CHRISTMAS ON MARS will open theatrically in New York City on September 12, 2008, presented in a custom-designed cinema at the KGB Complex at 85 East Fourth Street, screening in high-definition video and the custom designed Zeta Bootis Mega Supersonic Super-Sound Surround System, which The LIPS created for the film. CHRISTMAS ON MARS will screen at unusual show times, the first of which have been have been announced (and some have already sold out) on cinemapurgatorio.com. Show times will include 7am and 9am screenings, so audience members can go to Mars before they get to work, as well as some traditional evening show times.

CHRISTMAS 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 Christmastime 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.

In production since 2001, CHRISTMAS ON MARS finally premiered in May at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington State. Two weeks later, The Lips screened the movie in Oklahoma City, during the deadCenter Film Festival, within a revivalist preacher tent under a storming sky. Before the screening began, the audience sat in total darkness within the tent for half an hour, as the storm passed over head. "In attendance at that screening was Cinema Purgatorio's Ray Privett, who had come to see the movie and to carve out a deal. Privett has been a fan of the Lips since the 1990s; in 2005, Privett had presented the documentary THE FEARLESS FREAKS FEATURING THE FLAMING LIPS at New York City's Pioneer Theater, where he then worked. After two months of correspondence, THE FLAMING LIPS, Warner Bros. Records, and Cinema Purgatorio have finally made an arrangement.

"I am thrilled and honored to work with THE FLAMING LIPS on this amazing project. I have been tracking this movie for a long time. Finally this summer, FEARLESS FREAKS director Bradley Beesley put me in touch with The LIP'S manager Scott Booker, a famously visionary manager from whom I have already learned a lot. With a lot of hard work, Scott, Warner Bros., and I carved out an eccentric approach to sharing the film with THE FLAMING LIPS fans and others across the country. We have many challenges - after all, this is a (mostly) black and white science fiction film, in high-definition video, made by a rock and roll band. However, with our combined efforts, and also the Lips' amazingly supportive fanbase - it's gonna be awesome."

In addition to some traditional outlets, screenings of CHRISTMAS ON MARS will be promoted largely through online social networks, including Facebook, MySpace, and Last.FM. Tickets will be sold almost exclusively in advance online, with additional screenings added as sellouts are achieved. Cinema Purgatorio will announce new show times; track those announcements by adding the Cinema Purgatorio RSS feed (http://feeds.cinemapurgatorio.com/cinemapurgatorio), or joining the Cinema Purgatorio Facebook group ( http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7724348890.)

Ray Privett established Cinema Purgatorio in 2007. Privett has ten years of experience working with filmmakers, producers, and venue administrators to find unconventional ways of reaching today's film audiences. For four years he was distribution coordinator at Chicago's Facets Multi-Media, and four years as Programmer and General Manager of the Pioneer Theater in New York City. Recently Cinema Purgatorio collaborated with the International Film Circuit and Kino International on the release of four films made by Lech Majewski, the artist and filmmaker honored in 2006 with a rare, full mid-career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Two other upcoming projects are with writer and director Victor Varnado: The Awkward Kings of Comedy, a documentary about nerdy African-American comedians; and Roboto Supremo, a giant robot movie featuring Be Kind Rewind filmmaker Michel Gondry as the mayor of Final Tokyo.

No screener copies of the movie will be made available. Download high-resolution images from CHRISTMAS ON MARS at http://photolab.cinemapurgatorio.com

However, there will be at least one advance screening of the film in New York City, at a time to be determined.

For further information, regarding THE FLAMING LIPS and CHRISTMAS ON MARS including commercial DVD release date, packaging and all other details, contact:

Rick Gershon at Warner Bros. Records Publicity: 818-953-3473 / rick.gershon@wbr.com

'Christmas on Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips'

2008. 82 mins, in High-definition video

Directed by Wayne Coyne and George Salisbury

Released by Warner Bros. Records / The Flaming Lips / Cinema Purgatorio

http://cinemapurgatorio.com

For tour dates, merchandise and general info visit: http://www.flaminglips.com/

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Executive Vice President of Promotion Tom 'Grover' Biery has additionally been appointed General Manager for Warner Bros. Records. In his new role, Biery will oversee the strategy behind all releases, working with the roster of artists, managers, and WBR staff to spearhead the direction of the label in the face of an evolving marketplace. Biery has been with the WBR labels for more than 18 years, and has played a pivotal role in developing the careers of Linkin Park, Flaming Lips, Goo Goo Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seal, and, most recently the launch of Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic. Over the last few years, he has also made Warner Bros. Records the industry leader in the resurging vinyl business.

Senior Vice President of A&R Craig Aaronson has been appointed President of Sire Records by Whalley and Sire's legendary founder Seymour Stein. As President, Aaronson willwork closely with Stein to continue the label's tradition of signing cutting-edge artists to the imprint. Aaronson has recently been involved in the signing and A&R development of My Chemical Romance, The Used, Avenged Sevenfold, Taking Back Sunday, Mastodon, Serj Tankian, and Against Me!.

Jack Warner founded Warner Bros. Records as a soundtrack factory 45 years ago. Today, the company has expanded to cover a vast spectrum of musical genres through the addition of Reprise Records, Nonesuch Records, and Word/Curb Christian divisions and the formation of Warner Nashville. Since becoming its Chairman and CEO in 2001, Whalley has transformed Warner Bros. Records, which already enjoyed a long-standing reputation as a musician-friendly haven, into a destination for some of the most successful artists in the business.

At the end of 2007, three of the label's artists were among the Top Ten best-selling artists of the year. Josh Groban emerged at No. 1 with 4.83 million albums sold, while Linkin Park and Michael BublA(C) finished at Number 7 and Number 8, respectively.

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Luke Burland, 615-214-1490 
luke.burland@wbr.com

WARNER BROS. RECORDS ANNOUNCES STAFF PROMOTIONS

Tom Whalley, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records, has announced several changes in the leadership within the Warner Bros. Records family of labels.

Diarmuid Quinn, Chief Operating Officer of Warner Bros. Records, has additionally been named President of Reprise Records. As President of the label, Quinn will be responsible for developing and guiding Reprise Records' roster of artists, which includes Josh Groban, Green Day, Michael Buble, My Chemical Romance, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. He will continue to guide the company's overall operations, as well as support Mr. Whalley in overarching matters. Since joining Warner Bros. Records in 2001, Quinn has been involved in the global development and marketing of the company's roster, which includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, Tom Petty, Linkin Park, Faith Hill, Disturbed, and Enya, in addition to the Reprise artists mentioned above. Quinn's first signing to Reprise is British rock superstars Oasis.

Executive Vice President of Promotion Tom 'Grover' Biery has additionally been appointed General Manager for Warner Bros. Records. In his new role, Biery will oversee the strategy behind all releases, working with the roster of artists, managers, and WBR staff to spearhead the direction of the label in the face of an evolving marketplace. Biery has been with the WBR labels for more than 18 years, and has played a pivotal role in developing the careers of Linkin Park, Flaming Lips, Goo Goo Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seal, and, most recently the launch of Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic. Over the last few years, he has also made Warner Bros. Records the industry leader in the resurging vinyl business.

Senior Vice President of A&R Craig Aaronson has been appointed President of Sire Records by Whalley and Sire's legendary founder Seymour Stein. As President, Aaronson will work closely with Stein to continue the label's tradition of signing cutting-edge artists to the imprint. Aaronson has recently been involved in the signing and A&R development of My Chemical Romance, The Used, Avenged Sevenfold, Taking Back Sunday, Mastodon, Serj Tankian, and Against Me!.

Jack Warner founded Warner Bros. Records as a soundtrack factory 50 years ago. Today, the company has expanded to cover a vast spectrum of musical genres through the addition of Reprise Records, Nonesuch Records, and Word/Curb Christian divisions and the formation of Warner Nashville. Since becoming its Chairman and CEO in 2001, Whalley has transformed Warner Bros. Records, which already enjoyed a long-standing reputation as a musician-friendly haven, into a destination for some of the most successful artists in the business.

At the end of 2007, three of the label's artists were among the Top Ten best-selling artists of the year. Josh Groban emerged at No. 1 with 4.83 million albums sold, while Linkin Park and Michael Buble finished at Number 7 and Number 8, respectively.

SOURCE: Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records 
Luke Burland, 615-214-1490 
luke.burland@wbr.com