Descendants of Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney have weighed in on the bid by two activist investment firms to win seats on the board of the Walt Disney Co. — and they’re in Bob Iger’s corner in the fight.
Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who runs hedge fund Trian Partners, is waging a proxy-fight battle to install himself and ex-Disney CFO Jay Rasulo as directors; Peltz’s stated aim is to drive up the price of Disney’s stock. Another investment firm, Blackwells Capital, supports the leadership of CEO Bob Iger and the current board but is urging Disney shareholders to vote for its own three candidates instead of Disney’s or Trian’s nominees.
Disney opposes the candidates put forward by Trian and Blackwells as lacking “the appropriate range of talent, skill, perspective and/or expertise,” and is urging shareholders to vote for its own 12 nominees.
Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who runs hedge fund Trian Partners, is waging a proxy-fight battle to install himself and ex-Disney CFO Jay Rasulo as directors; Peltz’s stated aim is to drive up the price of Disney’s stock. Another investment firm, Blackwells Capital, supports the leadership of CEO Bob Iger and the current board but is urging Disney shareholders to vote for its own three candidates instead of Disney’s or Trian’s nominees.
Disney opposes the candidates put forward by Trian and Blackwells as lacking “the appropriate range of talent, skill, perspective and/or expertise,” and is urging shareholders to vote for its own 12 nominees.
- 3/1/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
In two open letters to shareholders of the Walt Disney Company, grandchildren of Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney came out in support of CEO Bob Iger and current management, which is being assailed by two investment firms trying to change the makeup of the company’s board.
“From Mickey and Minnie, to Snow White and Mary Poppins, Disney is not a company that makes widgets – it makes magic,” wrote Roy P. Disney Susan Disney Lord, Tim Disney and Abigail Disney, who has been outspokenly critical of the company in the past. “And it takes a special group of leaders with a deep respect and understanding for this tradition to develop the kinds of incredible experiences – whether in a theme park, at a movie theatre, or in your own home – that touch people’s hearts. Bob Iger, his management team, and the Board of Directors are faithful to this magic.
“From Mickey and Minnie, to Snow White and Mary Poppins, Disney is not a company that makes widgets – it makes magic,” wrote Roy P. Disney Susan Disney Lord, Tim Disney and Abigail Disney, who has been outspokenly critical of the company in the past. “And it takes a special group of leaders with a deep respect and understanding for this tradition to develop the kinds of incredible experiences – whether in a theme park, at a movie theatre, or in your own home – that touch people’s hearts. Bob Iger, his management team, and the Board of Directors are faithful to this magic.
- 2/29/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Independent filmmaker Nina Menkes can hardly believe that her new documentary “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” about the gendered politics of shot design is causing a stir.
The film is being released in theaters starting Friday via Kino Lorber at the Laemmle in the Los Angeles area and at Dctv’s Firehouse Cinema in New York City, with a national rollout to follow.
“We’ve had a lot of rave reviews, but we’ve also been attacked and it’s unbelievable to me that women would attack this film,” Menkes, who also teaches film production at California Institute of the Arts, told The Wrap. “It’s just like the whole way of cinema being based on these kinds of beautiful, fragmented female bodies seems to be like something people are dying to defend.”
The documentary’s premise is that male and female actors are often shot in very different ways regardless of the context,...
The film is being released in theaters starting Friday via Kino Lorber at the Laemmle in the Los Angeles area and at Dctv’s Firehouse Cinema in New York City, with a national rollout to follow.
“We’ve had a lot of rave reviews, but we’ve also been attacked and it’s unbelievable to me that women would attack this film,” Menkes, who also teaches film production at California Institute of the Arts, told The Wrap. “It’s just like the whole way of cinema being based on these kinds of beautiful, fragmented female bodies seems to be like something people are dying to defend.”
The documentary’s premise is that male and female actors are often shot in very different ways regardless of the context,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Brenda Gazzar
- The Wrap
The documentary, which premiered at Sundance, has also scored international deals.
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Nina Menkes documentary Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power and is teaming with library streaming platform Kanopy to release the film.
Billed as an “interrogation of the male gaze in cinema,” Brainwashed will be released theatrically in the US and Canada this autumn, with an educational streaming launch exclusively on Kanopy to follow.
Cinephil is handling international sales at the Cannes Marche and has secured deals for UK/Ireland with the BFI, for the Nordics and Baltics with Non Stop Entertainment, for Poland with New Horizons,...
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Nina Menkes documentary Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power and is teaming with library streaming platform Kanopy to release the film.
Billed as an “interrogation of the male gaze in cinema,” Brainwashed will be released theatrically in the US and Canada this autumn, with an educational streaming launch exclusively on Kanopy to follow.
Cinephil is handling international sales at the Cannes Marche and has secured deals for UK/Ireland with the BFI, for the Nordics and Baltics with Non Stop Entertainment, for Poland with New Horizons,...
- 5/19/2022
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles is hoping its first-ever virtual fundraiser is “An Unforgettable Evening.”
The organization has drafted Jane Lynch to emcee and Annie Lennox to perform during the event, set for May 16 at 6 p.m. Pst. Hosted by Susan Disney Lord and Scott Richard Lord, the hour-long event will also feature a live auction with an added bonus: the top six donors will receive autographed merchandise from Lennox.
The event is meant to mark the 40th-anniversary celebration of the organization, which uses the funds raised locally by providing free care and support for individuals and ...
The organization has drafted Jane Lynch to emcee and Annie Lennox to perform during the event, set for May 16 at 6 p.m. Pst. Hosted by Susan Disney Lord and Scott Richard Lord, the hour-long event will also feature a live auction with an added bonus: the top six donors will receive autographed merchandise from Lennox.
The event is meant to mark the 40th-anniversary celebration of the organization, which uses the funds raised locally by providing free care and support for individuals and ...
- 5/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles is hoping its first-ever virtual fundraiser is “An Unforgettable Evening.”
The organization has drafted Jane Lynch to emcee and Annie Lennox to perform during the event, set for May 16 at 6 p.m. Pst. Hosted by Susan Disney Lord and Scott Richard Lord, the hour-long event will also feature a live auction with an added bonus: the top six donors will receive autographed merchandise from Lennox.
The event is meant to mark the 40th-anniversary celebration of the organization, which uses the funds raised locally by providing free care and support for individuals and ...
The organization has drafted Jane Lynch to emcee and Annie Lennox to perform during the event, set for May 16 at 6 p.m. Pst. Hosted by Susan Disney Lord and Scott Richard Lord, the hour-long event will also feature a live auction with an added bonus: the top six donors will receive autographed merchandise from Lennox.
The event is meant to mark the 40th-anniversary celebration of the organization, which uses the funds raised locally by providing free care and support for individuals and ...
- 5/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A fundraiser for Joe Biden organized by Haim Saban raised $4.5 million on Monday, marking the media mogul’s first event for the 2020 presidential race.
Saban and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) cohosted the event, with 22 people in the crowd, according to a pool report. Tickets were priced at $500,000 per person (meaning not everyone was a donor), and the other guests included Cheryl Saban, Tim Disney, Frank Gehry and Susan Disney Lord.
Saban, a longtime donor and bundler for Democrats, did not endorse during the primary, unlike 2016, when he was an early backer of Hillary Clinton.
He introduced Biden for the virtual event, and after a bit of a glitch in which Biden could not be heard, the former vice president echoed comments he made earlier in the day about California’s devastating wildfires and the connection to climate change.
“This crisis demands action,...
Saban and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-ca) cohosted the event, with 22 people in the crowd, according to a pool report. Tickets were priced at $500,000 per person (meaning not everyone was a donor), and the other guests included Cheryl Saban, Tim Disney, Frank Gehry and Susan Disney Lord.
Saban, a longtime donor and bundler for Democrats, did not endorse during the primary, unlike 2016, when he was an early backer of Hillary Clinton.
He introduced Biden for the virtual event, and after a bit of a glitch in which Biden could not be heard, the former vice president echoed comments he made earlier in the day about California’s devastating wildfires and the connection to climate change.
“This crisis demands action,...
- 9/14/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A livestreamed read-through of Pulitizer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan’s The Investigation: A Search For The Truth In Ten Acts has now been streamed by more than a million people, according to the producers.
The play, which is a reading of excerpts from Robert Mueller’s investigation of potential Russian collusion with President Donald Trump’s campaign in the 2016 election, was performed at New York City’s Riverside Church on June 24. Actors and readers included John Lithgow as President Trump, Kevin Kline as Robert Mueller, Joel Grey as Jeff Sessions, Jason Alexander as Chris Christie, and Alfre Woodard as Hope Hicks.
The play is available to stream here.
A clip featuring endorsements from Mark Hamill, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mark Ruffalo, Bob Balaban, and Sigourney Weaver is available on Facebook.
The play was pulled together in 25 days, unlike the 18 months of the actual Mueller investigation, which found no collusion on the part of Trump’s campaign.
The play, which is a reading of excerpts from Robert Mueller’s investigation of potential Russian collusion with President Donald Trump’s campaign in the 2016 election, was performed at New York City’s Riverside Church on June 24. Actors and readers included John Lithgow as President Trump, Kevin Kline as Robert Mueller, Joel Grey as Jeff Sessions, Jason Alexander as Chris Christie, and Alfre Woodard as Hope Hicks.
The play is available to stream here.
A clip featuring endorsements from Mark Hamill, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mark Ruffalo, Bob Balaban, and Sigourney Weaver is available on Facebook.
The play was pulled together in 25 days, unlike the 18 months of the actual Mueller investigation, which found no collusion on the part of Trump’s campaign.
- 6/29/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
If, like most people, you haven’t gotten around to reading the entirety of the Mueller report, stars like Mark Ruffalo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mark Hamill, and Annette Bening have made it easier to understand the Russia investigation by recording a video of themselves reading aloud the report’s most pertinent passages.
The exclusive video obtained by Variety comes after the actors’ one-night performance on June 24 where they performed a live reading of the selections from the 300-page report for Robert Schenkkan’s stage adaptation, “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts.” Alongside a stream of the live performance, which featured appearances by Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Piper Perabo, Michael Shannon, Zachary Quinto, and Sigourney Weaver, the cast recorded a separate off-stage video that highlights the recording’s findings.
“Robert Mueller’s investigation found 10 possible acts of obstruction of justice. Let’s review them one more time…” Bening begins the video.
The exclusive video obtained by Variety comes after the actors’ one-night performance on June 24 where they performed a live reading of the selections from the 300-page report for Robert Schenkkan’s stage adaptation, “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts.” Alongside a stream of the live performance, which featured appearances by Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Piper Perabo, Michael Shannon, Zachary Quinto, and Sigourney Weaver, the cast recorded a separate off-stage video that highlights the recording’s findings.
“Robert Mueller’s investigation found 10 possible acts of obstruction of justice. Let’s review them one more time…” Bening begins the video.
- 6/28/2019
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Update, with video The cast for last night’s live-streamed all-star reading (from New York City’s historic Riverside Church) of The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts – playwright Robert Schenkkan’s adaptation of the Mueller Report – included Annette Bening, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Frederick Weller, Ben Mckenzie, Michael Shannon, Noah Emmerich, Justin Long, Jason Alexander, Gina Gershon, Wilson Cruz, Joel Grey, Alyssa Milano, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, Piper Perabo, Zachary Quinto, and Aidan Quinn.
But performers who were unable to appear in person – including Sigourney Weaver, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mark Hamill – joined in this taped segment, outlining 10 possible acts of obstruction of justice committed by Donald Trump. Annette Bening kicks things off, with Hamill, Mark Ruffalo, Louis-Dreyfus and others each tackling a possible obstruction. Bening brings it home at the end. Check it out:
Monday, 6:59 a.m. An all-star, live-streamed staged reading of the Mueller...
But performers who were unable to appear in person – including Sigourney Weaver, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mark Hamill – joined in this taped segment, outlining 10 possible acts of obstruction of justice committed by Donald Trump. Annette Bening kicks things off, with Hamill, Mark Ruffalo, Louis-Dreyfus and others each tackling a possible obstruction. Bening brings it home at the end. Check it out:
Monday, 6:59 a.m. An all-star, live-streamed staged reading of the Mueller...
- 6/25/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A group of celebrated actors will bring a little life to the Mueller Report later today with a special one-night-only live reading. The reading will feature selected excerpts from the special counsel’s report, which bears the onerous official title “Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election.” With a little direction and a lot of famous names, Annette Bening, Kevin Kline, and John Lithgow will bring the words of the report to life.
They headline a stacked cast that also includes Justin Long, Piper Perabo, Michael Shannon, Jason Alexander, Gina Gershon, Wilson Cruz, Joel Grey, Alyssa Milano, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, and Zachary Quinto, Frederick Weller, Ben McKenzie, Noah Emmerich, and Aidan Quinn. As if that weren’t enough of a draw, Sigourney Weaver, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Mark Hamill will also make brief appearances.
The event is titled “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts,...
They headline a stacked cast that also includes Justin Long, Piper Perabo, Michael Shannon, Jason Alexander, Gina Gershon, Wilson Cruz, Joel Grey, Alyssa Milano, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, and Zachary Quinto, Frederick Weller, Ben McKenzie, Noah Emmerich, and Aidan Quinn. As if that weren’t enough of a draw, Sigourney Weaver, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Mark Hamill will also make brief appearances.
The event is titled “The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts,...
- 6/24/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Tonight Monday, June 24, an all-star cast will perform a live reading of The Investigation A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts, Pulitzer Prize-Winner Robert Schenkkan's brand new stage adaptation of the Mueller Report. Executive Produced by Susan Disney Lord, Abigail Disney and Timothy Disney and presented by LawWorks. This one-night only event, beginning at 900 p.m. Edt 600 p.m. Pdt will be performed in front of a live audience in New York and simultaneously live-streamed here.
- 6/24/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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