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SXSW 2011: At premiere, Jodie Foster calls 'The Beaver' the 'biggest struggle of my professional career'
'Limitless' director Neil Burger's career reality balances ups and downs
MTV brings back '120 Minutes,' revives '90s nostalgia
'Paul': Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on droid noises, chest hair and pink-mist romance
Pepsi hopes to make a splash with Simon Cowell's 'X Factor'
SXSW 2011: Jack White takes it to the street and streaming music is the future
Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. push to arbitrate battle with Sheen gains momentum
Zack Snyder won't look back: 'There's been no other Superman movies'
Nate Dogg dies at 41; West Coast rapper created the blend of singing-rapping known as G-funk
Don't look now, but Kate Middleton just ate something

SXSW 2011: At premiere, Jodie Foster calls 'The Beaver' the 'biggest struggle of my professional career'

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 07:41 AM PDT

Foster, who directed and co-starred in the film, prefaced the screening by saying: "This is not a comedy."

'Limitless' director Neil Burger's career reality balances ups and downs

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Neil Burger ponders the fine line between success and failure in Hollywood, and wonders where 'Limitless' will fall.

Neil Burger ponders the fine line between success and failure in Hollywood, and wonders where 'Limitless' will fall.

MTV brings back '120 Minutes,' revives '90s nostalgia

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:18 AM PDT

Onetime host Matt Pinfield will also be back to show his favorite videos.

'Paul': Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on droid noises, chest hair and pink-mist romance

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:13 PM PDT

Best friends Simon Pegg and Nick Frost travel light years from 'E.T.' for their new alien spoof, 'Paul.'

Best friends Simon Pegg and Nick Frost travel light years from 'E.T.' for their new alien spoof, 'Paul.'

Pepsi hopes to make a splash with Simon Cowell's 'X Factor'

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The beverage company, which is expected to fall to No. 3 in 2010 rankings, is ponying up more than $60 million to sponsor Simon Cowell's talent show.

After missing one of the biggest marketing opportunities in a generation, PepsiCo says it is not about to make the same mistake twice.

SXSW 2011: Jack White takes it to the street and streaming music is the future

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:03 AM PDT

On the first full day of action at SXSW, early risers -- and patient ones -- could catch Jack White performing two songs in front of a bus, and U.K. upstarts the Vaccines giving a modern gloss to Buddy Holly-influenced rock, all while performing songs, in front of a church no less, that pondered dating a 17-year-old.

Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. push to arbitrate battle with Sheen gains momentum

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:51 PM PDT

While Charlie Sheen waits for a day in court, arbitration proceedings to sever his ties to Warner Bros., the studio that fired him from the hit CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men," are starting.

Zack Snyder won't look back: 'There's been no other Superman movies'

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:57 PM PDT

The director's his guiding principle: "Respect the canon but don't be a slave to the movies."

Nate Dogg dies at 41; West Coast rapper created the blend of singing-rapping known as G-funk

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Nate Dogg, born Nathaniel D. Hale in Long Beach, gained attention for two tracks on Dr. Dre's 1992 debut 'The Chronic.' He lent his baritone vocals to hits by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Warren G and earned a Grammy nomination for the track 'Regulate' in 1995.

Hip-hop singer Nate Dogg, who along with Snoop Dogg and Warren G is credited with crafting the blend of singing and rapping now known as G-funk, has died. He was 41.