The filth & the fuhrer

Their infamy in music biz circles is such that first-time director Sean Donnelly (he’s got to be one of ours with a name like that) has made an, if you will, stalkermuntary about the gruesome twosome.
“50-year-old Jeff Cruz, who has been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and lives on disability cheques, claims to be best friends with Tiffany, citing an unusual mind link between them where they share thoughts through ‘radionic psychotronic’ devices that use energy released from photographs of the two of them together,” reads the review of I Think We’re Alone Now on the excellent documentaryfilms.suite101.com. “Likewise, Kelly McCormick, a 35-year-old intersex person contemplating a sex change operation, says that Tiffany helped her recover from a tragic bicycle accident that left her in a coma for several days.”
Watch the trailer for the film, which is due here next year, at www.ithinkwerealonenow.com.
Hitting small screens next week in the States is Generation Kill, a new series from the makers of The Wire, David Simon and Ed Burns.
“Generation Kill follows the highly trained Marines of First Recon Battalion through the first 40 days of the Iraq War,” reads the www.hbo.com/generationkill blurb. “It portrays the true story of the young Marines’ experience at the tip of the spear of the American invasion, as they contend with equipment shortages, incompetent commanding officers, ever evolving Rules of Engagement and an unclear strategy.”
To make sure they looked the part, the young cast of mostly newcomers endured a 10-day boot camp prior to seven months of filming in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa. Although the most dangerous thing pointed at them during that time was a camera, they had to endure the same 40 degree-plus temperatures in full battle dress as the real Marines they’re portraying.
“This is a look at a culture,” Burns reflects. “It’s of our own making and these kids are of our own world. Much like The Wire, you’re gonna get into it if you give it a chance. Once you get inside that first Humvee, it’s pretty compelling.”
Which just leaves time for quick visits to www.snotr.com/video/1331 (quality stop-motion animation as recommended by the Hot Press Message Board); www.zink.com (instant Polaroid-style pics from your camera or mobile phone); www.japanprobe.com/?p=4930 (racist Obama parody not surprisingly pulled by Japanese TV); and www.myspace.com/thtrons (self-playing robotic junk band from New Zealand).