Just saw the movie ARGO.....

[maynard]

.....so when your conservative friends say that people in the Middle East hate us for our Freedom, you can tell them to watch the first 10 minutes for a history lesson. I had forgotten some of those details. Powerful movie. You could hear the audience sigh with relief when the credits began to roll.

[TDale313]

1. Really want to see this one.

Looks very good. Haven't gotten to it yet, but fully intend to.

[Hissyspit]

2. U.S. and Britain taking out democratically elected leader and installing a dictator? Yeah,

major bone-headed move of the 20th century.

[Honeycombe8]

3. That was an excellent, suspenseful movie. On the edge of my seat. A little beefcake, too!

Did you stay to watch the credits? There's something interesting at the end.

[maynard]

4. yes.....did I miss something?

I liked seeing pictures of the actual people....filmed in Turkey.....

[Honeycombe8]

5. That's what I was talking about.

The actual people compared to the actors. Didn't they look almost identical? It was amazing. (except for the lead guy...he looked nothing like Ben Affleck. But who does?)

[maynard]

7. powerful movie

I was in college during this time and the only coverage I saw was reserved for after the late local news.

[Hangingon]

14. The Iran hostage crisis gave us Nightline

Rooney Alredge and Ted Koppel started the show just days after the crisis started.

[maynard]

9. dated a guy who looked like Ben

(during this time period) hot...hot....hot

[Honeycombe8]

11. OMG. You lucky dog. He is so hot. nt

[WinkyDink]

6. I didn't care for Afleck's interview where he genuflected to the CIA.

[DesertRat]

8. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time

Many in our audience applauded as the credits rolled.

[maynard]

10. did you notice the sigh of the crowd

when everyone began to breath mormal again?

[DesertRat]

16. No, but I noticed it in myself!

Definitely an edge-of-my-seat movie!

[mainer]

12. Here's the real story of Argo, told by Mendez himself

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/winter99-00/art1.html

Fascinating. The film left out the elaborate disguises that Mendez apparently used. Also, if you're in NYC during the next month, the Discovery Center in Times Square has a CIA exhibit that includes the Argo caper. Fascinating.

[maynard]

13. thanks for the info

[applegrove]

15. In actualit,y the movie crew left with Canadian embassy staff as they closed

the Canadian embassy. I remember being a teen at the time in Canada. The government of Joe Clark told the opposition leader Pierre Trudeau what was going on, but not NDP leader Ed Broadbent. There was footage of Broadbent, in the house of commons, attacking PM Clark for closing the embassy. Trudeau asked a few questions too to make it look convincing. It made for some interesting footage on the news when the full story came out by the next day.

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Your link goes to a re-direct announcement.

[Cha]

18. I haven't seen it yet but will.. So glad it was made.. thanks maynard. Ben directed

it too! Also starring our very own Breaking Bad, Brian Cranston!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(2012_film)