[Tabris]

I really hope it's just the trailer that doesn't highlight the actual hero of the story is the Canadian ambassador Kenneth Taylor saving them in the first place.

[TheKaeptain]

Probably something on my end, but that was the worst video player I have ever encountered.

See it isn't only me that has problems with Expendables.

[Rokam]

Of course the trailer for one of my very most hyped movies would hit when I'm at work. :_( Day one even without seeing the trailer! You're my boy, Ben!

Pretty much sold after seeing The Town, will avoid trailer though and go in blind.

[Mr.Swag]

Looks great, twist in the trailer made me chuckle a bit tho.

Is this actually based on a true story?

[Lonestar]

keep thinking I see Tim Robbins as one of the 6 American's.

[Nesotenso]

Interesting bit of comic book trivia, the CIA used Jack Kirby's designs and a script for an unmade Lord of Light movie as cover. They of course renamed it to Argo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Light#Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Caper

[demon]

Looks interesting, and I'm glad to see Bryan Cranston getting steady film work. Guy deserves it. Will definitely keep my eye on it.

[CygnusXS]

Anyone who's interested in this story should read Our Man In Tehren, which chronicles the event and the escape in pretty intense detail.

[Expendable.]

Also good to see Expendable adopting the ALL CAPS approach for movie titles.

I actually did it cause I knew you'd dig the trailer :)

[JCtheMC]

An Expendable thread a day keeps the doctor away.

Thanks :)

[Stallion Free]

Ben is 2 for 2 in my book and I love that this is a period piece. I'm there day 1.

[Scullibundo]

Ben is 2 for 2 in my book and I love that this is a period piece. I'm there day 1.

I'm one of the rare people that thought Gone Baby Gone was extremely overrated. Looking forward to this though.

[WrikaWrek]

Not feeling it.

[D4Danger]

The trailer looks like somebody sliced together Munich and Bowfinger.

[teruterubozu]

Looks great. Don't know about these silly Leo Dicaprio threads, but when all is said and done, I think Ben will be looked upon as having the more stellar career.

[Solo]

Looks great. Don't know about these silly Leo Dicaprio threads, but when all is said and done, I think Ben will be looked upon as having the more stellar career.

He's Robert Redford 2.0

[Guzim]

Looks really good. I'm there!

[Schweini]

I have only watched The Town so far, but I really like Ben Affleck as a director, especially because I noticed Gone Baby Gone is also filmed in Boston. I've never been there but I really love the place from what I've seen in movies, and The Departed is my favorite of all time, also filmed in Boston.

Need to watch GBG asap.

[sflufan]

This is the story in Wired magazine on which the movie is based:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2007/04/feat_cia/

[Discotheque]

I can't stand The Town. It's decent but that whole love-plot and shitty ending....just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

This looks to be more interesting. Liking the cast too. Disappointed that Ben Affleck wants to star in his own films again.

[Schweini]

I can't stand The Town. It's decent but that whole love-plot and shitty ending....just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. This looks to be more interesting. Liking the cast too. Disappointed that Ben Affleck wants to star in his own films again.

I really enjoyed his scenes with Rebecca Hall, but the whole thing with Blake Lively was painful, and it didn't help that she had that horrible accent.

The ending sequence is brilliant IMO, the ending is a bit disappointing but not the build-up to it. Coughlin's death scene was shocking and sad.

[Salvor.Hardin]

Looks good.

Having seen neither The Town nor Gone Baby Gone, which one should I start with?

[Officerrob]

Looks good. Having seen neither The Town nor Gone Baby Gone, which one should I start with?

You really can't go wrong with either

[Solo]

Looks good. Having seen neither The Town nor Gone Baby Gone, which one should I start with?

I prefer The Town, but I always like to watch a director's work chronologically, so Gone Baby Gone.

[Tom_Cody]

Looks great!

I had bookmarked with thread when the trailer was first posted but I only found it again today.

It looks like its going to be really hard to manage the tonal shifts, but I like everything that was in the trailer. All the performances look great.

[MrPink93485]

Looks like this premiered today earlier at the Telluride Film Festival and got a very positive reception.

http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/ben-...car-contender/

The 39th Annual Telluride Film Festival officially gets underway tonight but the fest provided a “sneak preview” of its highest profile movie, Director/star Ben Affleck’s pulse-pounding true life thriller, Argo which made its world debut this afternoon in a special preview for patron and sponsor passholders and selected press. Judging from the reaction during the end credits as well as talk on the streets afterward Warner Bros not only has a hit on their hands but a slam-dunk major Oscar contender in several categories. Jumpstarting the long six-month awards season which officially begins with the Venice/Telluride/Toronto Film Festivals, this is the kind of supremely well-crafted studio film that Academy members (and there were several on hand for this screening) will eat up . “It’s got my vote as one of the ten”, an acad voter told me afterwards. It also shows the movie industry off in a strong light which should further impress Oscar voters. Unless I am crazy expect nominations for Picture (producers are Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov), Director for Affleck, Chris Terrio’s screenplay , and supporting actor for Alan Arkin, possibly even Bryan Cranston. Affleck also could figure in the over-crowded Best Actor contest and editing, score (Alexandre Desplat) and Rodrigo Prietro’s stirring cinematography are other possibilities. At last February’s Oscars Governors Ball, a top Warners exec predicted this film, still in post then, could be the studio’s best shot at top Oscar attention in 2012. Looks like they could be right. Telluride has a recent tradition of debuting at least one solid Best Picture contender (recent Best Pic winners Slumdog Millionaire, King’s Speech and The Artist all got the awards season rolling in earnest right here in the Rocky Mountains) and Argo has already laid claim to one of those spots if reaction holds. Next stop is Toronto a week from today where it should also be huge considering it has a strong Canadian connection in this story of the rescue attempt of six Americans who managed to escape and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador after 52 of their colleagues were taken hostage by Iranian militants who took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979. It was a crisis that lasted 444 days until all were released on Jan 21, 1981. But the incredible real story of these prevoiusly unknown six was classified and not detailed until President Clinton declassified it in 1997. The tale of how a CIA exfiltration specialist named Tony Mendez (played by Affleck) tried to get them out under the ruse of making a fake Hollywood science fiction film called Argo would be impossible to believe if it weren’t true, and although filmmakers have taken some dramatic liberties to tell it, it is powerful stuff. Former President Jimmy Carter who endured the hostage crisis for the last year and a half of his Presidency even has a part as a new audio interview the film’s producers taped with him is included over the end credits giving the movie extra credibility. After the screening Executive Producer Chay Carter (no relation) told me they were only given a half hour to get it done and it certainly was worth it. I am also told Mendez will be attending the Toronto premiere. The film not only works as a suspense thriller, it also has strong comedic elements thanks to the Hollywood angle, especially with the jaded producer played by Arkin (“If I am going to make a fake movie, it better be a fake hit!”) and John Goodman who plays Oscar winning make up artist John Chambers who played a key role in setting up the ruse for Mendez. Although not announced yesterday as an official part of the Telluride lineup it was strongly tipped to come here and Affleck introduced today’s screening. “You are the first paying people to see the film. I know you didn’t literally pay, but in my heart you did. This is actually one of the few film festivals that really is about seeing movies instead of just walking around and talking about them, ” Affleck said in tipping his hat to the fest which is showing a wide range of films (but his is the only new one directly made for a major studio). It’s a wise move for Warners to hit the fest trail with this which can only build anticipation for the October 12th wide release and help give cred to the subsequent awards campaign. I am told the studio , knowing it has a long road to go and lots of competition (even from themselves) , is going to take it slow and easy in crafting a campaign for the long haul. After strong critical and public reaction to his first two directorial efforts , Gone Baby Gone and The Town, the star and Oscar winning screenwriter (Good Will Hunting) has emerged as a major directing talent and seems to be fashioning a career in the tradition of a Clint Eastwood. Both his previous films were shot in his hometown of Boston so Argo reps a definite leap out of his backyard. The first Telluride audience was clearly impressed. And so the season really gets going.

Some tweets

@akstanwyck
#Telluride2012 rousing applause for ben affleck's "Argo." it resonates. Well timed Mideast drama with CIA heroes.

@ThePlaylist
Argo, top notch, review to come. #telluride

@kristapley: Argo is fantastic. The tension is spectacular and it has a great sense of humor. Another step up for Affleck. #telluride

@firstshowing
Argo - Damn that was outstanding. Got totally lost in the story, still sweating. Cast is fantastic all around, plus Bryan Cranston rules!

@leonardmaltin
Just got to see my first film of the festival here in Telluride & I have to say, Ben Affleck's Argo is terrific #TFF2012

@Gort2
Telluride has its first hit...Ben Affleck's "Argo" delivers...big time! #telluride #tff39

[24FrameDaVinci]

Man Ben Affleck is at the top of his motherfucking game...he turned into such a badass.

[Cloudy]

Preview looks good. Crazy how he's turned his career around after Gigli.

[TrumanBurbank]

I wonder how Ben Affleck got through all those shitty movies he did. Knowing he could direct the movies he did so much better must have been so frustrating!
Just imagining the poor guy having to listen to Michael Bay on the set of Armageddon makes me sad.

[Nlroh]

I suppose this is now my most anticipated movie of the year. I love Ben Affleck as a director.

[black_13]

Can't wait. The trailer in the theater had me hooked.
Not a big fan of the Town though.

[Jason's Ultimatum]

I used to not like Affleck, but he's easily one of my favorite actors/directors in the past decade.

[rekameohs]

The trailer for this was great. Good to see that the movie got a big reception.

[Scullibundo]

New TV Spot

Can't fucking wait to see this.

[dmshaposv]

So its a hattrick, then?

Fuckin throw all your money at Affleck, WB.

[maquiladora]

Oh man, that looks great. I was impressed with Affleck's directing on The Town, this looks very promising. Love the era, setting, story.

[Solo]

So its a hattrick, then? Fuckin throw all your money at Affleck, WB.

Yeah, move over Nolan, this guy is who you should be giving the keys to, WB.

[BruceLeeRoy]

Now that looks great.

I prefer The Town, but I always like to watch a director's work chronologically, so Gone Baby Gone.

Blasphemy, Gone Baby Gone is better than The Town.
Barely.

[Blader5489]

I may be going to a screening of this tonight. Hopefully I'll get in, so fucking pumped.

[maquiladora]

I may be going to a screening of this tonight. Hopefully I'll get in, so fucking pumped.

Looking forward to your report.

[Schweini]

Affleck just twitted this

Love the cast, just wish Casey was in it too.

I'm hoping Cranston plays a big role.

[shagg_187]

Ben could pull off this version of Sam Fisher.

[Ermac]

My mom was in the embassy when it started. She got out after a few hours luckily (she was in the basement with a few others). We're exicted to see this.

[DevelopmentArrested]

Affleck just twitted this Love the cast, just wish Casey was in it too. I'm hoping Cranston plays a big role.

He does and he's fucking awesome in it (shock).
Best movie of TIFF for me. Zero action but more exciting than 99% of action flicks. Some pretty funny lines too. Hope it's a hit; Ben Affleck is 3/3 in directing.

[Schweini]

He does and he's fucking awesome in it (shock). Best movie of TIFF for me. Zero action but more exciting than 99% of action flicks. Some pretty funny lines too. Hope it's a hit; Ben Affleck is 3/3 in directing.

Oh fuck yes.

Hype +1000.

[Lionel Mandrake]

Do people still insist that he had nothing to do with the Good Will Hunting script?

[SlaughterX]

[ViewtifulJC]

Do people still insist that he had nothing to do with the Good Will Hunting script?

Considering all the speeches/monologues his characters do in GBG, I'd say he must have a LOT to do with Good Will Hunting

[Jarmel]

Wow, looks fairly interesting. Gives me Munich vibes, will go.

[jett]

That's Agro.