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I wish they would audio describe August Rush. It was truly an awesome story!
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MoPix Update from WGBH- December 4
HOLIDAY SEASON UPON US... THREE ACCESSIBLE MOVIES BOW THIS WEEK
Alvin and the Chipmunks from Twentieth Century Fox Films
(cc dvs) (rated PG)
The tiny trio makes their live action debut in this family comedy about
the pint-sized pop stars. With the help of CGI, Alvin, Simon, and
Theodore come to life, causing mischief for their human guardian, Dave
Seville (Jason Lee of My Name is Earl).
I Am Legend from Warner Bros. Pictures
(cc dvs) (rated PG-13)
Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could
not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable... and
manmade. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what
is left of New York City... and maybe the world. But he is not alone. He
is surrounded by "the Infected"- victims of the plague who have mutated
into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will
devour or infect anyone or anything in their path.
The Kite Runner from Paramount Vantage*
(cc only)
An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes
us from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy to the atrocities of
the Taliban reign. This unforgettable story of redemption is based on
the best selling phenomena The Kite Runner.
ANOTHER SCHROEDER ADVOCACY SUCCESS (LET'S CALL IT SAS FOR SHORT)
Last week brought the news that D.C.-based advocates Paul and Lori
Schroeder helped convince Disney/Buena Vista to supply an audio
description track for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which debuts
on Dec. 21. That film had previously only been slated to be released
with closed captions. This week, the Schroeders managed to convince The
Weinstein Co. to describe a film for the first time. As a result, The
Great Debaters, directed by and starring Denzel Washington (and just
nominated for a Golden Globe for best drama), will open on Christmas day
with both captions and descriptions. Thanks Paul and Lori, and thanks to
The Weinstein Co! Paul continues to blog about these efforts (as well
as other important things such as greater access to medication labels
and other non Hollywood-type efforts) at the American Foundation for the
Blind's blog: http://www.afb.org/blog/
NEW MOPIX SYSTEMS DEBUT THIS WEEK IN ATLANTA AND CHICAGO!
MOVIES ATL - MNM Theatres (New chain for MoPix!)
Auditorium 5
3760 Princeton Lakes Parkway
Atlanta, GA 404 629-2524 (voice, not a recording)
The Rear Window and DVS Theatrical systems debut this week with I Am
Legend (PG-13)
Fri-Sat Dec 14-15: 1:05 4:50 7:25 10:05PM
(Please call the theater directly to confirm showtimes and for the rest
of the week's schedule
AMC Streets of Woodfield 20
Auditorium 1
601 North Martingale Road
Streets of Woodfield Mall
Schaumburg, IL 847 330-0720 (voice, not a recording)
The Rear Window and DVS Theatrical systems debut this week with This
Christmas (rated PG-13)
Fri Dec 14, Mon-Thurs Dec 17-20: 1:25 4:20 7:15 9:55PM
Sat & Sun Dec 15-16: 10:40AM 1:25 4:20 7:15 9:55PM
"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)
AMC Regency 20, Brandon, FL (MoPix system to debut soon)
AMC Castleton Square 14 Theatre, Indianapolis, IN (MoPix system to debut
soon)
New! 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)
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 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:
Alvin and the Chipmunks from Twentieth Century Fox Films
(comedy - rated )
American Gangster from Universal Pictures
(drama - rated R)
Bee Movie from Paramount Picures*
(children's/animated - rated PG)
Beowulf from Paramount*
(Nov 16) (action/adventure - rated PG-13)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age from Universal Pictures
(historical drama - rated PG-13)
Fred Claus from Warner Bros. Pictures
(comedy - rated PG)
Hitman from Twentieth Century Fox Films (Nov 21)
(action/adventure - rated R)
I Am Legend from Warner Bros. Pictures
(action/adventure - rated PG-13)
Lions for Lambs from MGM
(drama - rated R)
Michael Clayton from Warner Bros. Pictures
(drama - rated R)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium from Twentieth Century Fox Films
(comedy/fantasy - rated G)
This Christmas from Sony/Screen Gems
(drama - rated PG-13)
Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system
(descriptive narration is not available for these films):
August Rush from Warner Bros. Pictures
(drama - rated PG)
Awake from The Weinstein Company
(drama - rated R)
Enchanted from Buena Vista Pictures
(comedy - rated PG)
The Kite Runner from Paramount Vantage*
(drama - rated PG-13)
Stephen King's The Mist from The Weinstein Co.
(horror/suspense - rated R)
MORE ACCESSIBLE MOVIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT MONTH
(plot descriptions from rottentomatoes.com)
Charlie Wilson's War from Universal Pictures
(Dec 21) (cc dvs)
Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a
renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to
lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their
efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the
Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
(Dec 21) (cc dvs)
In this follow up to the box-office hit "National Treasure," treasure
hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) once again sets out on an exhilarating,
action-packed new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures.
When a missing page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth surfaces, Ben's
great-great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in
Abraham Lincoln's death.
P.S. I Love You from Warner Bros. Pictures
(Dec 21) (cc dvs)
Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is beautiful, smart, and married to the
love of her life-a passionate, funny and impetuous Irishman named Gerry
(Gerard Butler). So when Gerry's life is taken by an illness, it takes
the life out of Holly. The only one who can help her is the person who
is no longer there. Nobody knows Holly better than Gerry. So it's a good
thing he planned ahead. Before he died, Gerry wrote Holly a series of
letters that will guide her, not only through her grief but in
rediscovering herself
Sweeney Todd from Paramount Pictures*
(Dec 21) (cc only)
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation
of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The
Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Depp stars in the title role as a man
unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel
punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his
wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney
Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the faces of
gentlemen who never thereafter were heard of again."
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story from Sony Pictures
(Dec 21) (cc dvs)
In the tradition of such milestone musical biographies as Ray, Walk the
Line, and Selena comes Walk Hard, the up-and-down-and-up-again struggle
of legendary musician Dewey Cox (Academy Award® nominee John C. Reilly)
as he rises from the poverty of a hardscrabble Alabama farm to conquer
the world of popular music through a rollercoaster career that spans
seven decades.
AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator Requiem from Twentieth Century Fox Films
(Dec 25) (cc dvs)
The bestial baddies go disgusting-toe-to-disgusting-toe in this
follow-up to the sci-fi smash Alien vs. Predator.
Juno from Fox Searchlight Films
(Dec 25) (cc dvs)
Juno stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen
confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the
help of her best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect"
set of parents: an affluent suburban couple longing to adopt. Luckily,
Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough
decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she
belongs.
The Great Debaters from The Weinstein Co.
(Dec 25) (cc dvs)
Oscar® winner Denzel Washington directs and stars in this drama set in
the segregated South. Washington plays a debate coach who takes a Texas
college team from obscurity to a showdown with Harvard's renowned
students.
The Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep from Sony Pictures
(Dec 25) (cc dvs)
Oscar-winning producer and special-effects team behind The Lord of the
Rings join with Revolution Studios, Walden Media (The Chronicles of
Narnia) and Beacon Pictures to bring to the screen the magical motion
picture The Water Horse. Rooted in one of the most enduring and
intriguing legends of our time, the story begins with an enchanted
egg...
* 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
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