouraging that the Motion Picture Academy selected as Best Picture Argo , which â€" while based on real events â€" underscored Hollywood’s timidity about taking on more significant and more controversial events on either side of Ben Affleck’s filmaboutthe CIA-engineered escape of six staffers from the US Embassy in Iran in 1979. Yes, People Really Like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lawrenceâ€"and Other Lessons From the 2013 Oscars Wed, 27 Feb, 2013 12:56 AM PST As far back as last summer's Toronto Film Festival, you could've reasonably argued that Ben Affleck's Argo would win Best Picture and Silver Linings Playbook's Jennifer Lawrence... 2013 Oscars Recap: Ben Affleck's Emotional Speech, Jennifer Lawrence's Unfortunate Fall and Seth MacFarlane's Boob Song Tue, 26 Feb, 2013 11:38 PM PST Today's Live From E! was all about the Oscars! For those who didn't get a chance to see Ben Affleck's emotional acceptance after his Argo win, we have all the...

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