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OUR MAN IN TEHRAN: Interview with Film Director Drew Taylor

September 26, 2013 by Sonya 2 Comments

Ken Taylor's name may sound familiar to you. Taylor (shown in the photo above) was the former ambassador to Iran, who was the centre of the narrative in Ben Affleck's Hollywood blockbuster film ARGO - a true story about how he personally sheltered six American diplomats during the 1979 hostage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: ARGO, Ben Affleck, documentary, Drew Taylor, eOne Films, films, Iran, Ken Taylor, Larry Weinstein, Mavericks, Our Man in Tehran, TIFF, Toronto

News Headlines for Friday, May 15, 2009

May 15, 2009 by Kath

In National News: GM, CAW negotiations face midnight deadline (CBC)In our opinion: This is the human side of the economic downturn. Our hearts go out to the folks in Canada's automobile sector. Relationship with Schreiber 'peripheral': Mulroney (Globe and Mail) Tim Hortons accuses B.C. teen of roll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Angels and Demons, Carey Hart, CAW, Farrah Fawcett, GM, Iran, Mulroney, Pakistan, Pink, Roll Up the Rim, Schreiber, Sri Lanka, Star Trek, Taliban, Tamils, Tim Horton's

News Headlines for Wednesday, April 15, 2009

April 17, 2009 by Kath

In National News: OPP takes over lead in search for Woodstock girl (CBC) In our opinion: This seems a disturbing development in this terrifying story. Encouraging, though, is the hint that police now have leads on the identity of the woman Tori was seen walking with in the video. Chrysler … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 17 Again, Britain's Got Talent, Britney Spears, Chrysler, G20, G20 death, G20 death inquiry, interrogation, Iran, OPP, Pakistan, Scottish singer, Simon Cowell, Taliban, Tori Stafford, torture, Victoria Stafford, Zac Efron

News Headlines for Monday, April 13, 2009

April 13, 2009 by Kath

In National News: Threat of more Manitoba flooding remains while ice shifts north (CBC)In our opinion: In an unusually cold and wet spring, Manitoba's normal flood-control systems (including Winnipeg's floodway) are not effective in the face of larger-than-usual ice floes. Our thoughts are with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Billy Bob Thornton, Iran, Iran nuclear talks, Madonna, Madonna adoption, Maersk Alabama, Malawi, Manitoba flood, Mercy, missing child, missing girl, mom blog, mom blogger, mommy blog, news blog, news headlines, Obama dog, piracy, Richard Phillips, Somali pirates, Thai riots, Thailand, Victoria Stafford

News Headlines for Wednesday, April 8, 2009

April 8, 2009 by Kath

In National News: No answers on Mulroney party status, says Harper (CBC)In our opinion: Ah! The politics of convenience. Could the most successful Conservative Prime Minister in recent history be retroactively ousted by folks who weren't even in the party when he was PM? Baby no longer a candidate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baby heart transplant, baby Kaylee, Brian Mulroney, Bridget Moynahan, economic news, Gisele Bundchen, health, Iran, Italian earthquake, Italy, Jackman, L'Aquila, Lilo, Lindsay Lohan, Maersk Alabama, piracy, pirates, Sam Ronson, Somali pirates, Stephen Harper, Tom Brady, transplant, Wolverine

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