pThe Academy has awarded the ldquo;Best Picturerdquo; to 2012rsquo;s lsquo;Argorsquo;. Is this a case of politicized art or aestheticized politics? Or both? Some think that Hollywood is up to some trick mdash; both political and sensational mdash; with this elaborate movie. Michael and Eric debate the merits of the Academyrsquo;s choice, its film craft, and its self-contradicting political themes. Does lsquo;Argorsquo; really deserve to be ldquo;The Yearrsquo;s Best Film?rdquo; Is the true story of 1979 lost in the pursuit of entertainment?/ph2Show Notes amp; Links/h2ullih4a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/MovieologyTV"Movieology#8217;s YouTube Channel/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/S0WS4uPjNTU"Michael on the original web show/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://youtu.be/h1Q-PQ9No0E"Eric on the original web show/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648"lsquo;Argorsquo; on IMDb/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_(2012_film)"lsquo;Argorsquo; on Wikipedia/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/argo"lsquo;Argorsquo; trailer and featurette on Apple.com/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://moviebyte.com/linkedlist/2013/02/analysis-of-argo-and-other-oscar-wins"Headline: ldquo;Argo, Best Movie of 2012rdquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://oscar.go.com/nominees"Nominations for Best Picture of 2012 films/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/argo-original-motion-picture/id565634425"Soundtrack of lsquo;Argorsquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000255"Ben Afleck, director of lsquo;Argorsquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000422"John Goodman/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000273"Alan Arkin/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran"Iran/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://screenrant.com/argo-movie-facts-fiction-true-story-differences"The true story vs. the filmrsquo;s story/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/ron_paul/profile"Ron Paul#8217;s foreign policy according to ForeignPolicy.com/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://rajasen.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/argo1.jpg"ldquo;Hollywoodrdquo; sign in lsquo;Argorsquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.americanbible.org/state-bible"Survey by the American Bible Society/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/03/the-divinity-of-the-american-individual"Eric#8217;s article on hypocrisy: ldquo;The Divinity of the American Individualrdquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338751"lsquo;The Aviatorrsquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-26/news/bs-ed-horsey-argo-text-20120225_1_zero-dark-thirty-argo-hollywood-politics"lsquo;Argorsquo; and Politics in Hollywood/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/hendrikhertzberg/2013/02/argo-the-jimmy-carter-experience.html"Jimmy Carter and the film/story of lsquo;Argorsquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagiography"What is hagiography?/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_American_foreign_policy"Criticism of Americarsquo;s foreign policy/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/25/iran-divided-argo/1946763/"Iran divided over lsquo;Argorsquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://www.globalissues.org/article/157/war-propaganda-and-the-media"Headline: ldquo;War, Propaganda, and the Mediardquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://moviebyte.com/review/2012/10/argo-2012"MovieBytersquo;s written review or lsquo;Argorsquo;/a/h4/lilih4a target="_blank" href="http://moviebyte.com/mbpodcast/14"MovieBytersquo;s podcast review of lsquo;Argorsquo;/a/h4/li/ul