Argo

“Argo” may have won Best Picture at last month's Academy Awards, but it also seems to be vying for another award: most hated by other countries. A...

Iranian government officials are saying a big “Argo f*ck yourselves” to Hollywood filmmakers this week, as they plan to sue those involved with th...

Lest we forget, the Oscars are, on the most basic level, a marketing tool for the film industry. The Academy's seal of approval is supposed to be acco...

Let's face it: we actually like it when Oscar night provides us with snubs and surprises. They add suspense to what is often a predictable show, they ...

Argo is not my favorite film of the year. It didn't even make my best-of list. But it's a populist mainstream genre entry of uncommon craft and intelligence, rooted in character and narrative. In terms of the best representation of what 2012 had to offer, Argo is absolutely the movie of the year.

While the voting process for the Oscars is shrouded in secrecy -- and this year, mass confusion -- one voter was brutally candid. Revealing his bal...

"Argo" Nominated For: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Best Film Editing, Best Music, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best ...

By Tom O'Neil, GoldDerby Attention other Oscar bloggers: While discussing historic precedents that may (or may not) apply to the Oscar smackdown be...

Sometimes Oscar prognosticators are slow on the uptake. After all, if something unexpected happens once, it's a fluke. Twice, and it's a coincidence. ...

Is "Argo" now the Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture? It certainly looks that way after the film won the top prize at the 19th annual Screen Actors Gu...

Is 'Argo' on a stealth mission to spirit the Best Picture Oscar away from the epics that have been zealously guarding the prize as if it were already ...

I have been on the record with my support of McConaughey for the Oscar since I saw this movie. Who else is on deck for this one? Robert De Niro? Philip Seymour Hoffman? That's nice. It's McConaughey's year.

As another year comes to a close, there's only one question -- well, at least around the Moviefone Christmas Tree -- that lingers in the air: What wer...

LOS ANGELES — It took three weeks, but "Argo" finally found its way to the top of the box office. The Warner Bros. thriller from director and s...

Sitting in a packed theater, watching the re-enactment of a story that occurred over 30 years ago, I couldn't help but feel it was happening now. And, judging by the reactions of the people around me, I wasn't alone.

The tale told in the hostage drama "Argo" is so far-fetched -- no one would believe all its twists and turns -- and yet it really happened. It takes a...

The concept of fake movies is a regular gag in films and TV shows about filmmaking and fictional Hollywood figures. Trailers for these non-existent wo...

Ben Affleck's "Argo" lit up this year's Toronto Film Festival, and all its stars came out to celebrate the film's premiere. With the release of the...

With the release of "Argo, cineastes and critics have loudly proclaimed: Ben Affleck is no longer plagued by his past moviemaking mistakes; he is now ...

As the year winds down and summer draws to a close, it seems like action really picks up at the theater. Whether you're looking for a blockbuster ...

Less than 10 years ago, Ben Affleck was the laughing stock of Hollywood, thanks to the commercial and critical bomb known as "Gigli." Thankfully -- fo...