Word of mouth for I Love Boosters is building- we did well yesterday-
If we keep this going thru the week we can make up ground & have a 2nd weekend that is analogous to Obsessions 2nd weekend
(we didnt have the marketing spend of these studio films, so we have 2build slowly)
I also MAKE movies like my life depends on it.
On an indie promo budget on Memorial Day Weekend in competition w 10 other films,
& w 50%-250% less screens & WAY less showtimes than everyone that made more-
we made almost $5M.
We're not done
I Love Boosters- in theaters now!
We just won.
Ticketmaster / Live Nation was the biggest antitrust case in years. A jury just ruled for us on all claims.
We brought this case with a big group of AGs and USDOJ - until last month, when USDOJ cut a backroom deal with Live Nation in the middle of the trial and bailed.
We rejected their deal, finished the trial, and now a jury has found that they’ve been operating as an illegal monopoly and used their power to unlawfully raise ticket prices on you.
This is a huge win for consumers and artists, but it also sends a message that we can still take on monopolies - and win.
But we aren't done yet. The case now moves to a second phase where the judge will determine the specific remedies needed to dismantle Ticketmaster’s grip on the industry.
Our goal is simple: restore real competition, end the abuse of consumers and artists, and bring fair pricing back to live entertainment.
If you call Film LA, the very first option is to report a production you think should be shut down for not having a permit.
The third option is to try and get a permit. If you don't get your application in my 10am a week before the shoot, they will not process your application. Not 10:05, not 12pm. Must be in by 10am. When you speak to the person at Film LA, they truly sound like they don't even want you to shoot there.
I hope whoever our next mayor is shuts down Film LA and makes it free and easy to get a permit.
LA has the best crews, the best casts, the best weather. It shouldn't be cheaper and easier to fly to Oklahoma and shoot there than it is to shoot at home. It's time to bring filmmaking back to LA.
look at how beautiful this is
pictures like this really make me feel we should bomb each other and charge thousands of dollars for life saving medication and sit in our car all day and work endless hours to eat jalapeño poppers and pay rent to Blackstone
it’s hard to illustrate how it felt at the time if you were too young, but this happening right after the shock bernie primary win in michigan was a nuclear hopium bomb. it felt like the world was on the precipace of something better
@TeamYouTube Manual review needed! I deleted all videos on a channel I no longer use, got an inactivity notice (pic) and left YPP. AFTER leaving, your system suspended this EMPTY channel for 'Reused Content', demonetizing my 2 other healthy channels!
https://t.co/bqAyE1brKa
It’s a privilege to make a movie. A bigger one to do it with your best friend. Bigger still to have so much help from so many brilliant artists and friends old and new. But the biggest privilege of all is when people you’ve never met give you their time and attention and take a seat. Without that generosity a film cannot exist. Thank you, friends. Thank you strangers. Hope you love it.
caught the Amazon guy on the way out the door and didn't say 'good morning', but instead asked him if he was alright or needed anything before I locked the door. he looked off. paused a second and asked me why I said that. told him his glow wasn't showing. he finally told on himself.
turns out his damn blood sugar was low but he left his cooler at the warehouse. didn't have time to stop. told him to drop the other deliveries, raided my kitchen and threw him a grocery bag full of snacks like Supermarket Sweep. he yelled LOVE YOU as he peeled out. made me feel like one of those dogs that can sense sickness and I gotta hit. 😭