The Flaming Lips Movies
- 2009
Go behind the scenes of the 2007 Oklahoma State Penitentiary Rodeo to see how a group of convict cowgirls risk life and limb for the thrill of riding a bucking bull. Oklahoma has the highest female incarceration rate in the entire United States. In 2006, female inmates from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary were permitted to participate in the prison rodeo for first time since the annual event was launched in 1940. It's half Wild West show, and half coliseum-esque spectacle, and also the very last rodeo of its kind. Some inmates, like Danny Liles, have been participating in the annual event for over a decade. The rodeo affords them a brief respite from prison life, but the risks are high even for the toughest male inmates. As the female inmates file in to take part in their very first rodeo, the spectators and guards wait with baited breath to see just what happens when the gate goes up and all hell breaks loose. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2008
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Long the source of speculation amongst loyal Flaming Lips fans, this offbeat tale of the first Martian colony and the strange events surrounding the birth of the first extraterrestrial human child went into production in 2001 with band frontman Wayne Coyne pulling double duty as both director and star. Sometime in the distant future, man has conquered Mars. Shortly after reaching the Red Planet, however, the space program went into decline, effectively stranding the astronauts millions of miles from their home planet. As Christmas draws near and Major Syrtis (Steven Drozd) begins drawing up plans for the big pageant, the crew is struggling to convert old spaceships into living quarters and the confidence among the scientists is beginning to wane. The first colonist baby is set to be born at the stroke of midnight on Christmas, a symbolic testament to the beginning of a new civilization. Unfortunately, a number of crew members have committed suicide, including the man who was supposed to play Santa Clause at the big celebration. Into this alien chaos arrives a mysterious Martian (Coyne). A strange figure who seeks to both inspire and assist the struggling astronauts, the Martian is quickly recruited to take over the role of Santa Clause in the upcoming pageant. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, (more)
Award-winning filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential) investigates the miraculous world of fungi with this documentary shot largely at the Telluride Mushroom Festival in Colorado. It was during a conversation with his friend Jim Jarmusch that Mann first learned of the bizarre sub-culture surrounding the mushroom, and once his interest was peaked there was no turning back. Some of the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet are fungi, but where did mushrooms come from, and could they hold secrets that we've yet to discover? Recently, a new breed of maverick scientists have made the claim that mushrooms possess the power to cleanse sites corroded by toxins, and that they could be used as a "clean" pesticide among other things. By traveling to the Telluride Mushroom Festival and speaking with festival president Gary Lincoff, as well as numerous other mycophiles (mushroom aficionados) who frequent the event, Mann reveals why the popular fungus has emerged to become one of our greatest mysteries. A neo-psychedelic soundtrack by The Flaming Lips and campy clips from such features as Attack of the Mushroom People keeps the mood whimsical as Mann explores every wonderful facet of the mushroom kingdom. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2007
Documentary filmmakers Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price take viewers back to the sun-soaked days of summer as they follow campers ages 6 through 15 to a place where lifelong friendships are forged, and the struggle against homesickness yields a better understanding of the true value of independence. With music by the Flaming Lips and Noisola, Summercamp! is a warm tribute to an long-running institution that holds a special place in the hearts of countless Americans. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2007
This legendary concert by radical rock band the Flaming Lips was filmed live at the Oklahoma City Zoo and features a psychedelic light show as well as animated imagery added to the concert footage. Among the greater spectacles of the show is lead singer Wayne Coyne descending onto the stage from a UFO prop inside a giant clear plastic bubble. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, (more)
- 2007
For their documentary The Creek Runs Red, co-directors Bradley Beesley, James Payne and Julianna Brannum travel to Picher, Oklahoma, one of the most environmentally unsound of all American communities, where the land and water are intolerably bilious and the town's primary source of economic sustenance - a zinc and lead mining company - skipped town ages ago. Amid this depressing backdrop, the filmmakers unveil a single bizarre truth: residents feel uniformly resistant to the idea of leaving. Brannum, Beesley and Payne use screen time to both chart the growing environmental disaster that belies the town, and raise penetrating questions about the locals' seemingly inexplicable reluctance to move elsewhere. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmmaker Mike Hill profiles one of the skateboarding world's most revolutionary figures in this documentary tracing the life and career of World Industries founder Steve Rocco. Founded in 1989, World Industries made waves throughout the skateboarding industry by ambushing the corporate world to re-write the rules of the game and usher in a refreshing new era of companies that were owned and operated by skaters. While many thought it could never be done, Rocco accomplished the formidable feat with a little help from such talented friends as Rodney Mullen, Jason Lee, Mark Gonzalez, Natas Kaupas, Spike Jonze, and Jeff Tremaine. A cultural revolution that changed the public perception of skateboarding from that of a passing teenage fad to a thriving anti-authoritarian counterculture, the rise of World Industries ultimately resulted in the creation of some of the most unlikely cult heroes in contemporary sports. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Steve Rocco
Filmmaker Drew Thomas brings California's popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the screen with a different kind of musical documentary that not only showcases performances by some of the hottest acts to take the stage, but offers interviews with such musical icons as Beck, Joshua Homme, Mos Def, and Perry Farrell as well. From English icon Morrissey's performance at the inaugural Coachella Festival back in 1999 to Canadian indie rockers the Arcade Fire's electric 2005 set, the musical acts featured here run the gamut from hip-hop to alternative and virtually everything in between. Other artists featured include the Pixies, the Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Radiohead, Saul Williams, and Squarepusher. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2005
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This music-video retrospective comes from Warner Brothers Records and covers more than a decade in the history of the inventive rock-band The Flaming Lips. Featuring a total of nineteen songs, The Flaming Lips: VOID - Video Overview in Deceleration includes "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1," "Waitin' for a Superman," and "She Don't Use Jelly." ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 2004
Bradley Beesley's documentary The Fearless Freaks attempts to reveal some truths about the band The Flaming Lips. The Lips have built a loyal cult following, and the film -- compiled from footage taken over 15 years -- attempts to satisfy that cult, as well as interest those unfamiliar with the band, by including a combination of performance footage and candid moments. The director was allowed full access to Wayne Coyne and the other members of the band. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- The Flaming Lips
- 2004
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Flashback Records introduces a series of music video collections that aim to present the essential artists and songs of a particular era and genre. Each program features six original videos. Essential Music Videos: '90s Indie Rock includes songs by The Flaming Lips, Primal Scream, Spacehog, Ween, Fountains of Wayne, and Mudhoney. ~ Sarah Block, All Movie Guide
- 2003
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From three days in June, 2003, the second annual installment of the Bonaroo Music Festival took over Manchester, Tennessee, serving up performances by dozens of the wolrd's best jam-rock and roots musicians. 270 Miles from Graceland: Live from Bonnaroo 2003 features live performances from the show by twenty-two of the artists and bands. Among the songs are "Temporary Remedy" by Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, "Sugar Magnolia" by The Dead, "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot" by The Flaming Lips, "I Should've Known Better" by Nickel Creek, and "Desdemona" by The Allman Brothers Band. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Fishing enthusiasts will spend hours debating the virtues of different rods, reels, lures, and types of bait, but there is a small but hardy group of anglers who have figured out a way to get by without any gear at all. This documentary takes a look at the phenomenon of "noodling," in which a fisherman literally takes a deep breath, ducks under the water, and snatches a fish with his bare hands. Needless to say, it's not a method that works for everyone, and a few noodlers have discovered the hard way that what they thought was a fish turned out to be a snapping turtle or a beaver (which fend off sportsmen by biting back), but the sport has attracted a handful of ardent supporters, and director Bradley Beesley features interviews with several of them, as well as offering footage of a number of veteran noodlers in action. Okie Noodling also features an original musical score by the noted alternative rock band the Flaming Lips. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 1999
This third volume of the interactive, multimedia music magazine Circuit once again features a collection of critically acclaimed artists, comfortably perched on the cutting edge of rock. Circuit 3 includes interviews and performances by 311, Cibo Matto, Moby, The Flaming Lips, Kool Keith, Underworld, Styles of Beyond, and Mercury Rev. The program also features an interview with Grant Gee, director of the Radiohead movie Meeting People Is Easy, along with clips from the film, and a look at a documentary about Paul Westerberg. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1988
In 1988, five years before the Flaming Lips would score a freak hit single with "She Don't Use Jelly" and become the darling of warped pop connoisseurs everywhere, they were already staging one of the wildest and most remarkable shows in indie rock, and this live video captures Wayne Coyne and company in all their fog-enshrouded strobe-lit glory in the days before they'd drawn a major label paycheck. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
