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Disney announced that Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle, is departing its board of directors after six years.

Disney and Catz did not provide an explanation for why she stepped down from the Mouse House’s board. With Catz’s departure, the size of Disney’s board has been reduced from 12 directors to 11. According to a Disney filing with the SEC, Catz informed the company on Thursday (July 18) that she would leave the board.

Disney’s board was in the spotlight earlier this year when activist investor Nelson Peltz tried to win a pair of seats (one for himself and one for ex-Disney CFO Jay Rasulo) in a monthslong proxy fight. Peltz had accused Disney’s board members of falling down on the job, specifically with respect to vetting a CEO successor for Iger. At Disney’s annual shareholder meeting in April, investors reelected all 12 incumbent directors (including Catz) — and decisively...

Blackwells Capital, a Disney shareholder with plenty of opinions about who should sit on the company’s board of directors, blasted the rival Trian Group for its own board maneuvering.

In a press release Monday, Blackwells Chief Investment Officer Jason Aintabi said Trian co-founder Nelson Peltz has come up short in terms of suggesting ways for the media giant to right its ship. Trian, which owns about $3 billion in Disney stock, last week formally initiated a proxy war with Disney by nominating Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo to the board. The firm plans to solicit support from a shareholder base that it believes has grown restless over the company’s lackluster stock performance.

Trian has attacked Disney’s path under CEO Bob Iger, who returned to the top exec role in November 2022 in a bid to shore up the company after it slipped under his hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek.

Disney CEO Bob Iger saw his compensation hit $31.6 million in 2023 — down from $45.9 million in 2021, his last prior full year of employment at the company.

Iger’s 2023 pay package included $865,385 in base salary, plus 16.1 million in stock awards, $10 million in stock-option awards, $2.14 million cash bonus and $2.48 million in other compensation, according to the company’s proxy statement filed Tuesday with the SEC. His contract with Disney runs through the end of 2026.

Iger was Disney CEO from 2005-20 and served as executive chairman of the company through the end 2021. He returned as interim CEO after the ouster of Bob Chapek — who had been Iger’s hand-picked successor — in November 2022. For 2023, Chapek received total compensation from Disney of $9.94 million.

Also Tuesday, Disney’s board of directors disclosed its recommended slate of 12 nominees for election at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (with the date Tba) in the preliminary proxy materials. The board officially rejected...

\Sephora is launching a new initiative in the world of influencer marketing. The beauty retailer has announced the Sephora x TikTok Beauty Incubator, a partnership that will teach cosmetic brands how to make the most of their short-from video channels.

The incubator, which has been launched in partnership with full-service agency Digitas, will span three sessions. The first two will be conducted via Zoom, while the third will be held at TikTok’s New York City office. The brands chosen to participate in the initiative are women-led and Poc-led startups that have completed the Sephora Accelerate program. Three of those brands — Topicals, Eadem and Hyper Skin — will make up the first class of Incubator participants.

Sephora VP of Social and Influencer Marketing Brent Mitchell told Glossy that the first Incubator session will focus on TikTok strategy, while the second session will help brands devise “a bigger TikTok plan.” For the final session,...

A full Free Movie of the Day is posted on the JoBlo Horror Movies YouTube channel every other day during the week – but on Fridays things get even freakier and a little more fun. Get your weekend started the right way by indulging in Friday Fright Nights! Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at another genre movie you can watch in its entirety, free of charge, either on the YouTube channel linked above or in the video embed here.

This week’s Friday Fright Nights feature is the psychological thriller The Way Out, which was written and directed by Barry Jay, someone who dreamed of becoming a songwriter but ended up becoming a fitness guru, coming up with “the original high intensity interval workout” Barry’s Bootcamp… and then getting into filmmaking. And I have to give him credit for The Way Out, a film where his interests...

We may need to get Bob Iger a cape because he might have singlehandedly saved the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How? It’s come to light that Iger kept Marvel Chair Isaac Perlmutter from firing Kevin Feige in 2015. What would the MCU look like without Feige to devise its roadmap to success and make the calls that transformed the initiative into an ongoing billion-dollar moneymaker? Why is this coming up in conversation? Let’s dive into the details.

This morning, Nelson Peltz of Train Group walked away from an ongoing battle with Disney for a seat on the board. Peltz said Disney’s recently-announced restructuring is concerning, and he’s weary of the studio’s management and plans moving forward. Peltz’s mission to secure a position on the board began in 2022 under Bob Chapek’s guidance, with Perlmutter supporting the bid.

Per an SEC filing, as part of the embattled bid,...

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Thursday called Marvel chairman Isaac Perlmutter’s backing of activist investor Nelson Peltz “a curious dynamic.”

Peltz, of Trian Group, this morning abandoned his battle with Disney that featured a push for a seat on the board. He said a wide-ranging corporate restructuring announced Wednesday spoke to many of his concerns about the company’s management and strategy. Peltz’s campaign didn’t go public until mid-last year, but it started back in 2022 under former CEO Bob Chapek and with Perlmutter’s support, Disney has said.

In an SEC filing in January as part of its proxy fight with Peltz, Disney lists meetings and calls starting in the summer of 2022 involving Peltz and Chapek, CFO Christine McCarthy, directors Amy Chang and Safra Catz, General Counsel Horatio Gutierrez, as well as Iger. A number of them were initiated by Perlmutter, who supported Peltz and lobbied Disney...

Disney came out swinging Tuesday against Trian Partners and owner Nelson Peltz, the activist investor who’s pushing a proxy fight to take a seat on Disney’s board. “The current board is the right board for Disney shareholders,” the company said in a filing today with the SEC. “Nelson Peltz does not understand Disney’s business and lacks the skills and experience to assist the board in delivering shareholder value in a rapidly shifting media ecosystem.”

The public battle has been raging mostly so far on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission where Trian filed a string of documents last week urging Disney shareholders to vote for Peltz as director at the upcoming annual meeting, and in opposition to Disney’s own nominated slate of directors. Trian said Disney has suffered from “self-inflicted wounds” and could benefit from outside advice and direction. Trian had said that meetings...

Disney has expanded its board of directors to 12 seats with the election of Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald and former Cisco and Google executive Amy Chang.

McDonald and Chang were elected to the board on Thursday, Disney said. The 10 existing members of the board were reelected to new terms in March at Disney’s annual shareholders meeting.

“Amy Chang and Calvin McDonald are highly-respected leaders with a deep understanding of the nexus between technology and the consumer experience, and we are excited to have them join the Disney board,” said Robert Iger, executive chairman of Disney and the company’s board chairman. “Ms. Chang brings vast expertise in the tech industry, where her developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence have enabled companies to improve collaboration and gain deeper consumer insights. And Mr. McDonald has a wealth of experience in scaling brand-name retailers like Lululemon through innovation, finding new ways to...

Although filmed entirely in New York and in completely Us production, Ximan Li’s debut feature “In a New York Minute” qualifies for being considered as an Asian film based on its milieu: the Chinese diaspora in the Us. Think of last year’s global hit “Crazy Rich Asians”, but without the “crazy” and “rich” parts and “In a New York Minute” offers its patient viewers a glimpse into the world rarely seen in both Hollywood mainstream and indie movies. However, the film is also quite an American one and its world premiere took place at Newport Beach Film Festival. Some further festival exposure should ensue before the film hits the video-market, but chances for wide theatre distribution are quite slim.

“In a New York Minute” is screening at Newport Beach Film Festival

Structured in the manner of “hyperlink cinema” of the 90’s, “In a New York Minute” tells the...

Sometimes the most cherishing memories are the ones that emphasize how humble circumstances can more naturally bring people together than lavish situations. Actress Amy Chang’s character in the upcoming drama, ‘In A New York Minute,’ is happily contemplating how a simple dinner with the man she loves on Christmas Eve was one of the best […]

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Ahead of its upcoming world premiere, an enticing clip from In A New York Minute raises our hopes. Even though I am sorely tempted to dust off all the street patter I learned from my days in New York City, this does not appear to be that kind of film. Instead, it "follows three strangers as they accidentally discover the solution to their problems lies in a single pregnancy test," according to the official synopsis. Celia Au, Amy Chang, Yi Liu, with Ludi Lin, and Cheng Pei Pei star. "Amy is haunted by a past breakup that has manifested into an eating disorder," the synopsis continues. "Angel is caught between a loveless marriage to an American business man and a passionate affair with a Chinese...

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We first heard about "Chapter Four," the first installment of a ten-part dark science fiction thriller web series from James Felix McKenney, last June; and now that it's available for download, we have a look at the trailer and word of the next segment: "Chapter Seven."

From the Press Release:

In the tradition of the critically acclaimed feature film Automatons comes MonsterPants' latest retro science fiction project, "Chapter Four."

The first episode in a proposed ten-part micro-budget web serial, "Chapter Four" stars musician, filmmaker, artist, and author Aurelio Voltaire, actress Mizuo Peck (Night at the Museum 1 & 2), actor Matt Huffman (Satan Hates You), and artist and television personality The Sucklord (Bravo TV's "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist"). The project's writer and director is genre-bending Diy filmmaker James Felix McKenney (Hypothermia, Satan Hates You), who is co-producing the series with Lisa Wisely of The Work Room. Eric Branco (Hypothermia,...

Michael Rooker Talks Hypothermia, on DVD today!

We're huge Michael Rooker fans here, so when the opportunity came up to chat with him for a half an hour this past Sunday, we jumped on it. The actor currently has a lot going on in his career, including this week's DVD release of the creature feature on ice, Hypothermia. In it, Rooker stars as a family man forced to protect his wife and kids against a snow dwelling monster hellbent on consuming human flesh.

He also has Season 3 of The Walking Dead coming up in October, which finds him reprising the fan favorite role of Merle Dixon, not seen since Season 1. And he is playing one of the main characters in the popular video game franchise Call of Duty, which returns this November with Black Ops 2. And, just maybe, he will take on the voice of Rocket Raccoon in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy.

Be warned, kids! If you don't want to know what the monster from the upcoming flick Hypothermia looks like, you may just wanna pass over this story and move on to the next.

James Felix McKenney's Hypothermia stars Michael Rooker, Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang. Imagine Jaws under the ice, imagine terror at 20 degrees below freezing...

Hypothermia takes place in Maine in the dead of winter. Ray Pelletier and his wife, Helen, have been ice fishing the frozen expanse of Lake Noyade for over two decades, but this year something is different: no fish bite. Is it their new neighbors on the ice -- Stevie, Jr. and his overbearing Dad -- with their high-tech gear and over-sized rig that are driving the fish away? Or is it something else? The answer comes in an onslaught of ferocious attacks that unite the two families...

Already acquired by Mpi Media Group (Dark Sky Films), we landed a pretty awesome creature stills from James Felix McKenney's Hypothermia, the latest genre effort from producers Glass Eye Pix (Innkeepers, Stake Land, House of the Devil, Roost, Satan Hates You, I Sell the Dead, Bitter Feast and dozens more. Starring Michael Rooker, Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang, imagine Jaws under the ice, imagine terror at 20 degrees below freezing... "In a remote winter hideaway devoid of any sign of life, two unsuspecting families on an ice-fishing vacation discover something sinister lurking in the frozen lake. One thing is for certain - the creature is hungry and the only prey left is human." Hypothermia is a classic monster movie in the tradition of The Creature from the Black Lagoon.

The Hypothermia Teaser Trailer has premiered. James Felix McKenney‘s Hypothermia (2010) teaser trailer stars Michael Rooker, Greg Finley, Blanche Baker, Don Wood, and Amy Chang. Hypothermia‘s plot synopsis: “Imagine Jaws under the ice, imagine terror at 20 degrees below freezing… In a remote winter hideaway devoid of any sign of life, two unsuspecting families on an ice-fishing vacation discover something sinister lurking in the frozen lake. One thing is for certain – the creature is hungry, and the only prey left is human.”

They certainly didn’t hold back on this teaser trailer. The blood flows. I think they show the monster far too many times and too much of it but since Michael Rooker is in it, I’ll give it a chance. Hypothermia‘s cast also includes Benjamin Hugh and Abel Forster.

Watch the Hypothermia teaser trailer below and leave your thoughts on it. For more Hypothermia videos, photos,...

Hypothermia is a new flick by James Felix McKenney, and it seems as if it's starting to generate some real hype in the horror industry. Glass Eye Pix created a sales teaser for the film to be presented to distributors at the Cannes Marche Du Film and we've been lucky enough to get our hands on it thanks to twitchfilm.com. The movie stars Michael Rooker, Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang, and it's been described by t…...

Look out below! A new trailer has been unfrozen for Larry Fessenden's (Vanishing on 7th Street) Hypothermia. In the clip, several ice fishermen are subjected to torture from a partially seen fish creature!?! The creature is only shown in a couple shots, but horror fans will notice something big and fishy lurking in and out of the frames.

This clip was recently released at Cannes '11 (Quiet Earth) and now, fans can take a peek, without having to fly hundreds of miles to the French coast! Enjoy the clip below, courtesy of Quiet Earth.

A synopsis for Hypothermia here:

"Imagine Jaws under the ice, imagine terror at 20 degrees below freezing... In a remote winter hideaway devoid of any sign of life, two unsuspecting families on an ice-fishing vacation discover something sinister lurking in the frozen lake. One thing is for certain - the creature is hungry, and the only prey left is human.

Get ready to feast your eyes on what's likely to be the best damned trailer we'll see all week. Hell, maybe even all month. We've been talking about Hypothermia for a while. Now we'll let it start talking for itself.

James Felix McKenney's Hypothermia stars Michael Rooker, Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang. Imagine Jaws under the ice, imagine terror at 20 degrees below freezing...

Hypothermia takes place in Maine in the dead of winter. Ray Pelletier and his wife, Helen, have been ice fishing the frozen expanse of Lake Noyade for over two decades, but this year something is different: no fish bite. Is it their new neighbors on the ice -- Stevie, Jr. and his overbearing Dad -- with their high-tech gear and over-sized rig that are driving the fish away? Or is it something else? The answer comes in an onslaught of...

Already acquired by Mpi Media Group (Dark Sky Films), the boys over at Twitch have scored an exclusive look at the Cannes sales trailer for James Felix McKenney's Hypothermia, the latest genre effort from producers Glass Eye Pix (Innkeepers, Stake Land, House of the Devil, Roost, Satan Hates You, I Sell the Dead, Bitter Feast and dozens more. Starring Michael Rooker, Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang, imagine Jaws under the ice, imagine terror at 20 degrees below freezing... "In a remote winter hideaway devoid of any sign of life, two unsuspecting families on an ice-fishing vacation discover something sinister lurking in the frozen lake. One thing is for certain - the creature is hungry and the only prey left is human." Hypothermia is a classic monster movie in the tradition of The Creature from the Black Lagoon.

When Hypothermia was first announced, we spoke to director James Felix McKenney who said that one the film's influences was Creature from the Black Lagoon . That's very apparent in the Cannes sales teaser trailer that hit the web today. The preview features Michael Rooker and his co-stars tangling with a Gill Man of sorts living in the iced-over lake beneath their feet. There's plenty of creature and man-in-suit action to behold. Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang also star in the film which Dark Sky Films is handling, so stay tuned for release news.

To go along with our exclusive image posted yesterday night, below you'll find a new behind-the-scenes look at the freezing cold set of James Felix McKenney's Hypothermia, which wraps production today (fittingly in the middle of a blizzard in upstate NY). A large portion of the production took place on the middle of a frozen lake - Great Sacandaga Lake in Mayfield, NY. We're told that the production team spent weeks filming on the ice, having to take snow mobiles/four wheelers out to the actual set making it a challenge to even grab a cup of coffee or use the restroom. Michael Rooker, Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang all star. In a remote winter hideaway devoid of any sign of life, two unsuspecting families on an ice-fishing vacation discover something sinister lurking in the frozen lake....

From Dark Sky Films (House of the Devil, Hatchet 2) and producer Larry Fessenden (House of the Devil, The Roost, I Sell the Dead, The Last Winter) comes Hypothermia, which wraps production tomorrow under the watchful eye of James Felix McKenney. Bloody Disgusting scored an exclusive look behind-the-scenes of the shoot with McKenney and star Michael Rooker! In a remote winter hideaway devoid of any sign of life, two unsuspecting families on an ice-fishing vacation discover something sinister lurking in the frozen lake. One thing is for certain - the creature is hungry and the only prey left is human. Blanche Baker, Greg Finley, Don Wood, Ben Forster and Amy Chang also star.

Ah, Dark Sky Films. How quickly you've endeared yourself to the black hearts of genre fans everywhere! The studio who proudly wears its love for blood on its sleeve has just checked in with an update on its latest film, Hypothermia!

From the Press Release:

Hypothermia, written and directed by James Felix McKenney, stars Michael Rooker, who has had a long career in film that launched with his chilling performance as the titular character in Henry: The Portrait Of A Serial Killer. Hypothermia co-stars Blanche Baker, who starred in Sixteen Candles, HBO’s Taking Chance, and the horror indie The Girl Next Door. Also in the cast are Greg Finley (The Secret Life Of The American Teenager), and McKenney regulars Don Wood (The Off Season, Automatons, Satan Hates You), Ben Forster, and Amy Chang. The film will be produced in partnership with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix.

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Dark Sky Films is pleased to announce this week marks the first week of principal photography and production on James Felix McKenneys feature Hypothermia, while also confirming our scoop from last week that Michael Rooker (SLiTHER, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) will be topling. Hypothermia, written and directed by McKenney, stars Michael Rooker, who has had a long career in film that launched with his chilling performance as the titular character in Henry: The Portrait Of A Serial Killer. Hypothermia co-stars Blanche Baker who starred in Sixteen Candles, HBOs Taking Chance and the horror indie The Girl Next Door. Also in the cast are Greg Finley (The Secret Life Of The American Teenager), and McKenney regulars Don Wood (The Off Season, Automatons, Satan Hates You), Ben Forster and Amy Chang. The film will be produced in partnership with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix.

Dark Sky Films is rolling on James Felix McKenney's feature Hypothermia . Starring Michael Rooker ( Slither ), Blanche Baker ( The Girl Next Door ), Greg Finley, Don Wood ( Automatons ), Ben Forster and Amy Chang, the film is being produced in partnership with Larry Fessenden's Glass Eye Pix. The story takes place in Maine in the dead of winter. Ray Pelletier and his wife Helen have been ice fishing the frozen expanse of Lake Noyade for over two decades but this year something is different: no fish bite. Is it their new neighbors on the ice - Stevie Jr. and his overbearing Dad - with their high-tech gear and over-sized rig that is driving the fish away? Or is it something else? The answer comes in an onslaught of ferocious attacks that unites the two families against a...

Glass Eye Pix's Hypothermia is currently in production with a tentative October 30, 2010 release date. James McKenney is the director of this Dark Sky Film and Don Wood with Amy Chang will star. A full one-sheet can be seen here along with a full synopsis below for this creature feature that takes place below the frozen ice! Other details are sure to follow.

A synopsis for Hypothermia here:

"Imagine Jaws under the ice, imagine terror at 20 degrees below freezing... In a remote winter hideaway devoid of any sign of life, two unsuspecting families on an ice-fishing vacation discover something sinister lurking in the frozen lake. One thing is for certain - the creature is hungry, and the only prey left is human."

Release Date: October 30, 2010.

Director: James McKenney.

Writer: James McKenney.

Cast: Don Wood, Amy Chang, and Benjamin Hugh Abel Forster.

More info', as it arrives, will be posted on Scare...

Larry Fessenden and Glass Eye Pix have updated their official site with a new trailer for their upcoming feature Hypothermia and we've got it for ya, would-be sea-creature and all!

At press time there aren't many details available about the film, other than it was written and directed by James Felix McKenney and stars Don Wood, Amy Chang and Benjamin Hugh Abel Forster. Still, the super-early teaser trailer below looks pretty damned cool! Check it out and look for more on this one we're sure sooner, rather than later!

Hypothermia - Trailer

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