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	Grade: D+ | Genre: Science Fiction Summary: "Care for a little necrophilia?" is just one of the gems you will hear in this outrageous futuristic drama by Terry Gilliam. This film is a mess from start to finish, though you do see flashes of Gilliam's brilliance that would resurface in much better pictures like the Fisher King and 12 Monkeys.

What can I say? I've missed our pal Terry over the last several years. He dazzled us the ground breaking 12 Monkeys in 1995 followed by the psychedelic acid trip of translating Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to the screen. He's been quiet ever since. After hearing that he has a new feature coming out later this year (the Brothers Grimm featuring Matt Damon), I couldn't help but dig around in his back catalog to see what I could dust off to try on as new. Brazil looked just quirky enough to get my Gilliam fix. Had I only known what I was getting myself into, I would have queued up 12 Monkeys for the hundredth time instead.

The biggest U.S. import from China during the 2002-2003 NBA season was 7'6", 310lbs, Yao Ming. Having outgrown the Chinese Basketball circuit, he jumped waters and landed with the Houston Rockets and has become one of the most dominating big men in the middle. From off-court endorsements to on-courts battles with Shaq, Yao Ming has propelled himself into American households while continuing to build on his legendary status back home in China. Now, his first season in the NBA has been developed into a documentary that is currently out in limited release. Check out clips from The Year of the Yao.

Also, check for availability/showtimes in your area.

1. The Amityville Horror - $23,300,000
2. Sahara - $13,100,000
3. Fever Pitch - $8,800,000
4. Sin City - $6,686,000
5. Guess Who - $4,900,000
6. Beauty Shop - $3,800,000
7. Robots - $3,550,000
8. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - $2,865,000
9. The Pacifier - $2,410,000
10. The Upside of Anger - $1,925,000

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The story goes that more than 10 years ago Parisian-born Dominique Durand came to the United States to learn how to speak English. She had never sung before and had no aspirations to front a band. But Adam Schlesinger must have known what he had on his hands. Schlesinger, who would later display his awesome ability to create catchy pop tributes (as displayed when he penned the Beatle-drenched "That Thing You Do!" for the Tom Hanks film of the same name as an assignment), must have heard one breathy, heavily accented word from Dominique's mouth and knew that he had a shot at forming his own private Velvet Underground. The trio was rounded out with Andy Chase and Ivy was born.

Read the full Independent Study feature on Ivy at MSNBC, including three tracks available to steam. Watch PM in the weeks ahead for a review on Ivy's latest release In the Clear.