THE FLAMING LIPS Christmas On Mars (2008 UK 2-disc [All Region NTSC DVD/CD] set - In production since 2001, The Flaming Lips present their fantastical film freakout, 'Christmas On Mars'. Directed by front man Wayne Coyne alongside co-directorGeorge Salisbury [the band's audiovisual technician], many of the film's Mars sets were constructed in Coyne's back garden at his home in Oklahoma City. The film does indeed take place during Christmas time on Mars, as the colonisation of theRedPlanet 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. Complete with the 12-track CD film score!)