Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck and Chris Terrio explain choices behind “Argo”

The duo struggled to add "slightly mythical, slightly campy" tones into the high-stakes hostage narrative

Prachi Gupta Topics: Argo, Ben Affleck, chris terrio, Movies, Film, Hollywood

"One never knows," he says coyly on "Face the Nation." "I do have a great fondness ... for the political process"

David Daley 14 Topics: Ben Affleck, Senate, John Kerry, Elizabeth Warren, Scott Brown

If Kerry is tapped for secretary of state, Brown is favored to win his seat in a special election

Jillian Rayfield 13 Topics: John Kerry, Massachusetts, Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, State DEpartment, Ben Affleck

The actor remains silent as rumors of a potential political career begin to spread

Prachi Gupta Topics: Ben Affleck, Congo, Senate, Celebrity, Hollywood, Massachusetts, John Kerry

The Liam Neeson action film defended its box office title against Ben Affleck's "Argo"

David Germain, AP Topics: Ben Affleck, Taken 2, Liam Neeson, From the Wires, Action movies, Argo, Thrillers, Celebrity, Movies

"Argo" reminds us that America's ongoing, screwed-up relationship with Iran has deep historical roots

Andrew O'Hehir 47 Topics: Ben Affleck, 2012 Elections, Presidential Race, Iran-contra scandal, Politics, Elections 2012, Jimmy Carter, Iran, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Movies, Argo

With "Argo," Affleck is poised to surpass the legacy of fellow actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood

Allen Barra 27 Topics: film industry, Argo, Ben Affleck, Hollywood, Film, The Town, Clint Eastwood, Movies, Gone Baby Gone

Pick of the week: "Argo" is an outrageous, but mostly faithful portrait of smuggling American hostages out of Iran

Andrew O'Hehir Topics: Ben Affleck, Our Picks: Movies, Our Picks, Jimmy Carter, Iran, Thrillers, Movies, hostage crisis