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Date: 07 Dec 2001 16:44:27 -0500
From: Mary Watkins <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Movie Access Update - Dec. 7 to Dec. 13
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Motion Picture Access (MoPix) News:
Just Confirmed!
A BEAUTIFUL MIND, starring Russell Crowe and distributed by Universal Pictures, will be closed captioned and described for its wide release on January 4.
DID YOU SEE HARRY POTTER, DID YOU SEE MONSTERS, INC, how about SPY GAME?
Let us know... We are eager to hear and pass along even more feedback from movie fans who enjoy description and closed captioning (it really makes a difference, read on). HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (or HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE if you hail from Canada) is the first Warner Bros. film to be released with descriptions for its debut, and we want to make it clear there are many folks out there who want to see films from Warner Bros. and the other major studios, with descriptions and closed captions. Send us a note, tell us what you think and we'll make sure to get it to the Hollywood studios... so the films will keep coming and so more theater chains will be convinced to make their facilities accessible to all audiences! Send comments to [log in to unmask], or call me at 617 300-3700 v, -2489 TTY (postal address at the end of this e-mail).
A BIG THANKS to all those parents, kids, teachers and just plain, average movie fans out there for taking a moment to share your thoughts about enjoying access to first-run feature films. The text of your messages has been passed along, and will continue to be passed along to theater chains and movie studios.
The number one question we are asked: What can I do to get closed captioned and described films closer to my home? We assembled a list of headquarters of major theater chains-- let them know you're eager to see accessible films, eat their popcorn and be a regular customer. The link to the list of chains is http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/chains.html.
More News... NEW THEATERS, NEW CHAINS!
National Amusements will install Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical in its new theater complex in Los Angeles-- The Bridge. The complex's IMAX Theater will be the auditorium equipped with closed captioning and description systems (first-run as well as IMAX films *can* play in these large format theaters). A January installation is planned. Welcome National Amusements!
Famous Players, Canada's largest theater chain, has installed Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical systems in five theaters across Ontario, the first installations of these systems outside the U.S. All five theaters are currently playing a film with closed captions and descriptions. See location information below, and link to www.famousplayers.com, then click on their navigation bar to RWC/DVST for a list of films, locations and showtimes.
The Loews Theatre Metreon in downtown San Francisco will soon have the first Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical installation in Northern California. We've heard for years from consumers in the area, and are so pleased to share this good news. More on the date of installation when we have confirmation.
Mann's Hollywood & Highland (now under construction) will install Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical systems in two of the complex's theaters. This theatre is in Los Angeles, next to the new Kodak Academy Theatre (site of future Academy Awards ceremonies).
Currently available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system, and audio descriptions utilizing the DVS Theatrical System:
SPY GAME from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt and directed by Tony Scott (ENEMY OF THE STATE, TOP GUN, CRIMSON TIDE) (rated R)
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (In Canada, HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE) from Warner Bros. Pictures, starring Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter (rated PG)
MONSTERS, INC., from the makers of TOY STORY and with the voices of Billy Crystal and John Goodman, from Buena Vista Pictures (rated G)
Information about theaters equipped with the closed captioning (for moviegoers who are deaf and hard of hearing) and audio description (for moviegoers who are blind or have low vision) systems, debut dates, showtimes and directions to the theaters appear below.
**Please note, to prevent any disappointment at the theater, purchase tickets either in person, or via the Web or phone ticket services, only for those showtimes listed below. Many theater complexes have several prints of SPY GAME, HARRY POTTER, MONSTERS, INC. The information below will lead you to the correct showtimes and films with closed captions and descriptions.**
Coming soon
(dates subject to change by the studios, additional titles to be announced as soon as they are confirmed...)
- ALI from Sony Pictures will debut with closed captions and descriptions on December 25
- A BEAUTIFUL MIND will debut with closed captions and descriptions on
January 4
- BLACK HAWK DOWN from Sony Pictures (cc and descriptions) scheduled for a January 18 debut
- PANIC ROOM from Sony Pictures (cc and descriptions) scheduled for a
February 1 debut
- RETURN TO NEVERLAND from Buena Vista Pictures (cc and descriptions) scheduled for a February 15 debut
More films...
- TIME MACHINE from DreamWorks Pictures (cc and descriptions)
- LILO & STITCH from Buena Vista Pictures (cc with descriptions to be determined)
- ROAD TO PERDITION from DreamWorks Pictures (closed captions and descriptions)
- BAD COMPANY from Buena Vista Pictures (cc with descriptions to be determined)
- SPIDER MAN from Sony Pictures (cc and descriptions)
- SIGNS from Buena Vista Pictures (cc with descriptions to be determined)
- MEN IN BLACK II from Sony Pictures (cc and descriptions)
- STUART LITTLE 2 from Sony Pictures (cc and descriptions)
- SPIRIT: STALLION OF CIMARRON from DreamWorks Pictures (cc and descriptions)
IMAX Films - find a complete list of described and or closed captioned large format films, as well as locations of accessible theaters, at www.mopix.org.
Currently Playing:
***Please read movies, dates and times carefully.***
--Locations in the U.S.--
Atlanta
Parkway Pointe 15 General Cinema - HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
Fri. Dec. 7 to Sunday Dec. 9 11:30 AM 2:30 5:45 9:00 PM
Mon. Dec. 10 to Thurs. Dec. 13 2:30 5:45 9:00 PM
The General Cinema Parkway Pointe is located at 3101 Cobb Parkway in Cumberland, GA, about 1/2 mile south of the Galleria and Cumberland Mall, next to Borders Books.
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Baltimore Area
General Cinema Owings Mills - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE 2:30 5:45 9:00 PM
The Owings Mills 17 is located just off of Rt. 795 northwest of Baltimore on the ring road surrounding the Owings Mills Mall.
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Boston
1. General Cinema Fenway Theatre - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE 1:15 4:30 7:45 PM (+11 PM Fri. and Sat.)
The Fenway Theatre is located at 201 Brookline Avenue, about 2 blocks away
from Fenway Park, in the Landmark Center, formerly the old Sears building.
It is accessible by an easy walk from either the Fenway stop or the
Kenmore Square stop on the Green Line of the T. There is a parking lot
for more than 1000 cars in the Landmark Center building. Bring your
parking ticket to the box office for validation -- only $2.
2. General Cinema Framingham 16 - Fri. Dec. 17 to Thurs. Dec. 13
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE 1:15 4:45 8:15 PM
The Framingham 16 is located 20 miles west of downtown Boston, at 22 Flutie Pass, between the Natick Mall and Shoppers World.
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Chicago - Lombard
1. General Cinema Yorktown
- no film this week -
General Cinema Yorktown 18 is located 25 minutes west of downtown Chicago on Butterfield Road, just east of the intersection with Highland Avenue adjacent to the Yorktown Shopping Center and across the street from the Embassy Suites Hotel.
2. General Cinema City North - Fri. Dec. 7 - Thurs. Dec. 13
MONSTERS, INC. 5:00 7:20 9:30 PM
Note: General Cinema City North will not play HARRY POTTER, the film has gone to a competing chain in the same area.
General Cinema City North 14 is located on the north side of Chicago at 2600 N. Western Avenue, between Fullerton and Diversey at the Kennedy Expressway.
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Los Angeles
1. General Cinema Sherman Oaks
- no film this week -
Note: General Cinema Sherman Oaks will not play HARRY POTTER, the film has gone to a competing theater chain in Sherman Oaks.
The General Cinema Sherman Oaks is located in Sherman Oaks, California, near
the intersection of the 405 and the 101, at 4500 Van Nuys Blvd.
2. Loews Cineplex/Universal City Cinemas at CityWalk
Theater 5
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City 818 508-0711
Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13 - HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
11:20 AM 3:00 6:30 9:50 PM
3. & 4. -- Coming Soon!
Two equipped auditoriums at the new Mann's Hollywood & Highland Cinema Complex
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Milwaukee/Wauwatosa, WI
General Cinema Mayfair Mall - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
SPY GAME - 1:00 3:50 6:55 9:50 PM
Located on the east side of Mayfair Mall, about 6 miles west of downtown Milwaukee.
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New Orleans
1. Palace Theatre 20 Elmwood (part of the Gulf States Theatres chain)
Theater #1
1200 Elmwood Park Blvd.
Harahan, Louisiana 504 733-2029
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
11:05 AM 2:40 7:00 10:20 PM
The Palace Theatre 20 is located off Clearview Parkway behind the Big K-Mart in Harahan, 15 minutes from downtown New Orleans.
2. Gulf States Clearview Palace 12
Theater #1
4436 Veterans Blvd.
Metairie, LA 504 887-1257
- no film this week -
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New York City/NJ Area
1. General Cinema Bay Plaza (Bronx) - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE 1:00 4:30 8:00 (+11:30 PM Fri & Sat)
The General Cinema Bay Plaza is located right off of Rt. 95 in the north Bronx (near the Westchester border) at the Bay Plaza Shopping Center. (Take the Bay Plaza/Co-op City Exit off Rt. 95.) The theatre is located behind the Bay Plaza shopping center, around the corner from Applebee's restaurant.
2. General Cinema Clifton Commons, Clifton, NJ - SPY GAME
Fri. Dec. 7 to Sun. Dec. 9 11:00 AM 2:00 5:00 8:00 11:00 PM
Mon. Dec. 10 to Thurs. Dec. 13 11:00 AM 2:00 5:00 8:00 10:45 PM
* General Cinema says HARRY POTTER will be coming back to Clifton's Accessible Auditorium*
General Cinema Clifton Commons is located west of the Meadowlands on eastbound Rt. 3 in Clifton, near the large Barnes & Noble and Sports Authority stores.
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Philadelphia Area
General Cinema Plymouth Meeting - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE 12:45 4:00 7:20 PM
The General Cinema Plymouth Meeting is located at Plymouth Meeting Mall, northwest of downtown Philadelphia, adjacent to the large IKEA furniture store. There is a public bus which runs from Broad Street in downtown all the way to Plymouth Meeting Mall.
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Seattle
1. General Cinema Pacific Place - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE 3:00 6:30 10:00 PM
General Cinema Pacific Place is located in downtown Seattle at the corner of Sixth and Pine Streets.
2. Cinerama (single auditorium complex, all showings captioned and described)
2100 4th Avenue
Seattle 206 441-3080
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
12:50 4:20 8:00 PM
Cinerama is located in downtown Seattle at the corner of 4th and Lenora Streets, near the Westin Hotel.
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Springfield, Virginia/ D.C. Area
General Cinema Springfield Mall - Fri. Dec. 7 to Thurs. Dec. 13
SPY GAME 12:30 3:30 7:15 10:15 PM
* General Cinema says HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE will play in the equipped auditorium in the weeks ahead.*
Springfield Mall is located on Franconia Road just east of Rt. 95, about 12 miles from Washington, D.C. The equipped auditorium is located near the mall entrance with the large #2 sign outside.
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--Locations in Canada--
Famous Players Theatres:
The Famous Players Web site, www.famousplayers.com, has a button linked to showtimes for closed captioned and described films playing at the theaters below. Once on the Famous Players home site, click on RWC/DVS along the navigation bar. You can also call the numbers listed with the theaters below for information on films and showtimes.
SilverCity Yonge & Eglinton
2300 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario 416 544-1297
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Coliseum Scarborough
Scarborough Town Centre
300 Borough Drive
Scarborough, Ontario 416 290-6045
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
SilverCity London
1680 Richmond Street
London, Ontario 519 673-5988
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Coliseum Mississauga
309 Rathburn Road West
Mississauga, Ontario 905 275-4969
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
SilverCity Richmond Hill
8725 Yonge Street
Richmond Hill, Ontario 905 709-8755
SPY GAME
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Closed captioning and description of all 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 [log in to unmask] or call 617 300-3400 v, -2489 TTY.
Thanks to General Cinemas, Gulf States, Loews, Famous Players, Mann's and National Amusements Theatres, IMAX and OMNIMAX theatres, Disney themeparks, the Hollywood studios and to all the movie fans out there.
--
Mary Watkins
Outreach Director
Media Access at WGBH
(The Caption Center, Descriptive Video ServiceŽ,
CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media)
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access.wgbh.org
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
617 300-3700 v/fax
617 300-2489 TTY
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