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Ben Affleck in "Argo" (Courtesy Warner Bros.)
September 14, 2013, 12:26 am
Ex-Canada PM says real Iran hostage story is better than ‘Argo’
New documentary ‘Our Man in Tehran’ offers ‘a very true’ look at the rescue of six US citizens during the 1979 crisis
By AP
Wrestlers in the 74 kilogram weight class Hassan Tahmasebi, left, of Iran, shakes hands with USA wrestler Kyle Dake, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
May 14, 2013, 11:57 pm
US, Russia and Iran work to save Olympic wrestling
Countries’ representatives cooperate in an effort to overturn a committee ruling to drop the sport from 2020 competition
By RACHEL COHEN
Director and producer Ben Affleck accepts the award for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles, Sunday Feb. 24, 2013. “Argo” mentions New Zealand just once in passing, but the four-word reference is rankling Kiwis five months after the Oscar-winning film was released in the South Pacific nation. (photo credit: Chris Pizzello/Invision)
March 21, 2013, 4:15 pm
Passing reference in ‘Argo’ rankles New Zealand
Government in Wellington says Ben Affleck ‘misled the world’ about story of Americans’ escape from Iran
By Nick Perry
Director and actor Ben Affleck poses for photographers at the premiere of his film Argo, Washington, DC, USA, Oct. 10, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
March 12, 2013, 5:25 pm
Iran mulls suing Hollywood over ‘Argo’
Decision comes after a group of Tehran officials screen the film for a closed audience
Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show." (Comedy Central screenshot)
March 6, 2013, 2:22 pm
Stewart gets serious about Iran film
Comedian will go on hiatus from ‘The Daily Show’ to direct his first feature, about a reporter tortured in Tehran
By Nathan Burstein
This screen grab taken from the website of Iran's semi-official Fars news agency shows an altered photo of US first lady Michelle Obama presenting the best picture award at the Oscars ceremony via video link on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Fars news agency)
February 26, 2013, 12:01 pm
Iran ‘fixes’ Michelle’s Oscars dress
First lady’s attire altered, sleeveless arms blurred on State TV
Ben Affleck (center) with Grant Heslov (left) and George Clooney pose with their awards for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. (photo credit: John Shearer/Invision/AP)
February 25, 2013, 12:23 pm
After Oscar win, ‘Argo’ panned by Iran as CIA ad
Tehran less enthralled than Hollywood with Best Picture winner depicting 1980 hostage rescue
'When you retire, you become a bit of a leftist.' Former Shin Bet chief Yaakov Peri in 'The Gatekeepers' (photo credit: courtesy)
February 24, 2013, 4:55 pm
‘Gatekeepers’ director plays down Oscar hopes
Israel’s two best documentary nominees are ranked behind ‘Searching for Sugar Man,’ another film with plenty of Jewish connections, in the pre-award betting
By Michal Shmulovich
Former Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor and his wife, Pat, pose for photographers at the premiere of the film Argo in Washington, DC, last October (photo credit: AP/Cliff Owen)
February 23, 2013, 7:37 am
If ‘Argo’ wins, Affleck must mention Canada
Former Canadian ambassador to Iran says Oscar-nominated film greatly downplays his country’s role in hostage crisis
By Rob Gillies
Ben Affleck and the cast of hostages of 'Argo' (Courtesy Warner Bros.)
February 4, 2013, 2:23 pm
‘Argo’ a runaway hit in Iran
Hundreds of thousands of bootleg DVDs of film on the 1979 Iran hostage crisis reportedly circulating in the Islamic Republic
By Gabe Fisher
'Bridge of Spies' director Steven Spielberg (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
January 10, 2013, 11:05 pm
Jewish filmmakers rack up Oscar nominations
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ leads the way with 12 nods
By TOI staff
January 5, 2013, 11:46 pm
Canadian diplomat who sheltered Americans in Iran dies
John Sheardown, 88, hid fugitive US Embassy staff during 1979 hostage crisis in Tehran
Ben Affleck in "Argo" (Courtesy Warner Bros.)
September 24, 2012, 10:31 am
A realtime resonance for Ben Affleck’s tale of outwitting Iran in 1979
‘We didn’t know Iran would become the biggest story in the region again,’ says Joshuah Bearman, the writer behind the fantastical CIA rescue story ‘Argo,’ which is opening this weekend’s Haifa Film Festival
By Jessica Steinberg
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