Affleck alters “Argo” postscript to give Ken Taylor credit
Ben Affleck has altered the postscript of his movie about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis after friends of Ken Taylor, former ambassador to Iran, complained about the insulting portrayal of the...
View ArticleInterview: Ken Taylor’s reaction to “Argo” alteration
http://pmd.680news.com/podcasts/news_features/Ken-Taylor-reaction-to-Argo-alteration_News-feature_2012-09-19.mp3 Former Canadian ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, confirmed to political affairs...
View ArticleMovie review: Argo
http://pmd.680news.com/podcasts/news_features/ARGO_Leslie-James_2012-10-12.mp3 Ben Affleck poses as a movie producer in order to get some Americans out of Iran, in a true-story based drama. Film...
View ArticleKen Taylor satisfied with Affleck’s shoutout to Canada during Oscar speech
Former Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor says he was satisfied to hear Ben Affleck thank Canada as the director accepted the best picture Oscar for the political thriller “Argo” on Sunday night. Taylor...
View ArticleInterview: Ken Taylor on Affleck thanking Canada in ‘Argo’ Oscar win speech
Ben Affleck thanked Canada as he accepted the best-picture Oscar for “Argo” at the 85th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24. The film depicts the 1979 rescue of U.S. embassy staffers in Iran — a...
View ArticleInterview: Ken Taylor, ‘Our Man in Tehran’
Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor gets to set the record straight in the documentary “Our Man in Tehran” after Ben Affleck’s “Argo” neglected a few details about Canadian involvement in the 1979 Iran...
View ArticleMovie review: Runner Runner
Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake star in a drama set in the world of online gambling. Film critic Leslie James calls “Runner Runner” a losing hand....
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