[WADNet Post] Apr 9: MoPix OC Update
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MOPIX OC UPDATE
-- MoPix Update from WGBH - April 6
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MoPix Update from WGBH- April 6
Firehouse Dog from Twentieth Century Fox Films (cc dvs) (rated PG)
Hollywood's hottest stunt dog gets lost during a shoot and befriends a
lonely kid (Josh Hutcherson) and his single dad (Bruce Greenwood) and
eventually becomes the beloved mascot of the local fire station.
Are We Done Yet? from Sony Pictures (cc only) (rated PG)
In this sequel to Are We There Yet?, Ice Cube and Nia Long want to move
to the suburbs for a better life in which to raise their two kids.
However, after purchasing a "fixer-upper" that needs more "fixer" than
they originally imagined, they fall victim to an unscrupulous contractor
(John C. McGinley) who never seems to get the job done.
Grindhouse from The Weinstein Co. (cc only) (rated R)
Two 60-minute horror films, complete with an intermission packed full of
fake trailers, come from the ingenious minds of directors Quentin
Tarantino (PULP FICTION) and Robert Rodriguez (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN).
The Reaping from Warner Bros. Pictures (cc only) (rated R)
Hilary Swank stars as a paranormal detective who investigates religious
occurrences. Her latest case: a town where the 10 biblical plagues are
in full force.
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, BOYS AND GIRLS... AN AUDIO STREAM OF THE DESCRIBED
WIND IN THE WILLOWS
The classic children's story Wind in the Willows will air on PBS
stations on Sunday evening, April 8. As is the case with all
Masterpiece Theatre productions, this program has been described by
WGBH's Media Access Group. However, for this program, WGBH, producer of
MPT (insiders' acronym...) sought and received the rights to stream the
described audio version (no video) in advance of the air date, and to
leave it up on the program's Web site for folks who are blind or
visually impaired (or who just want to enjoy a described version of the
program) to enjoy. Here's the link to the program's site, and to the
streaming audio files:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/willows/index.html (link to Video
Description)
The idea that described audio could be used as "car movies" or for many
other uses by sighted audiences beyond the traditional audience's usage
is exciting and would spur, we all hope, a growth in the availability of
the service. Those who are deaf or hard of hearing remember the big
jump in captioning once hearing audiences and producers discovered the
use of that service in loud environments such as airports and gyms, and
now for for search capability in online video. To a more accessible
future, and the faster the better!
UPDATE: EQUIPPED THEATER LOCATION IN STATE COLLEGE, PA
The Premiere College location has installed only the Rear Window System
for now. Theater management is working on acquiring the DVS Theatrical
system as well. More when we know it...
"COMING SOON" MOPIX LOCATIONS...
AMC Cupertino Square 16, Cupertino, CA (April theater debut)
AMC Danbury 16, Danbury, CT (Mopix system set to debut in May)
Muvico Boynton Beach 14, Boynton Beach, FL (2 Mopix systems coming this
spring)
Bones Theater, Columbia City, IN (MoPix system set to debut in May)
Consolidated Royale 14, Hyattsville, MD (northeast of Washington, D.C.)
(2 MoPix-equipped auditoriums to debut in May)
AMC Boston Common 19, Boston, MA (MoPix system set to debut in May)
AMC Methuen 20, Methuen, MA (MoPix system set to debut in May)
AMC Aviation Plaza 12, Linden, NJ (2 MoPix systems to debut in July)
AMC Garden State 16, Paramus, NJ (2 MoPix systems to debut in April)
AMC Port Chester 14, Port Chester, NY (MoPix system set to debut in May)
Consolidated Greenville Grande 14, Greenville, NC (east of Raleigh)
(April debut)
Southern Theatre's The Grand 18, Winston-Salem, NC (system to debut soon)
Robert D. Lindler Family OMNIMAX Theater, Cincinnati Museum Center (system
to debut this month)
Consolidated Fox 16, Brambleton, VA (northwest of Washington, D.C.) (2
MoPix-equipped auditoriums to debut in May)
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://www.cineplex.com/theatres/rwc_dvs.asp
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 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:
Breach from Universal Pictures (spy/drama - rated PG-13)
Dead Silence from Universal Pictures (horror - rated R)
Firehouse Dog from Twentieth Century Fox Films (comedy - rated PG)
Ghost Rider from Sony Pictures (action/adventure - rated PG-13)
The Hills Have Eyes II from Fox Atomic (horror - rated R)
I Think I Love My Wife from Fox Searchlight Pictures (comedy - rated R)
Reno 911!: Miami from Twentieth Century Fox Films (comedy - rated R)
TMNT/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Warner Bros. Pictures (comedy -
rated PG)
Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system
(descriptive narration is not available for these films):
300 from Warner Bros. Pictures (drama/war - rated R)
Are We Done Yet? from Sony Pictures (comedy - rated PG)
The Astronaut Farmer from Warner Bros. Pictures (drama - rated PG)
Blades of Glory from Paramount Pictures* (comedy - rated PG-13)
Bridge to Terabithia from Buena Vista Pictures (fantasy - rated PG)
Grindhouse from The Weinstein Co. (horror - rated R)
Meet the Robinsons from Buena Vista Pictures (comedy - rated G)
Premonition from Sony Pictures (drama/mystery - rated PG-13)
The Reaping from Warner Bros. Pictures (drama - rated R)
Reign Over Me from Sony Pictures (drama - rated R)
Wild Hogs from Buena Vista Pictures (comedy - rated PG-13)
MORE ACCESSIBLE MOVIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT MONTH
Disturbia from Paramount Pictures* (Apr 13) (cc only)
Distressed by his father's untimely death, a teenager (Shia LaBeouf)
begins acting out and soon finds himself under house arrest after
getting into trouble one too many times. To help pass the time stuck
indoors, he begins spying on his neighbors, only to become convinced
that the guy living across the street is killing young women.
Pathfinder from Twentieth Century Fox Films (Apr 13) (cc dvs)
Set during troubled times as a legion of Vikings battles against tribes
of Native Americans, Pathfinder follows a young Viking boy who
mistakenly strays into enemy territory and is raised by his Native
American foes.
Perfect Stranger from Sony Pictures (Apr 13) (cc dvs)
Desperate to solve the bizarre murder of a childhood friend, an
undercover reporter (Halle Berry) creates several online aliases to lull
the killer out of hiding. With her new identities in place, the nosy
newswoman's Internet snooping leads her straight to the powerful CEO
(Bruce Willis) of a major advertising agency.
New! In the Land of Women from Warner Bros. Pictures (Apr 20) (cc only)
Carter Webb (Adam Brody) gets dumped by the love of his life, Sophia
(Elena Anaya), leaves Los Angeles, and escapes to suburban Michigan to
care for his ailing grandmother. There, he befriends a single mom (Meg
Ryan) and her two daughters (Kristen Stewart, Makenzie Vega) and gets
caught up in their complicated family that make his own seem so small
and inconsequential.
New! Vacancy from Sony Pictures (Apr 20) (cc only)
A young married couple (Kate Beckinsale, Luke Wilson) are hoping to
spend a romantic getaway together, but instead they find themselves
trapped in a creepy motel room and the stars of a soon-to-be-made snuff
film.
The Invisible from Buena Vista Pictures (Apr 27) (cc only)
Two young teens' real selves are invisible to others, one due to his
untimely death and the other due to the neglect she's endured since the
death of her mother.
New! Next from Paramount Pictures* (Apr 27) (cc only)
Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner, Minority
Report), Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) can see into the future, an ability
that makes him a target of the FBI who want him to help stop America's
enemies before they strike. But what's more important to him: Saving his
country or saving the love of his life?
Lucky You from Warner Bros. Pictures (May 4) (cc only)
A man with personal demons (Eric Bana) learns about life from a wannabe
lounge singer (Drew Barrymore) and runs into his estranged father
(Robert Duvall) at a championship card tournament in Las Vegas.
Spider-Man 3 from Sony Pictures (May 4) (cc dvs)
Having settled into his relationship with M.J. (Kirsten Dunst) and come
to terms with bein' Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is one
happy fella. But not for long. Soon, his love life is complicated by an
old flame, Gwen Stacy (Bryce Dallas Howard); two new baddies (Thomas
Haden Church, Topher Grace) are on his tail; and Harry Osborn (James
Franco) suffers some seriously conflicted feelings about his old pal and
a potential secret identity.
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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.
* We are pleased to announce that WGBH has developed a conversion to
enable select Paramount and DreamWorks films to be available via Rear
Window Captioning systems.
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Media Access Group at WGBH
mary_watkins@xxxxxxxx
<http://access.wgbh.org>
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
617 300-3700 v/fax, 617 300-2489 TTY
(Contributed by: Mary Watkins, WGBH)
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Leslie Riggs
WADNet Post Editor & Listserv Administrator
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
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