Oscar Talk: Foreign Race, Harry Potter, London Fest, Blue Valentine, All Good Things, Black Swan

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• Keil Shults | October 18, 2010 7:23 AMReply

  A week or more ago I whined (oh so subtly) about you not discussing Black Swan in your audio roundtable discussion, and this past week I finally got my wish. And if the Saw series has taught us anything, what works once will work again and again and...
  
  So, why no mention of The Way Back? I'm curious where you fine folks stand on Weir's latest effort, especially now that its first trailer has arrived.
  
  Side note: Black Swan will get nominated for Best Pic, Inside Job will not, and Let Me In will not, but probably should.
  
  Side note, Vol. 2: Do you think that new, artier trailer for The Fighter (which I caught last night during the repeat of the Mad Men season finale) will widen the film's box office potential or perhaps have the opposite effect? The background din of noise that seemed to steadily crescendo seems like the kind of thing that would give average moviegoers a headache or set off those flashing, neon "WARNING: ART FILM" signs in people's minds. I realize the first trailer was a little too formulaic and Rocky-esque, but it's not gone from A to Z, when it probably should have settle for M. Thoughts?

• Anne Thompson | October 18, 2010 4:29 AMReply

  I can't wait to see it.

• Jonathan in Dayton | October 17, 2010 7:24 AMReply

  IN A BETTER WORLD - the new Susanne Bier film - is gorgeous and compelling.
  It did indeed play in Toronto.