[WADNet Post] Dec 18: MoPix Open Captioned Updates
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MOPIX OPEN CAPTIONED UPDATES
-- MoPix Update from WGBH- Dec 8
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MoPix Update from WGBH- Dec 15
TWO MORE ACCESSIBLE FILMS DEBUT THIS WEEK...
Eragon from Twentieth Century Fox Films (cc dvs) (rated PG)
Eragon is a young farm boy who finds a blue stone in the mountains. The
stone turns out to be a dragon egg, and Eragon soon bonds with the
dragon and discovers that he's one of the last Dragon Riders. Later,
Eragon's family is killed by the marauding Ra'zac, and he must learn to
fight before a war begins.
The Pursuit of Happyness from Sony Pictures (cc dvs) (rated PG-13))
Based on the life of Chris Gardner, a self-made millionaire, this drama
stars Will Smith as a man who finds himself jobless and homeless at age
30, living in a San Francisco train station with his infant son.
Determined to beat the odds, he finds work as a trainee at a brokerage
and climbs the corporate ladder, eventually becoming partner and owner
of his own Chicago-based firm.
MOPIX ENTERS THE BLOGOSPHERE
Our good friends at AOL asked if we'd like to share the weekly MoPix
Update on ability.aol.com. Not only a good idea, but also an
opportunity to have a bit of back and forth with the MoPix audience out
there. Consider sharing your opinions, ideas and, perhaps even
movies-with-captioning-and-description reviews. Last week's update is
there now. It will take us a bit of time today to get this week's
posting there, and a little bonus material as well to keep it fresh and
happening as they say. That URL again is ability.aol.com, link to
Entertainment.
WGBH'S MEDIA ACCESS EFFORTS ATTRACT MAJOR GIFT
Like everyone else, we love presents. Especially those that we can turn
around and use for the good of all of you out there. So it gives us
great pleasure to announce WGBH's National Center for Accessible Media,
the research, development and public policy branch of the Media Access
Group, has received a commitment of 1 million dollars from the Carl and
Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation to support our work over the next six
years. More info on the projects we'll be undertaking thanks to this
generous Boston- and Palm Beach-based foundation will be coming soon.
For now, our name has changed to reflect our appreciation and to
recognize this wonderful news. We'll be the Carl and Ruth Shapiro
Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH. Read more about
this news at: http://ncam.wgbh.org/
DEER, RED NOSE, LARGE MAN DRESSED IN RED... YOU KNOW THE DRILL
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose. But wait, the
descriptions get much better than that. This year, once again, CBS will
be broadcasting this most favorite of holiday specials (of your loyal
MoPix scribe anyway) with description for viewers who are blind or
visually impaired. Hear about the reindeer's fuzzy, 1964-era animated
fur, let a professional describer tell you about the elves' strange hair
styles, and the Abominable Snowmonster, we can't even begin to describe
it/him here. The fun begins next Thursday evening, Dec. 21 at 8:00PM
ET/PT. How to get description on your TV? Learn here:
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/guides/mag_guide_vol4.html
NEW REAR WINDOW SYSTEM DEBUTS IN SOON-TO-BE SNOWY MAINE
The Bangor Mall Cinema in Bangor, ME debuts their Rear Window Captioning
system. This location is the first, first-run theater in the state of
main that offers closed captioning. This location does not have a DVS
Theatrical system.
Bangor Mall Cinema
Auditorium 1
557 Stillwater Avenue
Bangor 207 942-1409
The Rear Window System debuts with Happy Feet
Fri-Thurs Dec 15-21: 12:40 3:50 6:25 9:00PM
...AND ANOTHER MOPIX SYSTEM DEBUTS IN SUNNY SAN DIEGO
AMC Palm Promenade 24
Auditorium 6
770 Dennery Road
San Diego 619 428-2097
The Rear Window System debuts this week with Deja Vu (cc only)
Fri-Sun Dec 15-17: 10:35AM 1:25 4:10 7:10 10:05PM
Mon-Tues Dec 18-19: 1:25 4:10 7:10 10:05PM
"COMING SOON" MOPIX LOCATIONS...
U.S. Space and Rocket Center IMAX Theatre, Huntsville AL (system to
debut in January)
Cerrito Theatre, El Cerrito, CA (2 MoPix-equipped auditoriums to debut
shortly)
AMC Vallco Mall, Cupertino, CA (March theater debut)
Cobb Theatres Lakeside 18, Lakeland, FL (MoPix system to debut shortly)
Cobb Theatres Merritt Square 16, Merritt Island, FL (MoPix system to
debut shortly)
Muvico Coconut Point 16, Estero, FL (Ft. Myers area) (Dec theater grand
opening)
AMC Sarasota Mall, Sarasota, FL (fall/winter debut)
AMC Rockaway 16, Rockaway, NJ (2 equipped auditoriums, 1 has debuted,
one more will at a later date)
AMC Empire 25, New York, NY - 2nd, 3rd and 4th MoPix systems to be added
(fall debut)
Southern Theatre's The Grand 18, Winston-Salem, NC (fall/winter debut)
Robert D. Lindler Family OMNIMAX Theater, Cincinnati Museum Center (Dec
debut)
UEC Premiere College 9 Patton Township, State College, PA (January
theatre debut)
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)
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)
Cineplex Theatres (Canada): http://www.cineplex.com/theatres/rwc_dvs.asp
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:
Blood Diamond from Warner Bros. Pictures (adventure/thrilled - rated R)
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of
Kazakhstan from Twentieth Century Fox Films (comedy/satire - rated R)
Casino Royale from Sony Pictures (spy/action - rated PG-13)
Deck the Halls from Twentieth Century Fox Films (comedy - rated PG)
The Departed from Warner Bros. Pictures (drama - rated R)
Eragon from Twentieth Century Fox Films (sci-fi/fantasy - rated PG)
A Good Year from Twentieth Century Fox Films (drama - rated PG-13)
Happy Feet from Warner Bros. Pictures (animated/childrens - rated G)
Happy Feet is also playing in some MoPix-equipped IMAX theaters. Warner
Bros. has arranged for a closed caption file for Happy Feet that is
compatible with IMAX systems. Please check with your local
MoPix-equipped IMAX theater about caption availabilit. For a list of
MoPix-equipped IMAX theaters, visit
http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/locations.html
The Holiday from Columbia Pictures (comedy - rated PG-13)
Let's Go to Prison from Universal Pictures (comedy - rated R)
The Pursuit of Happyness from Sony Pictures (drama - rated PG-13)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause from Buena Vista Pictures
(children's/comedy - rated G)
Stranger than Fiction from Sony Pictures (comedy - rated PG-13)
Turistas from Twentieth Century Fox Films (suspense/horror - rated R)
Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system
(descriptive narration is not available for this film):
Bobby from The Weinstein Company (drama - rated R)
Déjà Vu from Buena Vista Pictures (drama - rated PG-13)
The Fountain from Warner Bros. Pictures (science fiction/drama - rated
PG-13)
Marie Antoinette from Sony Pictures (historical drama - rated PG-13)
Unaccompanied Minors from Warner Bros. Pictures (comedy - rated PG)
MORE ACCESSIBLE MOVIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT MONTH
Rocky Balboa from MGM (Dec 20) (cc only)
Sylvester Stallone returns for a sixth time as Rocky Balboa, the
tough-as-nails Philadelphia boxing champ. Only now Rocky is old, really
old. In this installment of the sports saga, the 54-year-old Balboa is
lured out of retirement for one final fight when a computer simulation
claims he could beat the current champ, Mason "the Line" Dixon (Antonio
Tarver).
Night at the Museum from Twentieth Century Fox (Dec 22) (cc dvs)
Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) accepts what appears to be a menial job as a
graveyard-shift security guard at a museum of natural history. During
Larry's watch, extraordinary things begin to occur: Mayans, Roman
gladiators, and cowboys emerge from their diorama to wage epic battles;
in his quest for fire, a caveman burns down his own display; Attila the
Hun pillages his neighboring exhibits, and a T-Rex reminds everyone why
he's history's fiercest predator. Amid the chaos, the only person Larry
can turn to for advice is a wax figure of President Teddy Roosevelt
(Robin Williams).
The Good German from Warner Bros. Pictures (Dec 22) (cc only)
In post-WWII Berlin, U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar (George
Clooney) becomes involved once again with Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett),
a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both
the American and the Russian armies. Jake tries to uncover the secrets
Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out
of Berlin. Tully (Tobey Maguire), a soldier in the American Army motor
pool assigned to drive Jake around Berlin, has black-market connections
that may be Lena's way out.
The Good Shepard from Universal Pictures (Dec 22) (cc dvs)
Edward Wilson (Matt Damon), a student at Yale, is recruited to join the
secret society Skull and Bones, a brotherhood and breeding ground for
future world leaders. Wilson's sincere belief in American values render
him a prime candidate for a career in intelligence, and he is soon
recruited to work for the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) during World
War II. Working in the heart of an organization where duplicity is
required and nothing is taken at face value, Edward's idealism is
steadily eroded as the country gets deeper and deeper into the Cold War.
As his methods are adopted as standard operating procedure, Wilson
develops into one of the Agency's veteran operatives.
We Are Marshall from Warner Bros. Pictures (Dec 22) (cc dvs)
After a plane crash claims the lives of 75 members of the Marshall
University football team and its coaching staff, young coach Jack
Lengyel (Matthew McConaughey) and his assistant (Matthew Fox) try to
keep the program going, despite the emotional weight of the accident and
the concerns of the community.
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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>
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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