I've heard good reviews of the Mike Judge comedy "Extract" that came out last week, and I might add it to my list of movies to see, which still includes "District 9" and "Cold Souls."

The 2009 Emmy nominees will be announced Thursday morning and despite recent changes to the voting system, Emmy voters just can't seem to stray away from the same old outcome.

An all-star cast will provide voices for the main characters in the animated epic 9, which is currently in production for Focus Features. Elijah Wood will voice the title role of 9. Joining him are Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and John C. Reilly.

Clint Eastwood's war epic Flags Of Our Fathers, musical Dreamgirls and Babel have emerged as early Oscars favorites after picking up 26 US Satellite Awards nominations between them. The stunning Iwo Jima battle sequences in Eastwood's new film earned the project a string of technical nominations among it's 10-honor haul, while "Dreamgirls" picked up two Original Song nominations and nods for stars Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce Knowles.

One lucky wannabe director will get the opportunity to make it big in Hollywood thanks to a new star-studded initiative to turn struggling inner-city youths into filmmakers. A panel featuring celebrities like David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Tea Leoni and Ed Harris will pick the winning entry from 21 short films, and it will be shown at a gala dinner honoring movie mogul Robert Altman at the upcoming Malibu Film Festival.

Movie maker Robert Evans is reportedly furious over a new character in TV hit Entourage, which appears to parody him. The producer was approached by HBO earlier this year to make a cameo in the comedy show, but he refused, although he did give permission for the cast and crew to use his home.