SHOOTING STARS: Two wild and crazy guys

  Anybody who watches “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” knows that comedian Carrot Top, a fixture at the Luxor, also happens to be a fixture on Simmons’ A&E celebreality series.
  Little wonder, then, that the dynamic duo are expected to hit the Excalibur Thursday night, where they’ll continue their antics in a sequence centering on the Thunder From Down Under male revue.
  Here, there and everywhere: Cult filmmaker Ted Mikels continues production today on “Astro-Zombies M3: Cloned,” the second sequel to his 1968 favorite “Astro-Zombies.”
  The movie focuses on an Area 51 general’s plans to clone the title characters — and form an invincible zombie clone army.
  As usual, Mikels will be calling the shots from his longtime Las Vegas base. But the cameras will be rolling in three different locations — on two continents.
  Mikels will be on the telephone to supervise shots of an Area 51 monitoring facility — played by a monitoring facility in Melbourne, Australia — featuring actor Andrew Merkelbach, who’s also a filmmaker himself, Mikels notes.
  Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, special-effects compositor Michael Haegle will be at work on helicopter flyover shots.
  And in Los Angeles, actress Francine York reprises her role as Sabrina Kincaid, the character she played in Mikels’ 1973 spy romp “Doll Squad.”
  Juggling multiple locations might enervate some directors, but not Mikels. “I’m too young to have to rest yet,” says the indefatigable filmmaker — who turns 80 in late April.
  Border crossing: The E! Mexico cable channel visits this week to shoot a special travel feature scheduled for early spring, focusing on a variety of Las Vegas attractions with an emphasis on (surprise!) entertainment.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, through its advertising agency R&R Partners, is coordinating the visit.
“It’s one of many examples of how we’re trying to keep Las Vegas visible in Mexico,” explains Jesse Davis, LVCVA’s international public relations manager, who cites “a sense of urgency to drive immediate visitation” during the current economic downturn.
  International relations: Two German productions, meanwhile, also visit Las Vegas this week.
“Germany’s Next Top Model” continues, with about 15 contestants in town for part of an upcoming episode expected to air in about two months.
“The scenery is fantastic for German viewers,” production manager Gina Banic says of the Las Vegas location, who cites “all the attractions” as an attraction for the show’s audience. Supermodel Heidi Klum serves as host, head judge — and executive producer.
  Meanwhile, German comedian Mario Barth — who set a world record for a live comedy audience last summer when he sold out Berlin’s 70,000-seat Olympic Stadium — is expected at the Fremont Street Experience, among other places, for a meeting with another notable Mario Barth: the one who runs Starlight Tattoo at Mandalay Bay.