Blink your eyes and before you know it the holiday season will be upon us. But we can’t lose sight of what this time of year means and how we should and need to respond accordingly. There are myriad ways to be true to the spirit of the season by helping others–both those we know as well as people we have never met.
So in the midst of crafting shopping lists for our family and friends, it behooves us to remember that so many are in need of the basic necessities such as food and clothing.
With that in mind, we pass on a reminder from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers’ (AICP) West board about the second annual #AICPgives, a Food & Goods Drive to benefit local non-profit organization Gobble Gobble Give (http://gobblegobblegive.org) which has served thousands of needy families and individuals over the last 14 years.
Last year, with the AICP’s help, Gobble, Gobble Give provided care packages and meals to over 3,000 people in Los Angeles.
AICP member companies and all industry partners and affiliates are encouraged to collect donations during November in anticipation of Gobble Gobble Give’s Thanksgiving Day distribution.
Quixote is coordinating pick-up and delivery of donation boxes to participating member companies.
Members may also drop-off donations at any Quixote location. See complete details here: http://www.quixote.com/AICPGives/
Items may include: canned goods, boxed food (that can be consumed without cooking), new or used clothing items in good condition (socks, sweaters, beanies and more). Collecting unopened bars of soap and shampoo bottles, toothbrush and toothpaste kits, is a great way to distribute all of those hotel amenities picked up on shoots.
#AICPgives is a great opportunity for the AICP West chapter members and friends to give back to their community. With #AICPgives the industry can mobilize its numbers and the generosity of staff and crews to give to many of those who could use a little help this Thanksgiving holiday.
Help spread the word: Invite people to participate through the following Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/553968994619760/
“Mickey 17” Tops Weekend Box Office, But Profitability Is A Long Way Off
"Parasite" filmmaker Bong Joon Ho's original science fiction film "Mickey 17" opened in first place on the North American box office charts. According to studio estimates Sunday, the Robert Pattinson-led film earned $19.1 million in its first weekend in theaters, which was enough to dethrone "Captain America: Brave New World" after a three-week reign.
Overseas, "Mickey 17" has already made $34.2 million, bringing its worldwide total to $53.3 million. But profitability for the film is a long way off: It cost a reported $118 million to produce, which does not account for millions spent on marketing and promotion.
A week following the Oscars, where "Anora" filmmaker Sean Baker made an impassioned speech about the importance of the theatrical experience – for filmmakers to keep making movies for the big screens, for distributors to focus on theatrical releases and for audiences to keep going – "Mickey 17" is perhaps the perfect representation of this moment in the business, or at least an interesting case study. It's an original film from an Oscar-winning director led by a big star that was afforded a blockbuster budget and given a robust theatrical release by Warner Bros., one of the few major studios remaining. But despite all of that, and reviews that were mostly positive (79% on RottenTomatoes), audiences did not treat it as an event movie, and it may ultimately struggle to break even.
Originally set for release in March 2024, Bong Joon Ho's follow-up to the Oscar-winning "Parasite" faced several delays, which he has attributed to extenuating circumstances around the Hollywood strikes. Based on the novel "Mickey7" by Edward Ashton, Pattinson plays an expendable employee who dies on missions and is re-printed time and time again. Steven... Read More