Argo film is a film production company based in sofia. Jun 04, 2018 reel vs real with the cia and fxs the americans. Argo, the new movie from actordirector ben affleck, has mostly been getting ravesincluding a qualified but fairly strong endorsement from slates own dana stevens, who calls it a. Argo, a film about a creative and daring escape from iran a few months after the 1979 revolution, was one of the most highprofile films of 2012. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film former cia deputy director michael morell also tweeted that. Oct 10, 2012 the extraction of the six americans remained top secret for 18 years. A freelance traveler since the age of 11 months, little moss grows on her soles. Argos central, nutty storylinein which the cia establishes a fake movie production, complete with a full script and ads in variety and the. Most american viewers rave, and those who were living and remember the actual time period might well wonder, is this a docudrama or fiction. Oct 15, 2012 a postscript during the film s end titles citing the argo incident as a model of international cooperation makes much more sense when you keep those facts in mind.
We needed something catchy from eastern culture or mythology. Argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality into. Argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality. The most vital subject of argument is the role of cia and the canadian government. The greatest showman would have you believe that p.
He once told a group of us a profane knockknock joke, with the word argo in the punch line. Argo je takoder dobio i pet nominacija za zlatni globus od kojih je osvojio dva za najbolji film drama i najboljeg redatelja. Apr 03, 20 months go by and the cia finally hatches a plan to get the americans out. Central intelligence agency operative tony mendez, the master of disguise, and the 2007 wired article by joshuah bearman, the great escape. A large batch of new images from directorstar ben afflecks argo has been released. Things arent nearly as black and white when it comes to the real p. Merging the overt world of hollywood with the covert mission of the cia, the agencys reel vs. One event that did happen in both reality and in argo was the iranian housekeeper persuading the revolutionary guards that there were no americans in the canadian. The cia finally sets the record straight on the true story behind argo.
Argo was the title of a screenplay to a cheap star wars wannabe that landed on hollywoods collective desk in the late 1970s. A great escape that takes some leaps ben afflecks argo chronicles a covert operation to rescue six americans during the. Critics have argued that the movie barely does any justice to the role of the canadian government especially ambassador taylor while glorifying the cias role. The film depicts mendez discovering the script with the title of argo. Tony mendez played by affleck, a cia agent who is seemingly unable to smile, arrives in tehran to lead the escapade. Nov 07, 2014 the central intelligence agency wants to set the record straight on argo, the 2012 oscarwinning film about a daring rescue operation in iran. Oct 15, 2012 1on1 interview with tony mendez, the man behind argo. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film. A great escape that takes some leaps ben afflecks argo chronicles a covert operation to rescue six americans during the iran hostage crisis. To lend a sense of reality to it, they used a group of designs that jack kirby had done for a proposed scifi theme park based on the novels of roger zelazny. Argo is the political thriller based on the 1979 iranian hostage situation in which 6 americans were left to fend for themselves in the centre of tehran. It is so easy to manufacture a thriller from chases and gunfire, and so very hard to finetune it out of.
Former cia officers join the acclaimed creator and actors from fxs the americans onstage at ucla for a lively discussion about the facts. The movie argo, up for seven oscars at this years academy awards, is based on the true story of the cia rescue of americans in tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis. Cia operative tony mendez played by ben affleck is sent into iran to evacuate the americans out safely under the cover of being a film production crew working on a picture called argo. Kangaroo loses smackdown, revealed to be reality star. It is a fictionalized account of a real cia operation in 1980, in which six escaped american hostages were rescued from iran under the pretense. The set, located at foxs baja studios in rosarito beach, mexico, still exists. Nov 09, 2014 argo may have been the darling of the 20 oscars, but theres no denying that the ben affleckdirected film stretched reality to achieve its dramatic highs. It was founded by stephan komandarev in 2001 for the production of feature and documentary film projects aimed. Nov 08, 2014 on friday, the cia held a daylong real vs. Explore the argo true story and meet the real tony mendez aka kevin harkins.
In reality the fbi got the information that the film portrays as coming from the man they call amar in a traditional interrogation. Argo movie true story meet the real tony mendez and the 6. Its brilliantly tense and exciting, but despite a lot of authentic touches this film doesnt hold true to the real events of. As part of the plot, the cia needed to produce a convincing fake film production called argo. Argo images featuring ben affleck, john goodman, and bryan. Directed and starred in by ben affleck, it won many awards, most notably the oscar for best picture. I recommend them to any club looking to integrate overunderwater film into an existing practice routine. Acting under the cover of a hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a cia agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six americans in.
The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film former cia deputy director michael morell also tweeted that mendez was one of the best officers. In reality the script was titled lord of light, based on the book of the same name by roger zelazny. Argo may have been the darling of the 20 oscars, but theres no denying that the ben affleckdirected film stretched reality to achieve its dramatic highs. In reality, joe and kathy stafford went to stay at the canadian ambassadors residence, while the other four remained at john sheardowns with john and. Such an assessment is confirmed by ben afflecks own comments about the film.
A classic case of deception central intelligence agency. In reality, mendez and an unnamed partner participated in the operation. The cia finally sets the record straight on the true. A scifi action movie set on a dusty, intergalactic terrain that saw good vs evil play out in broad strokes, to be filmed amid the violenceravaged scenery of iran by a canadian production house. Separate the argo real story from the ben affleck argo movie. The central intelligence agency wants to set the record straight on argo, the 2012 oscarwinning film about a daring rescue operation in iran. The cia also tweeted that they loved the 2012 movie and thanked ben affleck for making it. Moreover, it calls attention to how the film could have been something quite different. Argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality into a tailspin its brilliantly tense and exciting, but despite a lot of authentic touches this film doesnt hold true to the real. Jan 20, 2019 tony mendez, the real cia spy in argo argo. The cia spent friday debunking the ben affleckdirected film on its twitter.
Find out which details of the 20 best picture winner were true, and which were hollywood fabrications. Minor points about the fake movie and the real mendez family. Argo je dobio sedam nominacija za prestiznu filmsku nagradu oscar ukljucujuci one za najbolji film, najbolji adaptirani scenarij chris terrio i najboljeg sporednog glumca alan arkin. Ron howards oscarwinning a beautiful mind unfolds as a psychothriller, mentalillness melodrama, and touching romance depending on the scene, but fits into a peg hole easier than the unpredictable story behind it. Ben afflecks film argo tells how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a group of americans from iran. One thing that im sure will be overlooked regarding this film is that some will view this film as being offensive towards the people of. Mendez came across the prenamed argo script, that was originally titled lord of light. Despite its praise, argo has been criticized for some specific inaccuracies, in particular for minimizing the role of the canadian. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film bbc. In reality, joe and kathy stafford went to stay at the canadian ambassadors residence, while the other four remained at john sheardowns with john and his wife zena. In reality, the new zealand ambassador drove the film crew to the airport at 05. On the 35th anniversary of the iran hostage crisis, the ciathrough its twitter accountfactchecked ben afflecks oscarwinning 2012 film. The catchphrase argo, fuck yourself was a detail in the film that tony mendez was true to life. A postscript during the films end titles citing the argo incident as a model of international cooperation makes much more sense when you keep those facts in mind.
Acting under the cover of a hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a cia agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six americans in tehran during the u. Movies based on real events often take creative liberties, veering from the truth for dramatic effect. The movie argo, up for seven oscars at this years academy awards, is based on the true story of the cia rescue of americans in tehran during. In reality, after several nights including one spent in the uk residential. Jerome and i then set about picking a name for our movie. It was there that they met canadian ambassador ken taylor, portrayed by victor garber in the argo movie. During the reallife mission to tehran, mendez didnt travel alone. The film, based on a true story, centers on a cia agent affleck who attempts to rescue six americans. It has received numerous awardsat the golden globes and oscars for example.
Affleck is brilliant at choreographing the stepbystep risks that the team take in exiting tehran, and argo has cliffhanging moments when the whole delicate plan seems likely to split at the seams. Argo, the acclaimed ben affleck directed film, is back in theatres across the nation. Argo is a 2012 american historical drama film directed by ben affleck. Barnum was a champion of acceptance and tolerance, celebrating those who 1800s society considered outcasts and freaks. The film, which has received seven oscar nominations including one for best picture, is based on reallife events. The cia pointed out that one of its agents was entirely missing from the film. That film took four awards in total, the most of any movie this year. Just how accurate was ben afflecks 2012 movie argo. Feb 22, 20 argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality into a tailspin its brilliantly tense and exciting, but despite a lot of authentic touches this film doesnt hold true to the real. With relatives and friends scattered across the globe, she finds frequent excuses to travel.
The argo team is an absolute pleasure to work with. A cia agent remembers the political drama argo is based on the real story of a ciaplanned rescue in revolutionary iran. In reality, jordan was unmarried and had no children at the time. How the cia used a fake scifi flick to rescue americans from tehran. Argo ben afflecks gripping cia thriller sends reality into a tailspin. Mar 16, 20 200 videos play all argo 2012 full movie walk like a panther 2018 full movie fear the walking dead. Real event seeks to demystify the cias mission by comparing whats seen on tv to what happens in reality. Jan 14, 20 ben afflecks film argo tells how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a group of americans from iran. Secondly, the problem i see is not that they portray torture as being especially effective but that they dont portray the massive amount of information that was got out of eit that.
In argo, afflecks character, tony mendez, appears to be the only cia employee tasked with bringing the americans home. Ben affleck premiered argo last year at the toronto international film festival, so he knew what canadians thought of his movie long before oscar. Ben afflecks film argo tells the bizarre story of how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a group of americans from iran after they escaped a us embassy overrun by protestors. Nov 10, 2014 on the 35th anniversary of the iran hostage crisis, the ciathrough its twitter accountfactchecked ben afflecks oscarwinning 2012 film argo, which dramatized the agencys operation to.
The facts and fiction behind the ben affleck movie. Ben affleck not only stars in but also directs, and argo, the real movie about the fake movie, is both spellbinding and surprisingly funny. The nearly fullscale titanic replica created for the film was badly damaged when the filmmakers submerged it underwater to recreate the sinking. Jun 06, 2017 ben affleck premiered argo last year at the toronto international film festival, so he knew what canadians thought of his movie long before oscar night. Argo, the new movie from actordirector ben affleck, has mostly been getting ravesincluding a qualified but fairly strong endorsement from slates own dana stevens, who calls it a rollicking yarn and easily the most cohesive and technically accomplished of afflecks three films so far. But travel in the west is bestthose quiet corners of weirdness are like light to a moth, burning with intensity, encouraging curiosity and discovery. A movie based on reality, but and eraser pages of history. Cia takes to twitter to separate argo fact from fiction. Screenwriter chris terrio adapted the screenplay from the book by the u. Based on the true story of the 1979 hostage crisis in tehran, argo.
One event that did happen in both reality and in argo was the iranian housekeeper persuading the revolutionary guards that there were no americans in the canadian ambassadors house. Nevertheless, affleck and his film argo have turned into an awards juggernaut, starting with the best motion picture drama and best director awards at the golden globes, and rolling through. Theyre thorough in their service, film with enthusiasm, and respond quickly to customer concerns. Argo is a 2012 american historical drama thriller film directed by ben affleck. It is a fictionalized account of a real cia operation in 1980, in which six escaped american hostages were rescued from iran under the pretense of location scouting for a film adaptation of lord of light.
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