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Fall preview: Hollywood goes big with blockbuster films

Bryan Cranston, left, stars as Jack O’Donnell and Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in "Argo," a rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. - photo by Claire Folger

0830MARKER.FALL.ARGO — Bryan Cranston, left, stars as Jack O’Donnell and Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in "Argo," a rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. - photo by Claire Folger

I introduced my summer preview by saying Hollywood is counting on 2012 to be the year that audiences return to theaters in greater numbers. The movies are big in scope, feature amazing talent, and are based on reliable characters and properties. The fall is no different.