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Emile HirschJust for a minute, forget about superheroes and sequels. Because sometimes even movie geeks need to stop eating popcorn and get some nutrition. And that's why we're looking forward to rounding out 2008 with a nice, big, informative glass of "Milk."

"I just did this film called 'Milk' with Sean Penn and Gus Van Sant about Harvey Milk," explained Emile "Speed Racer" Hirsch recently, giving us some early details on what many are already calling this year's Oscar flick to beat. "I think it's going to be a really good film."

When we caught up with Josh Brolin a few weeks back, he had a lot to say about the top-secret biopic, which will depict one of the most bizarre stories in American politics. And in this age of Eliot Spitzer, that's saying quite a bit. Read more...

It's a friendly competition, but there can be no doubt that Diego Luna has finally beaten his friend and "Y tu mama tambien" co-star Gael Garcia Bernal to the "punch" -- literally -- not by besting him for a part but by being the first to venture behind the camera. Luna recently completed work on "J.C. Chavez," a documentary on Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, a film he thinks says as much about Mexico as it does about Chavez himself.

The actor turned director recently phoned me from his car to talk about the flick he views as a metaphor for fathers and sons, about his own relationship with his father, and about future projects with Bernal and Alfonso Cuaron.

MTV: Are you a giant boxing fan? What drew you to Chavez's story?

Luna: Well, it was a chance to talk about fame and what happens when fame meets power. Also, it was a chance to talk about my country because to know the character you have to know his country. And the context of Julio Cesar Chavez is basically all the things that happened that made Mexico what it is right now. Read more...