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Critics' Choice Awards 2013 Silver Linings Playbook, Argo Win Big

Critics' Choice Awards  is the show that jump starts the awards season every year, and the outcome generally satisfies the critics, as well as movie buffs. Now this awards show is a good time for the audience - and why? Because the actors, directors, producers and such are having a good time. For one - there's alcohol. How else are you gonna loosen up Tommy Lee Jones , the great stone face? The emotional blow of losing to your fellow nominee is diminished after 5 glasses of champagne. On the contrary, the loser is cheerful, and gently mutters out: "I love you, man!" The tables are arranged by the members of each nominated movie that night. The pressure of walking up on stage alone after winning an award is lightened, as you have your cast at your side while you stumble up, say something charming, and peace out because there is no annoying shut-up-and-leave-the-stage song like at the Academy Awards . The first award of...

Argo: The Movie Was a Cover, But The Film is Real

The backdrop is the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, in which 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran for 444 days after a group of Islamist militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran.  Argo shows the story of how a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist, played by Ben Affleck , was able to free six Americans hiding in Iran at the Canadian ambassador's residence. So how does the Central Intelligence Agency plan to get the six Americans out of Iran? By pretending they are part of a movie crew searching for an exotic location for a very bad sci-fi movie, of course. Ben Affleck's directorial follow-up to 2010's  The Town  is not only better, but it is one of the most entertaining films of the year - and will be a front-runner for the upcoming Oscars. In this political espionage thriller, Ben Affleck brings a keen attention to detail, as his recreation of archival footage is gritty and '70s-tense. Affleck brings in ...