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Mendez 'numb' by success of 'Argo' at 85th Academy Awards
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comIt was roughly 8:30 Monday morning in California following the 85th Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night and Antonio “Tony” Mendez had barely been to bed. “I feel numb,” the southern Washington County resident said during a...Tags: Academy Awards, Awards and Prizes, Jennifer Garner, Entertainment Events, Celebrities
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'Argo' wins the Oscar for best picture
“Argo” won the Oscar for best picture Sunday at the 85th Academy Awards. The film is a dramatic thriller based largely on the role that retired CIA agent Antonio Mendez of Knoxville played in the rescue of six U.S. embassy officials from Iran...
Tags: Iran, Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Central Intelligence Agency, Argo (movie)
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'Argo,' you had me at hello
Dear members of the Academy, I am writing today because I just emailed my vote for best movie of the year and I hope you will join me in supporting “Argo” as the winner. For years, you have picked some of the most boring movies ever —...Tags: Redbox, Pixar Animation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Brad Bird, Central Intelligence Agency
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Oscar buzz for 'Argo' has Mendez caught up in promotional whirlwind
dona@herald-mail.comAntonio Mendez has been busy recently with a recent appearance with Ben Affleck on “Good Morning America,” a Fox News crew coming to his home in southern Washington County and a soon to be published feature article in The Washington Post....Tags: Academy Awards, Iran, Police Investigations, Politics, The Master (movie)
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Herald-Mail announces annual Oscar Picks
Chances are most people won't ever have the chance to hold an Oscar statue, but one Herald-Mail reader will want to get his or her acceptance speech ready on Sunday, Feb. 24. That's when he or she correctly identifies the most winners in the 10...
Tags: The Impossible (movie), Robert De Niro, Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Christoph Waltz
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10 Things to Know Today - Jan. 14
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FRENCH BOMBS HIT CENTRAL MALI Military forces widened their campaign against Islamic extremists with new airstrikes Monday. 2. OBAMA’S...
Tags: Politics, National Football Conference, Elections, Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Jackman
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'Lincoln' leads Golden Globe nominations with seven; 'Argo' receives five
Associated PressSteven Spielberg’s Civil War epic “Lincoln” led the Golden Globes on Thursday with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Tied for...Tags: Television, Jack Nicholson, Human Interest, Politics, Judi Dench
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Rescuer, rescuee connect at Mendez studio open house
andrews@herald-mail.comRobert Anders of Silver Spring, Md., still has the business card from when he was someone else 32 years ago — Robert L. Baker, production manager, Studio Six Productions of Los Angeles. It was part of a ruse created by then-CIA agent Tony Mendez....Tags: Iran, Police Investigations, Politics, Espionage and Intelligence, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Film review: 'Argo' proves that Ben Affleck is back on top
Special to The Herald-MailIt's hard to believe that it wasn't so long ago that Ben Affleck's career was a joke. After his early success with "Good Will Hunting," he went on to become an increasingly bland leading man that critics seemed to enjoy picking apart. He was also a...Tags: Academy Awards, Police Investigations, John Goodman, Iran, Politics
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Ben Affleck tells South County man's story in 'Argo'
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comAntonio “Tony” Mendez’s experience as a CIA spy during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979, and subsequent years, is the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters. It’s a nail-biting story filled with harrowing moments of high-stakes...Tags: Police Investigations, Iran, Politics, Entertainment, Washington, DC
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In 'Argo,' Ben Affleck will play local retired CIA spy
andrews@herald-mail.comA movie about a bold 1980 rescue of six Americans trapped in Iran is scheduled to be released Sept. 14, 2012, with Ben Affleck portraying retired CIA spy Tony Mendez, who lives in Washington County. The Herald-Mail reported in 2007 that Smoke House,...Tags: Television, John Goodman, Breaking Bad (tv program), Iran, Police Investigations
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A family that makes art together
tiffanya@herald-mail.comA new exhibit at the Washington County Arts Council promises to be mini-monumental. Scaled-down versions of public monuments created by sculptor Antonio Tobias Mendez will be part an upcoming WCAC “Triptych: The Mendez Artists,” which opens...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Don Shula, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Chicago White Sox
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