>DVS Guide > >A publication of the Media Access Group at WGBH >Summer/Fall 2003 Volume 14, Issue 2 > >Letter from the Director > >The summer movie blockbuster season is here! Hollywood is releasing dozens= =20 >of films between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and the Media Access Group at= =20 >WGBH is making many of these accessible with video description and=20 >captioning on the day and date of their release. > >We are working with the home video distributors of the films to encourage= =20 >them to include the DVS=AE track on the DVD release, as there are few=20 >technological barriers to doing this. DVDs can hold a lot of information,= =20 >and most DVD producers are using that disk space to add special features=20 >related to the film. Our challenge is to encourage the DVD producers to=20 >save some space for the DVS track. > >We=92re also encouraging DVD producers to add the =93talking= menu/navigation=94=20 >features that have been developed by the Media Access Group=92s National=20 >Center for Accessible Media. A DVD with both the DVS track and the talking= =20 >menu feature is a thing to behold! > >We continue to add additional titles to our DVS Home Video=AE Catalogue by= =20 >making use of the descriptions that were created when the films originally= =20 >were released. We are focusing our efforts on those titles that are not=20 >already available with video description on DVD. > >It is our goal to make every film we describe for its theatrical release=20 >available with descriptions for its subsequent release on DVD or VHS.=20 >Issues around distribution rights and costs sometimes keep us from meeting= =20 >that goal, but we continue to forge ahead and do our best. > >As always, it helps to know which films you are interested in watching=20 >with video description. Feel free to call or send us your preferences. We= =20 >look forward to hearing from you! > >Sincerely, > >Lori Kay >Director of Services >Media Access Group at WGBH > > > >DVS Home Video New Releases! > > >Whether it=92s magic, superheroes or Richard Gere tap-dancing, there=92s=20 >something for everyone on DVS Home Video this summer. > >Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (available to order July 5) >Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, begins his second year at Hogwarts=20 >School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but is warned by a mysterious creature= =20 >that danger awaits him at the school. Harry ignores the warning, and=20 >returns to the school. But strange things start to happen. Hogwarts=20 >students are being turned into stone, and no one knows the cause. Kenneth= =20 >Branagh joins the cast as famous writer Gilderoy Lockhart, who is the new= =20 >Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. > >The Color Purple (available to order July 5) >Directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the book by Alice Walker, The=20 >Color Purple stars Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey. The=20 >story follows the life of Celie, a young African American girl growing up= =20 >in the early 1900s. We meet Celie when she is a child and follow her=20 >through the next 30 years of her life. > >Gangs of New York (available to order July 5) >A 2002 nominee for an Academy Award for Best Picture, Gangs of New York=20 >begins in 1846 and ends in 1863 with the draft riots. Directed by Martin=20 >Scorsese, the film revolves around the conflicts between the white=20 >Anglo-Saxon =93natives=94 and the Irish immigrants in New York=92s Five= Points. > >Two Weeks Notice (available to order July 5) >This romantic comedy stars Sandra Bullock, who plays a brilliant but=20 >neurotic attorney, and Hugh Grant, her charming, irresponsible and=20 >fabulously wealthy client. They can=92t seem to get along until they= finally=20 >realize what they can=92t get along without is each other. > >Minority Report (available to order July 5) >What would you do if you were accused of a murder you had not=20 >committed=85yet? Directed by Steven Spielberg, this action-based sci-fi=20 >thriller stars Tom Cruise and Max von Sydow. Cruise plays detective John=20 >Anderton, who is preordained to murder someone in less than two days. > >Daredevil (available to order July 28) >Ben Affleck stars as young orphan Matt Murdock, who is the victim of a=20 >hazardous- waste accident that leaves him blind but also gives him a=20 >heightened =93radar sense=94 that allows him to =93see=94 far better than= any man.=20 >Years later Murdock becomes a respected criminal attorney, but takes on a= =20 >secret identity as Daredevil, the masked avenger who patrols New York City= =20 >to combat the injustice that he cannot tackle in the courtroom. > >Chicago (available to order August 18) >If you can=92t be famous=85be infamous. Winner of the 2002 Academy AwardTM= for=20 >Best Picture, Chicago tells the story of a fame-hungry group of characters= =20 >who live in the windy city during the roaring twenties. Their lives are=20 >interwoven and elaborated on >in this wildly entertaining musical starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine=20 >Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and Queen Latifah. > >To order DVS Home Videos call 317.579.0439. For the latest DVS Home Video= =20 >releases, call our toll-free number 1.800.333.1203 or visit our Web site=20 >at access.wgbh.org. > > > >American Experience Presents... > > >In July, PBS=92s American Experience presents Bataan Rescue and Murder at= =20 >Harvard with description. Bataan Rescue tells the story of the most daring= =20 >rescue mission of World War II. After three years of brutal captivity, 513= =20 >American prisoners of war are freed. Murder at Harvard delves into the=20 >1849 murder of a prominent=97but unpopular=97Boston doctor, George Parkman.= =20 >Who really killed him=97and why? Bataan Rescue airs on PBS Monday, July 7,= =20 >2003 at 9pm. Murder at Harvard airs on PBS Monday, July 14, 2003 at 9pm=20 >(check local listings). > >In the fall, American Experience presents (with description) a powerful=20 >film about the events leading up to the destruction of New York=92s World= =20 >Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Center of the World (working=20 >title) reaches back to 1946 when the idea of building a =93world trade=20 >center=94 in lower Manhattan first >was conceived. This two-hour sequel to Ric Burns=92 acclaimed New York: A= =20 >Documentary Film chronicles the construction of the towers and studies the= =20 >astonishing expansion of American economic power during the second half of= =20 >the 20th century. Check local listings for exact date and time. > > > > >Nova and Mystery! on DVD with DVS > > >Nova goes behind the doors of the world=92s two largest aerospace companies= =20 >to examine the high-stakes battle waged between Boeing and Lockheed Martin= =20 >to build the most versatile fighter ever created=97the Joint Strike= Fighter.=20 >Filmed over four years, Battle of the X-Planes reveals the breakthrough=20 >designs, heartbreaking setbacks, adrenaline-fueled test flights, and one=20 >final nail-biting decision: the winner of the most lucrative contract in=20 >military history. Nova: Battle of the X-Planes will be available July 5. > >In Speedy Death, Emmy Award winner and Mystery! host Diana Rigg portrays=20 >the glamorous and outspoken Mrs. Adela Bradley, a well-traveled divorcee=20 >who dabbles in psychoanalysis, toxicology, pre-feminism and murder=20 >investigations. Based on the novels by Gladys Mitchell, the Mrs. Bradley=20 >Mysteries take you back to England during the Roaring Twenties, complete=20 >with the glamorous costumes, lavish cars and hot jazz. Mrs. Bradley=20 >Mysteries: Speedy Death will be available June 24. > >A Great Deliverance features Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland= =20 >Yard investigating the gruesome murder of a farmer in a seemingly peaceful= =20 >country village. It=92s his new partner, Sergeant Barbara Havers, whom he= =92s=20 >finding indecipherable. Havers is as gritty, rumpled and working-class as= =20 >the Inspector is refined, >well-heeled and sophisticated. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Great=20 >Deliverance will be available July 29. > >Coming August 5 are Second Sight 2 and Touching Evil 3. In Second Sight 2,= =20 >Clive Owen plays Ross Tanner, a hotshot police detective trying to conceal= =20 >the fact that he is losing his sight. He soon learns that insight can=20 >triumph over eyesight when trying to solve a murder mystery. In Touching=20 >Evil 3, Robson Green plays the smart, brash and slightly mysterious=20 >Detective Inspector Dave Creegan in this darkly tinged mystery. > >These DVDs can be ordered from WGBH Boston Video: on the Web at=20 >shop.wgbh.org or call 800-949-8670. For a list of available accessible=20 >DVDs, consult the list on our Web site at access.wgbh.org. > > >Coming Soon to a MoPix=AE-Equipped Theater Near You > > >Thanks to WGBH=92s Motion Picture Access Project (MoPix), which makes films >accessible to moviegoers who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually= =20 >impaired, the following releases are among those that will be playing soon= =20 >at a MoPix-equipped theater in your area. (Titles and release dates are=20 >subject to change.) > >June 20, 2003 >The Hulk > >June 27, 2003 >Charlie=92s Angels: >Full Throttle > >July 2, 2003 >Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines > >Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde > >July 11, 2003 >The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen > >July 18, 2003 >Bad Boys 2 > >July 25, 2003 >Seabiscuit > >August 1, 2003 >Gigli > >October 10, 2003 >Intolerable Cruelty > >November 5, 2003 >Matrix Revolutions > >November 14, 2003 >Looney Toons: Back in Action > >Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World > >November 21, 2003 >The Cat in the Hat > >December 5, 2003 >The Last Samurai > >December 12, 2003 >Nancy Meyers Project > >December 19, 2003 >Mona Lisa Smile > >TBD (Christmas) >Big Fish > > > >DVS Highlights > >DVS Movie Nights Highlight 2003 Summer Conventions >This summer=92s American Council of the Blind (ACB) Convention in=20 >Pittsburgh, PA, and National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Convention in=20 >Louisville, KY, will both feature free DVS Movie Nights! Join the DVS=20 >staff on Monday, July 7th at 7pm for the ACB movie night and on Wednesday,= =20 >July 2nd at 7pm for the NFB movie night. Videos of new releases and a=20 >selection of previously released films will be available for sale at the=20 >DVS booth throughout the ACB convention. We look forward to seeing all our= =20 >old friends and introducing DVS to new ones during both conventions =97 and= =20 >don=92t miss these always popular entertaining movie events! > >Four More PBS Children=92s Shows Described >PBS stations nationwide now are broadcasting Angelina Ballerina and Dragon= =20 >Tales, with descriptions, enabling young viewers who are blind or visually= =20 >impaired to enjoy these shows along with their sighted siblings and=20 >friends. Based on the books written by Katharine Holabird, the Angelina=20 >Ballerina series explores such childhood themes as friendship, jealousy=20 >and loyalty. The Dragon Tales series invites children to play and learn=20 >along with six-year-old Emmy, her four-year-old brother, Max, and their=20 >dragon friends. > >Later this summer Barney & Friends and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat also= =20 >will debut with descriptions. Barney needs little introduction,=20 >celebrating 10 years on PBS as the lovable purple dinosaur who loves to=20 >teach children how to use their imagination. Based on the children=92s book= =20 >by acclaimed author Amy Tan, Sagwa is set against the backdrop of ancient= =20 >China, where this curious cat learns some of life=92s most important= lessons. > >The Blues=97Coming to PBS in September with Description >The Blues, executive produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, is a=20 >seven-part series of impressionistic films viewed through the lens of=20 >seven world-famous directors who share a passion for the music.=20 >Volkswagen, the exclusive national sponsor of The Blues, also is funding=20 >the description of the series, which airs Sunday, September 28 through=20 >Saturday, October 4, from 9 to 11pm. (Check local listings.) > > > >PBS Schedule > >The following is the DVS broadcast schedule for July through December on=20 >the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Please check your local listings=20 >for airdates and times. > >For the latest updates of PBS programs airing with description and changes= to >the broadcast schedule in the upcoming months, please check our Web site=20 >at access.wgbh.org or call the toll-free DVS Information Line at=20 >1.800.333.1203. >E-mail your comments to access@xxxxxxxxx > >Adventures From The Book of Virtues > >Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers > >American Experience > >Angelina Ballerina > >Arthur > >Barney and Friends (Debuting with description 7/21) > >Between the Lions > >The Blues > >Cyberchase > >Dragon Tales > >ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre > >Mister Rogers=92 Neighborhood (Select episodes of this series will air with= =20 >description) > >Mystery! > >Nature > >Nova > >Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat (Debuting with description 8/7) > >The Victory Garden > >Zoboomafoo > >Zoom > > >The Media Access Group at WGBH provides video description for the following >network and cable programs: > >All Grown Up, Nickelodeon >The Bernie Mac Show, Fox >Blue=92s Clues, Nickelodeon and CBS >Boston Public, Fox >CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS >Dora the Explorer, Nickelodeon >JAG, CBS >Jimmy Neutron, Nickelodeon >Malcolm in the Middle, Fox >Oliver Beene, Fox >Rugrats, Nickelodeon >The Simpsons, Fox > > > >Turner Classic Movies > >Through a partnership with DVS and the U.S. Department of Education,=20 >Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel presents classic movies with=20 >description. To obtain the TCM cable channel, contact your local cable=20 >provider. Simply activate the S.A.P. feature on your stereo television or= =20 >VCR to access the descriptions. Don=92t miss the DVS Showcase every= Saturday=20 >night at 6p.m. EST and 3p.m. PT. You can get a complete listing of movies= =20 >described on the TCM cable channel by calling our DVS Information=20 >Line,1.800.333.1203 or on the Web at access.wgbh.org. > > > > >DVS Theatrical=AE > >The following is a listing of conventional and large-format movie theaters= =20 >that show films with video description. For specific titles that are=20 >described and for speci=DEc dates and times the films will be showing,=20 >please call the theater nearest you. If your local theater is not listed=20 >here, let them know that you would like to see movies with DVS at their=20 >theater. > >Arizona > >AMC Mesa Grand 24 >Auditorium 1 >1645 South Stapley >Mesa >480.503.1680 > >California > >AMC Fashion Valley 18 >7037 Friars Road >San Diego >619.296.0333 > >AMC Mercado 20 (near San Jose) >3111 Mission College Blvd. >Mercado Santa Clara Center >Santa Clara >408.919.0285 > >AMC 30 At The Block >(near Los Angeles) >20 City Blvd. West >Orange >714.769.4288 > >AMC Van Ness 14 >1000 Van Ness Avenue >San Francisco >415.674.4630 > >AMC Sherman Oaks/Sherman Oaks Cinema 2 (near Los Angeles) >4500 Van Nuys Boulevard >Sherman Oaks >818.986.9660 or 818.986.3078 > >Loews Cineplex - >Universal City Cinemas >Theater 5, Universal CityWalk >100 Universal City Plaza >Universal City >818.508.0711 > >Loews Theater at Metreon >Theater 13 >101 Fourth Street >San Francisco >415.369.6201 > >Mann Chinese 6 at Hollywood & Highland >6801 Hollywood Blvd. >323.461.3331 >(One auditorium is currently equipped >at this location. An additional auditorium will be equipped soon). > >National Amusements >The Bridge cinema de lux >6081 Center Drive >Los Angeles >310.568.9950 > >AMC Bay Street 16 >5614 Shellmound Street >Emeryville (San Francisco/Oakland Area) >510.457.9003 > >Colorado > >Laurence Phipps Theater >Denver Museum of Natural History >Denver >303.322.7009 >(large-format theater) > >District of Columbia > >Johnson IMAX Theater >Discovery Center >Smithsonian >Institution/Natural History Museum >Washington, DC >202.633.7400 >(large-format theater) > >Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater >Smithsonian >Institution/National Air and Space Museum >Washington, DC >202.357.1675 >(large-format theater) > >Florida > >Busch Gardens Tampa Bay >R.L. Stine=92s Haunted Lighthouse 4-D >3605 Bougaivillea >Tampa >813.987.5391 > >IMAX Dome Theater >Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) >Tampa >813.987.6300 >(large-format theater) > >Georgia > >AMC Palace Parkway Pointe >Cinema 7 >3101 Cobb Parkway, S.E. >Atlanta >770.937.0730 > > >Illinois > >AMC Yorktown/Lombard >Cinema 7 >80 Yorktown Center >Lombard (near Chicago) >630.495.0012 > >AMC City North >2600 North Western Avenue >Chicago >773.394.1600 > >AMC River East >Auditorium 13 >322 East Illinois Street >Chicago >312.596.0333 ext. 0 > >Coming Soon! >Crown The Glen >(2 auditoriums) >1850 Tower Road >Glenview > >Louisiana > >AMC Elmwood 20 >Theater 1 >1200 Elmwood Park Blvd. >Harahan >504.733.2029 > >AMC 12 - Clearview >Theater 1 >4436 Veterans Blvd. >Metairie >504.887.1257 > >Entergy IMAX Theater >Aquarium of the Americas >New Orleans >504.581.4629 >(large-format theater) > >Maryland > >AMC Palace Owings Mills >Cinema 8 (near Baltimore) >10100 Mill Run Circle >Owings Mills >443.394.0060 > >Massachusetts > >AMC Palace Framingham 16 >Cinema 13 >22 Flutie Pass >Framingham >508.875.6151 > >AMC Palace Fenway >201 Brookline Avenue >Boston >617.424.6111 > >National Amusements Showcase >Cinema Revere >565 Squire Road >Revere >781.284.5700 > >National Amusements Showcase >Cinema Worcester North >135 Brooks Street >Worcester >508.852.2944 > >Mugar OMNI Theater >Museum of Science >Boston >617.723.2500 >www.mos.org >(large-format theater) > >Minnesota > >AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18 >(near Minneapolis) >4000 Flying Cloud Drive >Eden Prairie >952.656.0010 > >Crown Theaters >Block E 15 >600 Hennepin Avenue >Downtown Minneapolis >612.338.1466 > >William L. McKnight - >3M Omnitheater >Science Museum of Minnesota >St. Paul >651.221.9411 >(large-format theater) > >Nebraska > >AMC Oak View 24 >Auditorium 20 >3555 South 140th Place >Omaha >402.691.0000 > >New Jersey > >AMC Palace Clifton Commons/Clifton >Cinema 1 (near New York City) >405 Route 3 East >Clifton >973.614.0966 > >New York > >AMC Palace Bay Plaza Cinemas >Bay Plaza Shopping Center >2210 Barton Avenue >Bronx >718.320.1659 > >AMC Empire 25 >Auditorium 7 >234 West 42nd Street >New York City >212.398.2597 > >Bristol IMAX Theater >Milton J. Rubenstein Museum >of Science and Technology >Syracuse >315.425.9068 >(large-format theater) > >Pennsylvania > >AMC Palace Plymouth Meeting >Cinema 9 (near Philadelphia) >500 Germantown Pike (outside >of Plymouth Meeting Mall) >Plymouth Meeting >610.397.0780 > >Tennessee > >Tennessee Aquarium >Imax Theater >Chattanooga >1.800.262.0695 >(large-format theater) > >Texas > >AMC The Parks at Arlington >(near Dallas-Ft. Worth) >3811 South Cooper >Arlington >817.505.4520 > >SeaWorld San Antonio >R.L. Stine=92s Haunted Lighthouse 4-D >10500 SeaWorld Drive >San Antonio >210.523.3874 > >Bob Bullock Texas State >History Museum/IMAX >Austin >512.936.8746 >(large-format theater) > >Wortham IMAX Theater >Houston Museum of Natural Science >Houston >713.639.4705 >(large-format theater) > >T.I. Founders IMAX Theater >The Science Place >Dallas >214.428.5555 >(large-format theater) > >Virginia > >AMC Springfield Mall >6500 Springfield Mall >Springfield (near Washington DC) >703.971.4203 > >Virginia Marine Science >Museum IMAX >Virginia Beach >757.437.4949 >(large-format theater) > >Washington > >AMC Cinerama >2100 Fourth Avenue >Seattle >206.441.3653 > >AMC Palace Pacific Place, Cinema 3 >600 Pine Street >Seattle >206.652.8908 > >Wisconsin > >AMC Palace Mayfair Mall (near Milwaukee) >2500 North Mayfair Road >Wauwatosa >414.777.0467 > >Canada > >Alberta > >Paramount Chinook Centre >6455 Macleod Trail S.W. >Calgary > >SilverCity West Edmonton Mall >Edmonton > > >British Columbia > >SilverCity Metropolis >4700 Kingsway Avenue >Burnaby > >Famous Players Colussus Langley >20090 91A Avenue >Langley > >SilverCity Riverport >14211 Entertainment Way >Richmond > >SilverCity Tillicum >3130 Tillicum Road >Victoria > >Manitoba > >SilverCity Polo Park >817 St. James Street >Winnipeg > >Ontario > >SilverCity Yonge & Eglinton >(2 equipped theaters) >2300 Yonge Street >Toronto > >Coliseum Scarborough >Scarborough Town Centre >300 Borough Drive >Scarborough > >SilverCity London >1680 Richmond Street >London > > >Coliseum Mississauga >309 Rathburn Road West >Mississauga > >Coliseum Ottawa >3090 Carling Avenue >Ottawa > >SilverCity Richmond Hill >8725 Yonge Street >Richmond Hill > >SilverCity Ancaster >771 Golf Links Road >Ancaster > >SilverCity Gloucester >2385 City Park Drive >Gloucester > >SilverCity Sudbury >355 Barrydowne Road >Sudbury > >SilverCity Windsor >4611 Walker Road >Windsor > >Paramount Toronto >259 Richmond Street West >Toronto > >Famous Players 8 >160 Bell Boulevard >Belleville >DVS Funders > > >How to Access DVS=85 > >In order to receive DVS on television, viewers must have either a=20 >television with stereo, a VCR with the Second Audio Program (S.A.P.) =97=20 >both of which are standard =97 or a stand-alone S.A.P. receiver. To access= =20 >the narrated visual descriptions on a television program or home video,=20 >simply activate the S.A.P. feature, which can be located by consulting the= =20 >equipment manual or by calling the equipment manufacturer. A stand-alone=20 >S.A.P. receiver, which functions somewhat like a radio, can be tuned in to= =20 >a channel that broadcasts the description soundtrack. The S.A.P. device=20 >may be used in addition to a television or for audio only and is available= =20 >in either >pre-tuned or adjustable versions. S.A.P. receivers may be purchased from=20 >FM Atlas: 218.879.7676. > > > >Sign Up for the DVS E-Guide Update > >In addition to the twice-a-year print version of the DVS Guide, we are=20 >producing and distributing an e-mail only DVS Guide Update, which is=20 >distributed in April and October. The update will provide you with an=20 >up-to-date broadcast schedule of the TV programs we describe, as well as=20 >quick DVS-related news items from the Media Access Group at WGBH. Please=20 >let us know if you are interested in receiving this DVS E-Guide Update, by= =20 >dropping a note to dvs@xxxxxxxxx The DVS E-Guide Update can also be found= =20 >at our Web site at access.wgbh.org. > > > >DVS Funders > >We extend our sincere thanks to the many corporations, foundations,=20 >organizations and viewers who have supported DVS during the >past year. > >Inaugural Circle >General Motors >Panasonic >George B. Storer Foundation > >Government >U.S. Department of Education > >Additional Supporters >J. Walton Bissell Foundation >The Gerber Foundation >The George Gund Foundation >Debra & Paul Hill >Gilbert H. Hood Family Fund >The Lions Clubs of Massachusetts > (District 33 - A) >Oak Foundation >The Pearle Vision Foundation >Paul and Lori Schroeder >Jo Taliaferro >Volkswagen >Thirteen/WNET >E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for > the Blind > >Major funding for Descriptive Video Service is provided by the U.S.=20 >Department of Education. H327J000004, H327J000005, H327C010004,=20 >H327E010005, H327L020008 > > >This guide is also available in large print, Braille and on audio via the= =20 >DVS Information Line, 1.800.333.1203, and on the Internet at dvs.wgbh.org.= =20 >To receive this guide in large print or Braille contact us directly by=20 >calling 617.300.3600. > > > >Have You Moved? > > >I am moving/I have moved, see new address below. >Name.......................................................................= .........................................................=20 > >Organization (if=20 >applicable)................................................................= ............................... >Street.....................................................................= ........................................................... >City..........................................................State........= ...............Zip..................................... >Phone #..................................................e-mail=20 >address.................................................. >*Please include old address. > >Mail to: >Media Access Group at WGBH >125 Western Avenue >Boston, MA 02134 >or call 617.300.3600 or e-mail us at access@xxxxxxxx > >=A9 Copyright 2003 WGBH Educational Foundation