POTATO ON THE GO BULLETIN (Movie):
Warner Bros. showcased one of its biggest fall films, the feel-good thriller“Argo,” during the Toronto International Film Festival’s opening days, proving an across-the-board hit with audiences.
“Argo,”actor-director Ben Affleck’s take on a CIA mission to rescue six Americans from the 1979 Iran hostage crisis under the guise of a movie shoot, generated a standing ovation Friday night, Sept. 7 from the audience at Roy Thomson Hall. On hand were Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Bryan Cranston and Tate Donovan, plus Affleck’s wife Jennifer Garner and sometime collaborator Matt Damon.