• Comic-Con was the week’s big story, with 25 minutes of footage from “Avatar” its major talking-point so far.
• Meanwhile, the rather less glitzy sci-fi of “District 9” wowed the crowds.
• And Gary Oldman slipped some unexpected news about the next Batman installment.
• Good week for trailers, as both “Alice in Wonderland” and “Bright Star” offered a crazyglimpse of their goods.
• With Fox Searchlight snatching up “Crazy Heart,” Oscar buzz begins for Jeff Bridges. (2010 release notwithstanding.)
• What universally acclaimed classics do you simply not get? Join the discussion.
• You also got talking about the literary works you consider “unfilmable.”
• This week’s edition of Tech Support dug into the possible contenders for Best Sound Editing.
• And finally, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” made a lot of money. Who’d have thought?