[WADNet Post] Apr 28: MoPix OC Update

MOPIX OC UPDATE
--  MoPix Update from WGBH - April 25
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MoPix Update from WGBH- April 25

OPENING THIS WEEK WITH ACCESS FEATURES

Baby Mama from Universal Pictures (cc dvs) (rated PG-13)
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made for a dynamic duo when they hosted Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, and the pair reunites for this comedy. Fey plays a career-driven single woman who wants a baby, so she hires her complete opposite (Poehler) to be the surrogate mother for her child. 

Deception from Twentieth Century Fox (cc dvs) (rated R)
An accountant is introduced to a mysterious club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay from New Line Cinema (cc only) (rated R) A sequel to Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, this film follows the cross-country adventures of the duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists. 


DESCRIPTION AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL
This just in from good friend of all things related to captioning and description, Helen Hoffner: 

Dear Mary,
Recently two Holy Family University colleagues and I wrote an article for "The Reading Teacher" and lesson plan for the International Reading Association's read•write•think Web site on using described films to improve children's reading and writing ability. We would like to share them with you. 
Best wishes.
Helen Hoffner

Descriptive Video: Using Media Technology to Enhance Writing
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1116

Thanks Helen!


NEW MOPIX-EQUIPPED THEATRES IN OHIO

National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Fallen Timbers
Auditorium 6
2300 Village Drive West
Maumee, OH  419 891-5039

The MoPix system debuts this week with Deception (rated R)
Fri-Thurs Apr 25-May 1:  1:05  3:50  6:40  9:25PM  (+11:55PM Fri/Sat)


"COMING SOON" MOPIX LOCATIONS...

AMC Otay Ranch 12, Chula Vista, CA (Mopix system set to debut soon)
AMC Tyler 16, Riverside, CA (MoPix system to debut soon)
AMC Danbury 16, Danbury, CT (MoPix system to debut soon)
National Amusements Showcase Cinema North Haven, North Haven, CT (MoPix system to debut shortly) AMC Castleton Square 14 Theatre, Indianapolis, IN (MoPix system to debut soon) National Amusements Cinema de Lux Florence, Florence, KY (MoPix system set to debut shortly) National Amusements Cinema de Lux Patriot Place, Foxboro, MA (MoPix system set to debut shortly) National Amusements City Center 15, White Plains, NY (Second MoPix auditorium at this location coming soon!) 

AMC Quail Springs 24, Oklahoma City, OK (MoPix system to debut soon)
Consolidated Grand 14 Cinemas at Market Common (Myrtle Beach, SC) (MoPix system to debut in April) 
AMC Highland Village 12, Highland Village, TX (MoPix system to debut soon)
Link to the full list of over 300 MoPix-equipped theater locations at www.mopix.org. 


THEATER CHAIN WEB SITE ADDRESSES
As several theater chains are now listing accessible films and showtimes on their Web sites, we want to take this opportunity to provide you with those site addresses. Helpful hint, some chains require you to know which theater in your area is equipped prior to finding the info on their sites. For a full list of MoPix locations, searchable by state, first go to www.mopix.org and link to "View Theaters". 

You can also search for captioned movies near you at fomdi.com

AMC Theatres: http://www.moviewatcher.com/jsp/amg.jsp
Carmike Theatres: http://www.carmike.com/showtimedetails.aspx?theatrenumber=075623 

CEC Theatres: http://www.cectheatres.com (link to state, and then theater)
Cerrito Speakeasy Theatre: http://www.cerritospeakeasy.com/calendar/index.html
Cineplex Theatres (Canada): http://cineplex.com/Theatres/MovieTechnology.aspx?aud=rwcdvs 

Clearview Cinemas: http://clearviewcinemas.com/tripod.shtml

Consolidated Theatres: http://consolidatedmovies.com/rwc.asp

Crown Theatres: http://www.crowntheatres.com
Empire Theatres (Canada): http://www.empiretheatres.com (link to province, then to theater)
Jack Loeks Celebration Cinema Studio 28 in Grand Rapids and Lansing: http://www.celebrationcinema.com (select Studio 28 or Lansing from list of locations)
Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres: www.kerasotes.com (select City North, Crown Block E or the Glen 10 from the list of locations)
Megaplex Theatres: http://www.megaplextheatres.com/nowshowingdetail.php?th_code=all
National Amusements Showcase Cinemas and Cinema de Lux locations: http://www.nationalamusements.com/wireless (link to theater under state heading)
Additional chains with MoPix systems are not yet listing MoPix-accessible film information on their sites at this time: Douglas Theaters, Malco Theatres, Mann Theatres, Regal Cinemas. 


NOW PLAYING
Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system, and audio descriptions utilizing the DVS Theatrical System: 

21 from Sony Pictures (action/adventure - rated PG-13)

Baby Mama from Universal Pictures (comedy - rated PG-13)

Deception from Twentieth Century Fox Films (drama - rated R)
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who from Twentieth Century Fox Films (animated - rated G) 

Doomsday from Universal Pictures (action - rated R)

Forgetting Sarah Marshall from Universal Pictures (comedy - rated R)

Leatherheads from Universal Pictures (comedy - rated PG-13)

Nim's Island from Twentieth Century Fox Films (family/adventure - rated PG)

Shutter from Twentieth Century Fox Films (horror/suspense - rated PG-13)

Street Kings from Fox Searchlight Films (drama/thriller - rated R)
U2 3D - An IMAX Film from National Geographic Cinema Ventures (concert film - rated G)
Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system (descriptive narration is not available for these films): 

88 Minutes from Sony Pictures (crime/thriller - rated R)

Drillbit Taylor from Paramount Picture* (comedy - rated PG-13)
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay from New Line Cinema (comedy - rated R) 

Prom Night from Sony Pictures (mystery/horror - rated PG-13)

The Ruins from Paramount Pictures* (horror - rated R)

Stop-Loss from Paramount Pictures* (drama - rated R)

10,000 B.C. from Warner Bros. Pictures (action/adventure - rated PG-13)


MORE ACCESSIBLE MOVIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT MONTH
(plot descriptions from rottentomatoes.com)

Iron Man from Paramount Pictures (May 2) (cc only)
Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark, a man who becomes a superhero after a near-death incident, in this big-budget Marvel Comics adaptation. 

Made of Honor from Sony Pictures (May 2) (cc dvs)
For Tom (Patrick Dempsey), life is good: he's sexy, successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows he can always rely on Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his delightful best friend and the one constant in his life. It's the perfect setup until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a six-week business trip... and Tom is stunned to realize how empty his life is without her. He resolves that when she gets back, he'll ask Hannah to marry him – but is floored when he learns that she has become engaged to a handsome and wealthy Scotsman and plans to move overseas. When Hannah asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor, he reluctantly agrees to fill the role... but only so he can attempt to woo Hannah and stop the wedding before it's too late. 

Speed Racer from Warner Bros. Pictures (May 9) (cc dvs)
After the success of the films in the Matrix series, the Wachowski Brothers return to the director's chair with this adaptation of the classic cartoon. Into the Wild's Emile Hirsch jumps into the Mach 5 car as Speed Racer, while John Goodman and Susan Sarandon play his parents. Christina Ricci costars as Speed's girlfriend Trixie, and Matthew Fox (LOST) is Racer X, his biggest competitor. 

What Happens in Vegas from Twentieth Century Fox (May 9) (cc dvs)
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher star as strangers who unwittingly end up as bride and groom in this comedy. When one of them strikes it rich after playing the other person's coin, the stakes are suddenly much higher. But all's fair in love and war--and Las Vegas--as each of them tries to get the money.
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian from Buena Vista Pictures (May 16) (cc dvs) The characters of C.S. Lewis's timeless fantasy come to life once again in this newest installment of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, in which the Pevensie siblings are magically transported back from England to the world of Narnia, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull from Paramount Pictures* (May 22) (cc description) Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, and Karen Allen are all back for the much-anticipated fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series. For this adventure, they're joined by an all-star cast that includes Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent. 

Kung Fu Panda from Paramount Pictures* (Jun 6) (cc description)
Kung Fu Panda features Jack Black as Po the Panda, a lowly waiter in a noodle restaurant, who is a kung fu fanatic but whose shape doesn't exactly lend itself to kung fu fighting. In fact, Po's defining characteristic appears to be that he is the laziest of all the animals in ancient China. That's a problem because powerful enemies are at the gates, and all hopes have been pinned on a prophesy naming Po as the "Chosen One" to save the day. A group of martial arts masters are going to need a black belt in patience if they are going to turn this slacker panda into a kung fu fighter before it's too late. 

You Don't Mess with the Zohan from Sony Pictures (Jun 6) (cc dvs)
In You Don't Mess With the Zohan, a comedy from screenwriters Judd Apatow (Knocked Up), Robert Smigel (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog), and Adam Sandler, Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli commando who fakes his own death in order to pursue his dream to become a hairstylist in New York.
* WGBH has developed a conversion process to enable select Paramount and DreamWorks films to be available via Rear Window Captioning systems. Some of these titles will also be available with descriptions. The latter will be designated "description" vs. DVS in our Updates to indicate availability of that feature, though WGBH did not create those descriptions. 

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CREDITS
Closed captioning and description of films provided by the Media Access Group at WGBH, a nonprofit division of Boston public broadcaster WGBH.
The Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical systems were developed by WGBH to make feature films accessible the date films open in theaters nationwide — and during regular showtimes — to movie fans who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind or visually impaired.
For more information on the WGBH's Motion Picture Access (MoPix) efforts, including how to encourage a theater in your area to install the access systems, please visit www.mopix.org , e-mail access@xxxxxxxx or call 617 300-3700 v, 617 300-2489 TTY. 

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Media Access Group at WGBH
mary_watkins@xxxxxxxx
http://access.wgbh.org
One Guest Street
Boston, MA 02135
617 300-3700 v/fax
617 300-2489 TTY

   (Contributed by: Mary Watkins, WGBH)

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Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
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