[WADNet Post] Oct 22: MoPix OC Update
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MOPIX OC UPDATE
-- MoPix Update from WGBH - October 19
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MoPix Update from WGBH- October 19
The Comebacks from Twentieth Century Fox Films (cc dvs) (rated PG-13)
From the producers of Wedding Crashers, The Comebacks is a comedy that
spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made. The film stars
David Koechner, best known for his role as "Champ" in Anchorman, and
Carl Weathers. The film spoofs such classic sports movies including
Rocky, Remember the Titans, Friday Night Lights, Field of Dreams, Stick
It, and Blue Crush just to name a few.
30 Days of Night from Sony Pictures (cc only) (rated R)
Producer Sam Raimi (Spider-Man™) brings audiences the terrifying
thriller 30 Days of Night, set in the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska,
in the extreme northern hemisphere, which is plunged into complete
darkness annually for an entire month. When most of the inhabitants head
south for the winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear:
bloodthirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted
darkness to feed on the town's residents.
Things We Lost in the Fire from Paramount* (cc only) (rated R)
After the death of her husband, a widow (Halle Berry) invites his
childhood best friend (Benicio Del Toro) to move in with her and her
children. Danish director Susanne Bier (AFTER THE WEDDING) makes her
English-language debut with this moving drama.
MOPIX IN THE NEWS-- NICE!
This piece highlights MoPix fundraising work underway in Ft. Wayne,
Indiana (Go Kate!):
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/10515807.html
and in this article, the MoPix system in Rochester, NY at the AMC
Webster gets the star treatment:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071018/NEWS01/710180343/1002/NEWS
CAPTIONED CNN NEWS CLIPS ON AOL.COM
The Media Access Group continues to caption many CNN news clips which
appear on AOL.COM. Get your fix of online news, captioned just for you.
This feature will work for pc users, but unfortunately, not for Mac addicts.
To get to them, go to:
video.aol.com
Select "News" from categories list on left hand side
From the News list, select CNN
Look for the CC symbol, press play and you're set
"COMING SOON" MOPIX LOCATIONS...
AMC Otay Ranch 12, Chula Vista, CA (Theater set to debut in December)
AMC Tyler 16, Riverside, CA (MoPix system set to debut in late November)
AMC Danbury 16, Danbury, CT (MoPix system set to debut soon)
AMC Regency 20, Brandon, FL (MoPix system to debut in November)
New! Movies ATL, Atlanta GA (Welcome to a new chain - Camp Creek
Cinemas! MoPix system to debut in early November)
AMC Streets of Woodfield, IL (MoPix system set to debut soon)
AMC Castleton Square 14 Theatre, Indianapolis, IN (Theater set to open
in December)
AMC Highland Village 12, Highland Village, TX (Theater set to debut in
December)
COMING SOON MOPIX INSTALLATION CHANGE
The AMC Quail Springs installation, set for Oklahoma City, has been
changed to the AMC Streets of Woodfield, outside Chicago. The MoPix
system should be installed at the Streets of Woodfield location shortly.
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:
The Bourne Ultimatum from Universal Pictures (action/adventure - rated
PG-13)
The Comebacks from Twentieth Century Fox Films (comedy - rated PG-13)
Death Sentence from Twentieth Century Fox Films (crime/drama - rated R)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age from Universal Pictures (historical drama -
rated PG-13)
The Kingdom from Universal Pictures (drama/war - rated R)
Michael Clayton from Warner Bros. Pictures (drama - rated R)
The Seeker: The Dark is Rising from Twentieth Century Fox Films
(sci-fi/fantasy - rated PG)
The Simpsons Movie from Twentieth Century Fox Films (animated comedy -
rated PG-13)
Sydney White from Universal Pictures (comedy - rated PG-13)
We Own the Night from Sony Pictures (drama - rated R)
Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system
(descriptive narration is not available for these films):
30 Days of Night from Sony Pictures (horror - rated R)
Across the Universe (musical/drama - rated PG-13)
The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford from Warner
Bros. Pictures (western/drama - rated R)
Feel the Noise (drama - rated PG-13)
The Game Plan from Buena Vista Pictures (comedy - rated PG)
Halloween from The Weinstein Company (horror - rated R)
The Heartbreak Kid from Paramount Pictures* (comedy - rated R)
The Invasion from Warner Bros. Pictures (sci-fi/thriller - rated PG-13)
Resident Evil: Extinction from Sony Pictures (action/adventure - rated R)
Superbad from Sony Pictures (comedy - rated R)
Things We Lost in the Fire from Paramount* (drama - rated R)
MORE ACCESSIBLE MOVIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT MONTH (plot
descriptions from rottentomatoes.com)
Music Within from MGM (Oct 26) (cc dvs)
After serving nine months in Vietnam, Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston)
returns home with severe loss of hearing. Coping with his own new
disability, Richard befriends an acerbic genius (Michael Sheen) with
cerebral palsy, another veteran (Yul Vasquez) suffering from alcoholism
and girl into "free-love" (Melissa George). Then, with the support of
his friends behind him, Richard becomes a tireless advocate on behalf of
the disabled who eventually becomes one of the key supporters of the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
Rails & Ties from Warner Bros. Pictures (Oct 26) (cc only)
Tom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time--time to have
children, time to take that trip to San Francisco, time to fix the
problems in their marriage. But Megan's illness and Tom's inability to
face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have
left. All Tom can do is bury himself in his job as a train engineer,
where at least he feels in control and everything runs on a
predetermined track.
American Gangster from Universal Pictures (Nov 2) (cc dvs)
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Brian Grazer and Ridley Scott team to
tell the true juggernaut success story of a cult figure from the streets
of 1970s Harlem in American Gangster.
Bee Movie from Paramount* (Nov 2) (cc description)
Bee Movie is a comedy that will change everything you think you know
about bees. Having just graduated from college, a bee by the name of
Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) finds himself disillusioned with the
prospect of having only one career choice – honey. As he ventures
outside of the hive for the first time, he breaks one of the cardinal
rules of the bee world and talks to a human, a New York City florist
named Vanessa (Renée Zellweger). He is shocked to discover that the
humans have been stealing and eating the bees' honey for centuries, and
ultimately realizes that his true calling in life is to set the world
right by suing the human race for stealing their precious honey.
Fred Clause from Warner Bros. Pictures (Nov 9) (cc dvs)
Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived almost his entire life in his little
brother's very large shadow. Fred tried, but he could never live up to
the example set by the younger Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was just a
perfect...well...Saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model
of giving, while Fred became the polar opposite: a repo man who then
steals what he repossesses.
Lions for Lambs from MGM (Nov 9) (cc dvs)
Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise star in Lions for Lambs, a
powerful and gripping story that digs behind the news, the politics and
a nation divided to explore the human consequences of a complicated war.
Directed by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, the story begins after
two determined students at a West Coast University, Arian (Derek Luke)
and Ernest (Michael Pena), follow the inspiration of their idealistic
professor, Dr. Malley (Redford), and attempt to do something important
with their lives.
* 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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Leslie Riggs
WADNet Post Editor & Listserv Administrator
Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
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