The Talk forum this week wondered if Hollywood has run out of ideas. Prompted by my post, which reasoned that with all of the sequels forthcoming, and all of the Oscars this year having gone to novel adaptations, Hollywood may very well have tapped its talent dry, Nicholas responded, "Agreed. The motion picture industry is so inwardly focused and so paranoid about reviewing outside materials." He went on to say, "Hollywood needs to take a risk and look to the outside. I viewed two recently released films this weekend with famous actors and disliked both. No Country For Old Men got the nod because the literati love Cormac McCarthy. The film was trite and not believable."

Next week we'll be discussing the outcome of the AFI Dallas Film Festival -- what films are you looking forward to seeing? Log onto the Talk forum to join in these conversations, or to start a Shootout topic of your own!