“How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran”

The movie Argo which opened last Friday was inspired by events described in this 2007 Wired article. Interesting read. Amazing story.

Argo grossed $20M+ this weekend to glowing reviews. Per BoxOfficeMojo:

Exit polling indicated that the audience was 54 percent women, and skewed much older (74 percent over the age of 35). The movie received a rare “A+” CinemaScore. With an older audience, great word-of-mouth, and a healthy dose of Oscar buzz, Argo will play well over the next month or two and should wind up with at least $80 million.

A scene from the movie:

http://static.movieclips.com/embedplayer.swf?shortid=zDJy2

An opportunity to support good filmmaking: Go see Argo.