Location: Cinestudio (US, 2012) Directed by Ben Affleck. Screenplay by Chris Terrio, based on the book by Antonio J. Mendez, and the Wired magazine article by Joshuah Bearman. Cast: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Clea DuVall, Kerry Bishé. Actor/director Benn Affleck’s hot new movie is a smart, high-energy thriller based on an implausible - but true - story. At the height of the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, a CIA agent (Ben Affleck) cooks up a wild plan to sneak six State Department workers out of the U.S. Embassy. He flies in a Hollywood makeup artist (John Goodman) to disguise the diplomats as a Canadian film crew who pretend to be making a sci-fi movie titled ‘Argo.’ Serious, funny, and full of suspense, Argo gets its mojo from 70s thrillers like Three Days of the Condor and The French Connection. “Affleck’s best film yet is also one of the best films of the year!” Christy Lemire, Associated Press. 120 min. http://argothemovie.warnerbros.com/