Afrojacks X-Mas Gift Suggestion: The Flaming Lips movie "Christmas on Mars" DVD
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The holidays are upon us and like always you have no idea what to get anybody. This year, i suggest buying something for yourself-- The Flaming Lips "Christmas on Mars" DVD.

As Wayne Coyne explained in Listening Post's extensive interview with the lead Lip last month, the film was designed to be as destabilizing as David Lynch's Eraserhead and as spaced-out as Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

"There's something uncanny, uncomfortable and unsettling about Eraserhead, which is what I wanted for Christmas On Mars. I wanted a clumsiness to the dialogue and real beauty in the cinematography, and through accidents, lighting and mood, we got there," Coyne said. "The sets were elaborately built, lit and shot, so you could walk through and feel like you were in a real space station, just like in Kubrick's 2001. So yes, both of those influences inform the film."

If you're looking for more Christmas On Mars action, check out the online game at the Lips' official site.


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