Theatrical screenings confirmed nationwide
October 9 , 2008 (Burbank, CA) - THE FLAMING LIPS will finally release their long-awaited film debut, CHRISTMAS ON MARS: A Fantastical Film Freak-out Featuring the Flaming Lips, on November 11, 2008, on Warner Bros. Records. Two different packages will be available to consumers: A single DVD disc of the 86-minute movie starring THE FLAMING LIPS along with various family, crew members, and famous friends, and a deluxe DVD/CD package that includes the movie as well as the complete 12-track original film score by THE FLAMING LIPS. The disc will allow the viewer to choose between standard stereo mix of the super 5.1 Zeta Bootis Surround Sound specially designed by THE FLAMING LIPS and producer Dave Fridmann.
Video extras include interviews with band members Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, and Kliph Scurlock, as well as a bonus featurette entitled: FROM DRAWINGS TO A MOVIE: Inside Wayne's Endless Yellow Notepad, in which Coyne walks the viewer through the film's conceptual genesis from an idea, into sketches and storyboards, and eventually onto film. The deluxe edition will also contain a set of movie postcards, a commemorative screen-printed Movie Ticket and Popcorn Box (which were only available at the original concert festival screenings over the summer), and a special limited-edition T-shirt designed by Coyne, all exclusive to this package.
The movie will be available for purchase via iTunes Movies upon its release date making it even easier for fans to see CHRISTMAS ON MARS as soon as it becomes commercially viewable. Seven years in the making, the film made its theatrical debut this past September exclusively at the KGB Film complex in New York City where it was screened in high-definition video and the custom-designed Zeta Bootis Mega Supersonic Super-Sound Surround System, which The LIPS created for the film. Screenings sold-out immediately and the critics have showered the film with abundant praise:
The New York Times wrote that CHRISTMAS ON MARS is "destined for cult status. Forget the plot, it's about textures: black and white images with psychedelic bursts; dashes of David Lynch, the '70s midnight movie Dark Star and 2001; an echo of The Wizard of Oz; and in a riff on maternity, maybe an iota of The Matrix. Dude, pass the munchies." New York Magazine said: "We've seen The Flaming Lips' 'Christmas On Mars' -- and it's as weird as we'd hoped!"
Due to overwhelming public demand, Warner Bros. Records and film company Cinema Purgatorio will bring CHRISTMAS ON MARS to offbeat venues across the country, such as rock clubs, stage theaters, museums, and select movie theaters. The film had previously been presented by THE FLAMING LIPS at rock and film festivals over the summer. The movie will continue its NYC engagement through the end of 2008. Due to overwhelming demand, CHRISTMAS ON MARS will now screen in more than 22 additional cities across the US beginning this month. Dates and details as follows:
Playing now till the end of the year if not the end of time:
- original high definition video, and now louder than before -
New York, New York: The KGB Complex's Kraine Theater -
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/41947
From October till the end of the year if not the end of time:
- 35mm transfer -
Austin, Texas: Original Alamo Drafthouse, starts October 11 -
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - CHRISTMAS ON MARS +Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) LIVE
San Antonio, Texas: Alamo Drafthouse, starts October 19 -
Alamo Drafthouse :: Basic Theater Page
Limited engagements:
- 35mm transfer -
Des Moines, Iowa: Nova 10 Cinemas, October 1 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Columbia, South Carolina: The Nickelodeon, October 3-5 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Moline, Illinois: Nova 6 Cinemas, October 5 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Atlanta, Georgia: Plaza Theatre, October 8 -
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45119/
Peoria, Illinois: Reynold's Cinemas at Landmark, October 10 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Naperville, Illinois: Nova 8 Cinemas, October 11 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Nashville, Tennessee: The Belcourt, October 11-14 -
Welcome to the Belcourt Theatre - Nashville's non-profit venue for film, music & events
Dallas, Texas: Landmark Inwood Theater, October 17-18 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark Inwood. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Whitewater, Wisconsin: Theatres of Whitewater, October 17 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Geneva 4, October 18 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Orlando, Florida: Enzian Theatre, October 18 - ::: ENZIAN THEATER - Films :::
West Bend, Wisconsin: Paradise Theatre, October 19 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Madison, Wisconsin: The Orpheum, October 21-24 - Orpheum Theatre Films & Shows
Waterville, Maine: Railroad Square Cinema, October 24 - Railroad Square Cinema
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Brattle, October 31-November 9 -
https://www.vendini.com/ticket-softw...81dd004b&t=tix
Omaha, Nebraska: Film Streams / Ruth Sokolof Theater, October 31 - Film Streams Calendar
San Francisco, California: The Roxie, October 31-November 2 - Roxie Theater
Bremen, Indiana: Bremen Theatre, November 5 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Cinematheque, November 8-9 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Columbus, Ohio: Landmark Gateway Theater, November 14-15 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark's Gateway Theater. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Denver, Colorado: Landmark Esquire Theatre, November 14-15 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark Esquire. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Seattle, Washington: Northwest Film Forum, November 21-22 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Hartford, Connecticut: Real Art Ways, November 21-23 - real art ways dot org
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Landmark Uptown Theatre, November 22 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark Uptown Theatre. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Tucson, Arizona: The Loft, December 5-11 - Welcome to The Loft Cinema | The Loft Cinema
Chicago, Illinois: The Music Box, December 5-6 - Music Box Theatre
St. Louis, Missouri area: Webster University Film Series, December 12-14 - Film Series calendar
Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Guild, December 19-20 - The Guild Cinema
DVD release happenings:
Kansas City, Missouri: Screenland, November 22-23 - Screenland
Jacksonville, Florida: Fuel in Five Points, November 27 - Welcome to FUEL
Roanoke, Virginia: Grandin Theatre, December 12-13 - http://www.grandintheatre.com/
CHIRSTMAS ON MARS is the directorial debut of Wayne Coyne, lead singer and front man for THE FLAMING LIPS. Coyne co-directed with George Salisbury, an audiovisual technician who works with the band. Coyne constructed much of the set -- representing Mars -- in his Oklahoma City backyard.
The film does indeed take place during Christmas time on Mars, as the colonization of the Red Planet is underway. But when an oxygen generator and a gravity control pod malfunction, Major Syrtis (The Lips' Steven Drozd) and his team (including the Lips' bassist Michael Ivins) fear for the worst. Syrtis hallucinates about the birth of a baby, and many other strange things. Meanwhile, a compassionate alien superbeing (Coyne) arrives, inspiring and helping the isolated astronauts. Also appearing in the film are the band's road drummer Kliph Scurlock, manager Scott Booker, and many other familiar figures from The Lips' community.
Video extras include interviews with band members Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, and Kliph Scurlock, as well as a bonus featurette entitled: FROM DRAWINGS TO A MOVIE: Inside Wayne's Endless Yellow Notepad, in which Coyne walks the viewer through the film's conceptual genesis from an idea, into sketches and storyboards, and eventually onto film. The deluxe edition will also contain a set of movie postcards, a commemorative screen-printed Movie Ticket and Popcorn Box (which were only available at the original concert festival screenings over the summer), and a special limited-edition T-shirt designed by Coyne, all exclusive to this package.
The movie will be available for purchase via iTunes Movies upon its release date making it even easier for fans to see CHRISTMAS ON MARS as soon as it becomes commercially viewable. Seven years in the making, the film made its theatrical debut this past September exclusively at the KGB Film complex in New York City where it was screened in high-definition video and the custom-designed Zeta Bootis Mega Supersonic Super-Sound Surround System, which The LIPS created for the film. Screenings sold-out immediately and the critics have showered the film with abundant praise:
The New York Times wrote that CHRISTMAS ON MARS is "destined for cult status. Forget the plot, it's about textures: black and white images with psychedelic bursts; dashes of David Lynch, the '70s midnight movie Dark Star and 2001; an echo of The Wizard of Oz; and in a riff on maternity, maybe an iota of The Matrix. Dude, pass the munchies." New York Magazine said: "We've seen The Flaming Lips' 'Christmas On Mars' -- and it's as weird as we'd hoped!"
Due to overwhelming public demand, Warner Bros. Records and film company Cinema Purgatorio will bring CHRISTMAS ON MARS to offbeat venues across the country, such as rock clubs, stage theaters, museums, and select movie theaters. The film had previously been presented by THE FLAMING LIPS at rock and film festivals over the summer. The movie will continue its NYC engagement through the end of 2008. Due to overwhelming demand, CHRISTMAS ON MARS will now screen in more than 22 additional cities across the US beginning this month. Dates and details as follows:
Playing now till the end of the year if not the end of time:
- original high definition video, and now louder than before -
New York, New York: The KGB Complex's Kraine Theater -
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/41947
From October till the end of the year if not the end of time:
- 35mm transfer -
Austin, Texas: Original Alamo Drafthouse, starts October 11 -
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - CHRISTMAS ON MARS +Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) LIVE
San Antonio, Texas: Alamo Drafthouse, starts October 19 -
Alamo Drafthouse :: Basic Theater Page
Limited engagements:
- 35mm transfer -
Des Moines, Iowa: Nova 10 Cinemas, October 1 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Columbia, South Carolina: The Nickelodeon, October 3-5 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Moline, Illinois: Nova 6 Cinemas, October 5 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Atlanta, Georgia: Plaza Theatre, October 8 -
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45119/
Peoria, Illinois: Reynold's Cinemas at Landmark, October 10 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Naperville, Illinois: Nova 8 Cinemas, October 11 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Nashville, Tennessee: The Belcourt, October 11-14 -
Welcome to the Belcourt Theatre - Nashville's non-profit venue for film, music & events
Dallas, Texas: Landmark Inwood Theater, October 17-18 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark Inwood. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Whitewater, Wisconsin: Theatres of Whitewater, October 17 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Geneva 4, October 18 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Orlando, Florida: Enzian Theatre, October 18 - ::: ENZIAN THEATER - Films :::
West Bend, Wisconsin: Paradise Theatre, October 19 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Madison, Wisconsin: The Orpheum, October 21-24 - Orpheum Theatre Films & Shows
Waterville, Maine: Railroad Square Cinema, October 24 - Railroad Square Cinema
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Brattle, October 31-November 9 -
https://www.vendini.com/ticket-softw...81dd004b&t=tix
Omaha, Nebraska: Film Streams / Ruth Sokolof Theater, October 31 - Film Streams Calendar
San Francisco, California: The Roxie, October 31-November 2 - Roxie Theater
Bremen, Indiana: Bremen Theatre, November 5 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Cinematheque, November 8-9 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Columbus, Ohio: Landmark Gateway Theater, November 14-15 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark's Gateway Theater. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Denver, Colorado: Landmark Esquire Theatre, November 14-15 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark Esquire. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Seattle, Washington: Northwest Film Forum, November 21-22 -
Brown Paper Tickets - The first and only fair-trade ticketing service!
Hartford, Connecticut: Real Art Ways, November 21-23 - real art ways dot org
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Landmark Uptown Theatre, November 22 -
MovieTickets.com Landmark Uptown Theatre. Movies, showtimes and tickets.
Tucson, Arizona: The Loft, December 5-11 - Welcome to The Loft Cinema | The Loft Cinema
Chicago, Illinois: The Music Box, December 5-6 - Music Box Theatre
St. Louis, Missouri area: Webster University Film Series, December 12-14 - Film Series calendar
Albuquerque, New Mexico: The Guild, December 19-20 - The Guild Cinema
DVD release happenings:
Kansas City, Missouri: Screenland, November 22-23 - Screenland
Jacksonville, Florida: Fuel in Five Points, November 27 - Welcome to FUEL
Roanoke, Virginia: Grandin Theatre, December 12-13 - http://www.grandintheatre.com/
CHIRSTMAS ON MARS is the directorial debut of Wayne Coyne, lead singer and front man for THE FLAMING LIPS. Coyne co-directed with George Salisbury, an audiovisual technician who works with the band. Coyne constructed much of the set -- representing Mars -- in his Oklahoma City backyard.
The film does indeed take place during Christmas time on Mars, as the colonization of the Red Planet is underway. But when an oxygen generator and a gravity control pod malfunction, Major Syrtis (The Lips' Steven Drozd) and his team (including the Lips' bassist Michael Ivins) fear for the worst. Syrtis hallucinates about the birth of a baby, and many other strange things. Meanwhile, a compassionate alien superbeing (Coyne) arrives, inspiring and helping the isolated astronauts. Also appearing in the film are the band's road drummer Kliph Scurlock, manager Scott Booker, and many other familiar figures from The Lips' community.
