Topic: Argo (Movie)
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Oscars 2013: Who will win? Check out our predictions
The biggest night for movies is coming up fast – the ceremony will air on Feb. 24. Check out our picks for who will take home the big prizes.
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Golden Globes: 8 book adaptations that won
Book adaptations did very well at this year's Golden Globe awards – one of the US's most prestigious award ceremonies.
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Global News Blog Don't blame Canada: Former ambassador to Iran on Argo, America, and nukes
Canada's envoy to Tehran at the time of the Islamic revolution and the US hostage crisis, says Argo disappointed him and that he's worried about where Iran's nuclear program might lead.
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Global News Blog Iran to sue Hollywood for fear-mongering with 'Argo'
This is not the first time Iranian officials have complained about the portrayal of Iran in Hollywood cinema.
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‘Argo’ helps Iran’s dictatorship, harms democracy
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran after the 1979 revolution, says that by falsifying, misrepresenting, and taking critical facts out of context, the Academy-Award winning film 'Argo' delivers a pro-CIA message at the cost of the Iranian people and history.
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Culture Cafe Seth MacFarlane: Would he host the Oscars again? The comedian answers.
MacFarlane tweeted a reply to a fan who asked if he'd return for a second go-round at the Academy Awards.
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Culture Cafe Seth MacFarlane: The reviews of his performance and the moments we actually liked
Seth MacFarlane served as Oscar host for the first time for the 2013 ceremony. Reviews were decidedly mixed, but some of the moments from Seth MacFarlane were actually enjoyable.
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Academy Awards behind-the-scenes chatter: Will ‘Argo’ or ‘Lincoln’ win? (+video)
The talk in Hollywood has gone beyond the single efforts of ‘Argo’ and ‘Lincoln’ to an evaluation of the careers of their directors, Ben Affleck and Steven Spielberg.
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Oscars 2013: Who will win? Check out our predictions
The biggest night for movies is coming up fast – the ceremony will air on Feb. 24. Check out our picks for who will take home the big prizes.
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Lena Dunham captures Directors Guild TV award
Lena Dunham won the TV comedy directing prize from the Directors Guild of America for her HBO show 'Girls.' Lena Dunham stars on, directs, writes and produces the show.
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Oscars: Producers aim to cut broadcast's boring parts
Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron say they watched 40 years of past ceremonies to finds ways to nip and tuck unnecessary moments that can turn the show into a marathon.
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Jennifer Lawrence, Tina Fey and Bryan Cranston provide best quotes of the night at the SAG Awards
Lawrence, Fey, and Ben Affleck all gave some of the most quotable soundbites during the SAG awards ceremony. Lawrence won a Best Actress statuette for 'Silver Linings Playbook,' while Fey won Best Supporting Actress for a comedy TV show and Affleck picked up a best ensemble award for his movie 'Argo.' Check out the full list of best quotes.
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SAG Awards 2013: Who took the top prizes
The SAG Awards 2013 featured 'Argo' winning the best ensemble cast prize and Daniel Day-Lewis continuing on his seemingly sure path to the Oscar stage.
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Golden Globes: 8 book adaptations that won
Book adaptations did very well at this year's Golden Globe awards – one of the US's most prestigious award ceremonies.
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Decoder Wire Does Donald Trump think the Oscars revile America?
Donald Trump was asked on Fox News on Monday whether two movies were slighted by the Academy Awards because they're pro-American. Politics is swirling around the film awards season like never before.
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Culture Cafe Golden Globes: What do the winners mean for the Oscars?
Jennifer Lawrence takes home one of the Best Actress prizes while 'Argo' scores a surprise win for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The Oscar race just got a lot more interesting.
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Golden Globes: 'Argo' surprises, and so does the Jodie Foster speech
'Argo' won best motion picture at the Golden Globes, but wasn't even nominated for an Oscar. Jodie Foster gave an unusual speech that indicated she was gay and leaving Hollywood. But later, Jody Foster backtracked.
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'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Argo' capture Critics' Choice Awards
'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Argo,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' among other films, took home the prizes at the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 18th annual awards.
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Culture Cafe Oscar nominations: What were the surprises? (+video)
The Oscar nominations were led by Steven Spielberg's film 'Lincoln' and history was made by actresses Quvenzhané Wallis and Emmanuelle Riva, who are now the youngest and oldest-ever nominees for Best Actress, respectively.
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Lincoln leads in British 'Oscars' nominations, Spielberg snubbed
'Lincoln,' starring Daniel Day-Lewis, got 10 BAFTA nominations, the British version of the Academy Awards. 'Les Miserables' and 'Life of Pi' followed with nine BAFTA nominations each, while the latest James Bond film, "Skyfall", garnered eight.
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Decoder Wire Might Ben Affleck try leap from Hollywood to US Senate? So far, he's cagey.
The actor and director says he's 'happy being involved from outside in government.' But Ben Affleck didn't exactly put the kibosh on talk about a possible run for John Kerry's Senate seat.
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Global News Blog Iran sees conspiracy in box office success of Ben Affleck's 'Argo' (+video)
Based on true events surrounding the 1979 takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran, 'Argo' opened this weekend at No. 2 and rose to the top spot on Monday. Iranians are less enthused.
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Opinion: Politics around Benghazi tragedy distract us from bigger issues in Middle East
Deflecting some of the heat the Romney campaign has aimed at President Obama and Joe Biden for the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed responsibility for the security of US diplomats. America’s blind focus on avenging terrorism diverts us from asking hard questions about its historical roots – and our dubious alliances today.
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Chapter & Verse Ben Affleck will write and direct a film adaptation of Dennis Lehane's new book
Lehane's 'Live By Night' will be one of Affleck's next projects and will be his second Lehane adaptation after 'Gone Baby Gone.'
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Ben Affleck crafts a nail-biting thriller in 'Argo': movie review
'Argo' stars Alan Arkin and John Goodman give especially strong performances in the strange-but-true story.
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