• The 53rd annual London Film Festival kicked off with Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” — we reviewed it here.

• Speaking of festivals, the AFI Fest unveiled its own complete lineup, with “Fox” and “A Single Man” as its bookends.

• This week’s edition of The Long Shot considered the extensive possibilities for black, gay and female filmmakers in this year’s awards race.

• With actors like Meryl Streep and Christopher Plummer straddling lead and supporting territory this year, we addressed the awards category shuffling that may lie ahead.

• The Academy officially confirmed the 65 titles in the hunt for Best Foreign Language Film.

• Meanwhile, the back-and-forth over the Best Animated Feature category continues, as we seem to be back to a three-nominee field for the moment.

• “Couples’ Retreat” may have topped the box-office, but this week’s money talk was all about “Paranormal Activity.”

• The costume design race was the focus of this week’s edition of Tech Support.

• The Hollywood Film Festival added several new names to its list of 2009 award winners, notably Hilary Swank and Julianne Moore.

• We launched a year-by-year series on discussions on the greatest performances of recent years, covering 1995 and 1996.

• In our heart of hearts, we always knew: Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life” was confirmed as a 2010 release.

• And finally, Kris and Anne once more wrap up the (quiet) week that was with another episode of Oscar Talk.

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