Will these captioned movies be available in the UK & OZ.
Check local cinema and if not, why not?
Frank HB
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Subject: FWD -- Accessible Movie Update - August 17 to August 23
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 14:31:40 -0500
From: Rev Clyde Shideler <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: SJU Advocacy List <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>If you received this message via a friend or a listserv and would like to
learn about new closed captioned and described films directly from the
Media Access Group at WGBH (The Caption Center, Descriptive Video
Service
and the CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media), please send a
message with "add mopix" in the subject line to [log in to unmask] If you
would like to be removed from the list, please send a message with the
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words "delete mopix" in the subject line. Thank you.
>
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>Currently available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning
system, and audio descriptions utilizing the DVS Theatrical System:
>
>CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, rated R from Universal Pictures
>
>AMERCIAN PIE 2, rated R from Universal Pictures
>
>JURASSIC PARK III, rated PG-13 from Universal Pictures
>
>and currently playing with closed captions only (no descriptions for this
film are available):
>
>THE PRINCESS DIARIES, rated G from Buena Vista Pictures
>* Note, the trailer for MONSTERS, INC. (opening with captions on Nov. 2)
as well as a special featurette, A PRINCESS TRIBUTE, will also be
captioned. Both will be shown just prior to the start of THE PRINCESS
DIARIES. This is the first time material other than the main feature
presentation will be closed captioned for Rear Window users.
>
>*NEWS* New theater, New chain - The Loews Cineplex/Universal City Cinema
at the CityWalk complex in Los Angeles, a digital film projection
facility,
is now equipped with the Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical
systems.
The access systems have officially entered the digital age.
>
>More news-- Famous Players theater chain in Canada will be installing
systems in five Ontario theaters this fall.
>
>Information about theaters equipped with the closed captioning (for
moviegoers who are deaf and hard of hearing) and audio description (for
moviegoers who are blind or have low vision) systems, debut dates,
showtimes and directions to the theaters appear below.
>
>Coming soon (dates subject to change by the studios)...
>
>- THE LAST CASTLE from DreamWorks Pictures will debut with closed
>captions on October 12
>- RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS from Sony Pictures will debut with
>closed captions and descriptions on October 19
>- MONSTERS, INC. from Buena Vista will debut with closed captions
>on November 2
>
>More Titles:
>
>- ALI from Sony Pictures (closed captions and descriptions) - December 2
>- TIME MACHINE from DreamWorks Pictures (closed captions and
>descriptions) - December 25
>- ROAD TO PERDITION from DreamWorks Pictures (closed captions and
descriptions) - January/February 2002
>
>IMAX Films - find a complete list of described and or closed captioned
large format films, as well as locations of accessible theaters, at
www.mopix.org.
>
>Currently Playing:
> ***Please read movies, dates and times carefully.***
>
>Atlanta
>Parkway Pointe 15 General Cinema -
>JURASSIC PARK III
>August 17 to August 23 1:10 5:30 10:10 PM
>
>The General Cinema Parkway Pointe is located at 3101 Cobb Parkway in
Cumberland, GA, about 1/2 mile south of the Galleria and Cumberland
Mall,
next to Borders Books.
>
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>Baltimore Area
>General Cinema Owings Mills
>- no film this week -
>
>The Owings Mills 17 is located just off of Rt. 795 northwest of Baltimore
on the ring road surrounding the Owings Mills Mall.
>
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>Boston
>1. General Cinema Fenway Theatre - August 17 to August 23
>AMERICAN PIE 2 1:00 3:45 6:40 9:15 PM
>
>The Fenway Theatre is located at 201 Brookline Avenue, about 2 blocks away
>from Fenway Park, in the Landmark Center, formerly the old Sears building.
>It is accessible by an easy walk from either the Fenway stop or the
>Kenmore Square stop on the Green Line of the T. There is a parking lot
>for more than 1000 cars in the Landmark Center building. Bring your
>parking ticket to the box office for validation -- only $2.
>
>2. General Cinema Framingham 16 - August 17 to August 23
>THE PRINCESS DIARIES (captions only) 11:30 2:10 4:50 7:30 10:10 PM
>
>The Framingham 16 is located 20 miles west of downtown Boston, at 22
Flutie Pass, between the Natick Mall and Shoppers World.
>
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>Chicago - Lombard
>1. General Cinema Yorktown - August 17 to August 23
>AMERICAN PIE 2 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:10 9:50 PM
>
>General Cinema Yorktown 18 is located 25 minutes west of downtown Chicago
on Butterfield Road, just east of the intersection with Highland Avenue
adjacent to the Yorktown Shopping Center and across the street from the
Embassy Suites Hotel.
>
>2. General Cinema City North
>
>-no film this week-
>
>General Cinema City North 14 is located on the north side of Chicago at
2600 N. Western Avenue, between Fullerton and Diversey at the Kennedy
Expressway.
>
>*********************************************
>Los Angeles
>1. General Cinema Sherman Oaks - August 17 to August 23
>AMERICAN PIE 2 11:45 2:25 5:10 7:50 10:30 PM
>
>The General Cinema Sherman Oaks is located in Sherman Oaks, California, near
>the intersection of the 405 and the 101, at 4500 Van Nuys Blvd.
>
>2. Loews Cineplex/Universal City Cinemas at CityWalk
>Theater 5
>100 Universal City Plaza
>Universal City 818 508-0711
>
>- no film this week -
>
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>Milwaukee/Wauwatosa, WI
>General Cinema Mayfair Mall
>AMERICAN PIE 2 - August 17 to August 23
>1:30 4:25 7:00 9:40 PM
>
>Located on the east side of Mayfair Mall, about 6 miles west of downtown
Milwaukee.
>
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>New Orleans
>Palace Theatre 20 Elmwood (part of the Gulf States Theater chain)
>Theater #1
>1200 Elmwood Park Blvd.
>Harahan, Louisiana 504 733-2029
>
>- no film this week -
>
>The Palace Theatre 20 is located off Clearview Parkway behind the Big
K-Mart in Harahan, 15 minutes from downtown New Orleans.
>
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>New York City/NJ Area
>1. General Cinema Bay Plaza (Bronx) - August 17 to August 23
>PRINCESS DIARIES (captions only) 11:00 1:45 4:30 7:15 10:00 PM
>
>The General Cinema Bay Plaza is located right off of Rt. 95 in the north
Bronx (near the Westchester border) at the Bay Plaza Shopping Center.
(Take the Bay Plaza/Co-op City Exit off Rt. 95.) The theatre is located
behind the Bay Plaza shopping center, around the corner from Applebee's
restaurant.
>
>2. Clifton, NJ (8 miles from NYC)
>General Cinema Clifton Commons - August 17 to August 23
>PRINCESS DIARIES 11:00 1:45 4:30 7:00 9:45 PM
>
>General Cinema Clifton Commons is located west of the Meadowlands on
eastbound Rt. 3 in Clifton, near the large Barnes & Noble and Sports
Authority stores.
>
>**********************************
>Phildelphia Area
>General Cinema Plymouth Meeting - August 17 to August 23
>
>- no film this week -
>
>The General Cinema Plymouth Meeting is located at Plymouth Meeting Mall,
northwest of downtown Philadelphia, adjacent to the large IKEA furniture
store. There is a public bus which runs from Broad Street in downtown
all
the way to Plymouth Meeting Mall.
>
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>Seattle
>1. General Cinema Pacific Place
>- No film this week -
>
>General Cinema Pacific Place is located in downtown Seattle at the corner
of Sixth and Pine Streets.
>
>2. Cinerama
>-No film this week-
>
>Cinerama is located in downtown Seattle at the corner of 4th and Lenora
Streets, near the Westin Hotel.
>
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>Springfield, Virginia/ D.C. Area
>General Cinema Springfield Mall
>
>JURASSIC PARK III
>Friday August 17 and Saturday August 18 - 12:45 3:00 5:15 7:45 10:10 PM
>Sunday August 19 to Thursday August 23 - 12:45 3:00 5:15 7:30 9:50 PM
>
>Springfield Mall is located on Franconia Road just east of Rt. 95, about
12 miles from Washington, D.C. The equipped auditorium is located near
the
mall entrance with the large #2 sign outside.
>
>*****************************************************
>
>Closed captioning of all films provided by The Caption Center at WGBH.
Descriptions provided by WGBH's Descriptive Video Service. Rear Window
Captioning and DVS Theatrical were developed by WGBH, Boston's public
broadcaster to make feature films accessible to deaf, hard of hearing,
blind or visually impaired movie fans the date films open in theaters
nationwide and during regular showtimes.
>
>For more information on the WGBH's Motion Picture Access (MoPix) efforts,
please visit www.mopix.org, e-mail [log in to unmask] or call 617 300-3400
v,
-2489 TTY.
>
>Thanks to General Cinema, Gulf States Theaters, Loews Theaters, the
Hollywood studios and to all the movie fans out there. Enjoy!
>
>--
>Mary Watkins
>Outreach Manager
>Media Access at WGBH
>(The Caption Center, Descriptive Video ServiceŽ,
>CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media)
>[log in to unmask]
>access.wgbh.org
>125 Western Avenue
>Boston, MA 02134
>617 300-3700 v/fax
>617 300-2489 TTY
>
>WGBH Boston informs, inspires, and entertains millions through public
>broadcasting, the Web, educational multimedia, and access services for
>people with disabilities.
>
>
>
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