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The documentary “The Ballad Of Genesis & Lady Jaye” hits theaters in New York in limited release this weekend. It’s an utterly fascinating and bizarre (sometimes queasy) look at identity and pandrogny (review later this week) that happens to center around seminal experimental music figure Genesis P-Orridge, of atonal, industrial noisemakers Throbbing Gristle, who went on to form the still-experimental, but more palatable Psychic TV.

The soundtrack album from Sweet Nothing Records hits on March 12th. And while this writer can’t claim to be any kind of Psychic TV expert -- their discography has more than 33 studio albums ranging as far back as 1982, plus over 40 live albums -- one thing this soundtrack album reminds us is that for all their sonic collages, spoken word pieces and multi-media-collective and dada-ist leanings they could bust out a lovely, psychedelic tune in the vein of the Velvet Underground (or more recent example...

CANNES -- Giovanni Veronesi and Ferzan Ozpetek led the way with 12 David di Donatello nominations each for their respective films Manuale D'Amore (Manual of Love) and Cuore Sacro (Sacred Heart), Italy's equivalent to the Oscars. Both films were nominated in the best film category. Paolo Sorrentino's Le Consequenze dell'amore (The Consequences of Love) and Gianni Amelio's Le Chiavi di Casa (The House Keys) received 10 and seven award nominations respectively including best film and director nominations. Rounding out the best film category was Certi Bambini (Certain Kids), which was directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi. Both Ozpetek and the Frazzi brothers were nominated for best director as was Davide Ferrario for Dopo Mezzanotte (After Midnight), which received ten nominations.

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic -- Italian brothers Andrea and Antonio Frazzi won Karlovy Vary's Crystal Globe top prize Saturday for their film Certi bambini (A Children's Story), which delves into the disturbing world of street children and criminal abuse. The $20,000 award for the film was presented by French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who received an award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the festival's closing gala ceremony Saturday night in the Bohemian spa town that has hosted the festival since its 1946 launch. Spanish film Leon y Olvido (Leon and Olvido), a touching and poignant tale of a Down syndrome orphan's relationship with his older sister, won best director for Xavier Bermudez and best actress for Marta Larralde's performance as the sister.