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Review: 'Monsters University' gets a passing grade

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:25:16 -0400

In Pixar's "Monsters University," a prequel to 2001 "Monsters, Inc.," our expert "scarers" to be - the wisecracking pipsqueak Mike Wazowski and the burly James B. Sullivan - are college freshmen with high aspirations.

Celeb birthdays for the week of June 16-22

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:24:09 -0400

June 16: Actor Bill Cobbs is 78. Country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock is 74. Songwriter Lamont Dozier is 72. Singer Eddie Levert of The O'Jays is 71. Actress Joan Van Ark is 70. Singer James Smith of The Stylistics is 63. Singer Gino Vannelli is 61. Actress Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne," ''Norm") is 58. Model-actress Jenny Shimizu is 46. Actor James Patrick Stuart is 45. Actor John Cho (2009's "Star Trek," ''Harold and Kumar" movies) is 41. Actor Eddie Cibrian is 40. Actress China Shavers ("Boston Public") is 36. Actress Sibel Kekilli ("Game of Thrones") is 33. Actress Missy Peregrym is 31. Actress Olivia Hack is 30. "American Idol" runner-up Diana DeGarmo is 26. Bassist Ian Keaggy of Hot Chele Rae is 26.

Amazon to make 2 original comedies, 3 kids shows

Wed, 29 May 2013 17:04:49 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it will produce a pair of new comedy shows and three new kids shows for viewing on its video streaming service, capping a one-of-a-kind experiment that gave viewers a say in the selections.