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November 05, 2009 10:00AM EST

Watch and Discuss: The Best Trailers of the Season

A still from Tom Ford's directorial debut, A Single Man.

The nice thing about the "serious" season of cinema is that the trailer-house wizards get a chance to make some stunning works of art—all for the sake of getting more people to check out (hopefully) Oscar-friendly movies. I've seen the trailer for Precious a bunch, and each time I watch it, I'm invevitably weeping. That's one sign of a good trailer (even if you already feel like you've seen the film).

One excellent trend in the world of trailers are the impressionistic, music-driven pieces. They don't give the whole film away; rather, they tie the images to a song or a rhythm, hypnotizing you into, hopefully, checking the film out. Upcoming films like A Single Man (Tom Ford's directorial debut, about a day in the life of a character played by Colin Firth) and Nine (the all singing and dancing extravaganza starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, and Judi Dench) both have excellent trailers that do the job: they're evocative and intruiging. So are the trailers for the recent releases A Serious Man and Where the WIld Things Are, and all four mentioned are working from a similar artistic template.

Which trailer works the best? Take some time to watch these trailers and share your thoughts in the comments!