Seeing Weirton captured in a film was unusual because West Virginia's rust belt is just not a place that is often visited by the arbiters of popular culture.

WSJ: Hey, Who Are You Calling a Snob?

Amour and Rust and Bone are up for best non-English language film alongside Untouchable.

BBC: Baftas 2013 analysis: Will Skyfall have licence to thrill?