First They Killed My Father A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers Synopsis. Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered under. Miran and Junsang met when they were in their early teens. They lived on the outskirts of Chongjin, one of the industrial cities in the northeast of the. Get Broadway tickets at great prices and find discount theater tickets for your favorite Broadway shows at TheaterMania. Father And Daughter Theater Movie ReviewsSiblings clash over control of L. A. based movie theater chain Reading International. Los Angeles based movie theater chain Reading International Inc. But the future of the storied company has been clouded by an extraordinary family drama that is playing out in court. The three children of Readings late chief executive, James J. Cotter Sr., are waging a battle for control of the company, a feud that is reminiscent of the discord that created chaos at the media giant Viacom Inc. Unlike the Viacom case, however, this dispute has largely gone unnoticed in Hollywood. The son, James Cotter Jr., sued the companys directors last year after he was ousted as CEO in what he calls a massive power grab by his sisters, Ellen Cotter and Margaret Cotter. The sisters are also dueling with the brother in Los Angeles court over their fathers controlling stake. Both cases are pending. Compounding matters, the siblings are also clashing over whether to entertain a 4. Reading. James Cotter Jr. Paul Heth, the CEO of a major Russian theater chain, to buy the company for 1. The company maintains the price is inadequate. The court battles have weighed on Readings stock, which trades at about 1. A shareholder lawsuit was settled earlier this year, but investors remain anxious about the infighting and uncertainty over Readings direction. I think a more independent board would be more aggressive in seeking objective advice from knowledgeable bankers, rather than from Cotters daughters, who are spending millions against their younger brother fighting to control the entity, said Andrew Shapiro, an investor whose firm Lawndale Capital Management in Mill Valley, Calif., has long owned Reading stock it holds about 7 of non voting shares. As with Sumner Redstones Viacom in which the companys CEO was ousted after clashing with the moguls daughter, Shari the infighting at Reading International highlights the perils that sometimes confront family controlled publicly traded companies. James Cotter Sr. owned 7. Readings Class B voting shares, leaving non voting Class A shareholders with virtually no say in how the company operates. Its designed to preserve family control in perpetuity, but sometimes the person you pick in perpetuity doesnt work out or the family doesnt work out, said Charles Elson, a corporate governance expert at the University of Delaware. So the other shareholders are essentially stuck in the middle. Billionaire Mark Cuban owns about 1. The Cotter siblings and Cuban declined to comment for this story. Reading also would not comment. Reading operates 5. U. S., Australia and New Zealand, including numerous locations in San Diego and Hawaii, and employs about 2,3. The company also owns live theaters including the Orpheum and Minetta Lane in Manhattan, and the Royal George in Chicago and other commercial properties. Launched in 1. 83. Monster Mash Movie Out. Philadelphia Reading Railroad Co., the business was created to move anthracite coal mined in Pennsylvania. One of the greatest actors in all of film history, Al Pacino established himself during one of films greatest decades, the 1970s, and has become an. But after World War II, railroad companies and the coal market declined, leading Reading to declare Chapter 1. James J. Cotter Sr., a Los Angeles businessman, took control of the Reading name made famous in the Monopoly board game in the 1. Later, Reading began to acquire and develop real estate, focusing on properties with cinemas and live theater venues. Cotter Sr. resigned as CEO and chairman in August 2. James Cotter Jr. in charge. Cotter Sr. died in September 2. Shortly thereafter, his two daughters went to court, alleging their brother improperly convinced their father to add him to a trust that would control the voting shares of the company. Ellen and Margaret Cotter said in court papers that James Cotter Jr. The daughters said their father lacked the knowledge and understanding necessary to make such financial decisions. The daughters contend that after their dad was admitted to the hospital, their brother convinced an estate attorney to draft an amendment to the trust that made him a co trustee. They allege he lied to Margaret by saying the changes were made based on videos he took of their father expressing his wishes. Distressed over her fathers failing health, Margaret tried to convince her father to sign the amendment, the daughters petition said. Cotter Sr. signed the amendment only after Margaret begged and tears were shed, according to the petition. Cotter Jr. struck back with his own petition, calling the allegations against him nonsense and fictional. He said his father was in full control of his faculties when he signed the amendment to the trust and accused his sisters of abusing their power and breaching their duties. He further contended his sisters tried to prevent him from selling his Reading stock, in order to choke off funds and force him to settle. Cotter Jr. owned about 1. Readings shares as of April 2. In June 2. 01. 5, the companys board of directors fired Cotter Jr. Ellen Cotter in charge. Cotter Jr. quickly sued his sisters and other Reading directors, accusing them of staging a boardroom coupto wrest away control of the company. He said in court documents that his sisters, and company directors loyal to them, had him forced out because he refused an ultimatum to give up his claim to the trust. He also accused the sisters of choosing their own financial interests over the well being of the company and trying to use Reading resources to pay for personal expenses, including an expensive Thanksgiving dinner for Ellen, the companys CEO Margaret, its vice chair and their mother. The company said in a regulatory filing that numerous of the factual allegations included in the complaint are inaccurate and untrue, and vowed to vigorously defend against the claims. A trial date in the case has not been set. All the squabbling has created unease among investors. The biggest issue is who gets to call the shots, said B. Riley media analyst Eric Wold, the only analyst who covers Readings stock. AE7D67D00000578-756_634x655.jpg' alt='Father And Daughter Theater Movie Schedule' title='Father And Daughter Theater Movie Schedule' />