'Argo,' Filmed in McLean, Garners Early Oscar Buzz

Ben Affleck's latest movie, scheduled to be released in theaters nationwide next month, could be a major contender for an Academy Award, the Huffington Post reports.

And get this, parts of it were filmed in McLean.

"At this point, it's academic: Argo premiered at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival on Friday, and the reviews were rapturous," the article reports.

The film outlines the true story of "the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis — the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades," the movie's website explains.

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