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Date: 10 Aug 2001 21:01:14 -0400
From: Mary Watkins <[log in to unmask]>
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Accessible Movie Update - August 10 to August 16

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Currently playing with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system, and audio descriptions utilizing the DVS Theatrical System:

AMERCIAN PIE 2, rated R from Universal Pictures

JURASSIC PARK III, rated PG-13 from Universal Pictures

and currently playing with closed captions only (no descriptions for this film are available):

THE PRINCESS DIARIES, rated G from Buena Vista Pictures 
* Note, the trailer for MONSTERS, INC. (opening with captions on Nov. 2) as well as a special featurette, A PRINCESS TRIBUTE, will also be captioned.  Both will be shown just prior to the start of THE PRINCESS DIARIES.  This is the first time material other than the main feature presentation will be closed captioned for Rear Window users. 

*NEWS*  New theater, New chain - The Loews Cineplex/Universal City Cinema at the CityWalk complex in Los Angeles, a digital film projection facility, is now equipped with the Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical systems.  The access systems have officially entered the digital age.

More news-- Famous Players theater chain in Canada will be installing systems in five Ontario theaters this fall. 

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.

Coming soon (dates subject to change by the studios)...

- CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN from Universal Pictures will debut 
with closed captions and descriptions on August 17
- THE LAST CASTLE from DreamWorks Pictures will debut with closed 
captions on October 12
- RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS from Sony Pictures will debut with 
closed captions and descriptions on October 19
- MONSTERS, INC. from Buena Vista will debut with closed captions 
on November 2

More Titles:

- ALI from Sony Pictures (closed captions and descriptions) - December 2
- TIME MACHINE from DreamWorks Pictures (closed captions and 
descriptions) - December 25
- ROAD TO PERDITION from DreamWorks Pictures (closed captions and descriptions) - January/February 2002

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.***

Atlanta
Parkway Pointe 15 General Cinema -
JURASSIC PARK III
August 10 to August 16    1:10  3:20  5:30  7:40  9:50 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  
JURASSIC PARK III
- no film this week -

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 - August 10 to August 16 
THE PRINCESS DIARIES (captions only)   1:00  4:00  7:00  9:40 PM
 
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 - August 10 to August 16
THE PRINCESS DIARIES (captions only)  11:30  2:15  5:15  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 - August 10 to August 16 
AMERICAN PIE 2   11:30  2:00  4:30  7:10  9:50 PM 

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 

-no film this week-

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 - August 10 to August 16 
AMERICAN PIE 2  11:00  4:20  7:00  9:40 PM

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

JURASSIC PARK III - August 10 to August 16
11:20  1:50  4:50  7:50  10:20 PM 

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Milwaukee/Wauwatosa, WI
General Cinema Mayfair Mall 
- no film this week -

Located on the east side of Mayfair Mall, about 6 miles west of downtown Milwaukee.

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New Orleans 
Palace Theatre 20 Elmwood (part of the Gulf States Theater chain)
Theater #1
1200 Elmwood Park Blvd.
Harahan, Louisiana  504 733-2029

AMERICAN PIE 2  10:40  1:25  4:15  7:30  10:15 PM  12:45 AM

The Palace Theatre 20 is located off Clearview Parkway behind the Big K-Mart in Harahan, 15 minutes from downtown New Orleans.

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New York City/NJ Area
1.  General Cinema Bay Plaza (Bronx) - August 10 to August 16
PRINCESS DIARIES (captions only)  11:00  1:45  4:30  7:15  10:00 PM

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.  Clifton, NJ (8 miles from NYC) 
General Cinema Clifton Commons - August 10 to August 16
JURASSIC PARK III   11:00  1:15  3:30  5:45  8:15  10:45 PM  
+1:00 AM Fri/Sat only

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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Phildelphia Area
General Cinema Plymouth Meeting - August 10 to August 16 

- no film this week -

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 
- No film this week -

General Cinema Pacific Place is located in downtown Seattle at the corner of Sixth and Pine Streets. 

2.  Cinerama 
-No film this week-

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 

-no film this week-

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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Closed captioning of all films provided by The Caption Center at WGBH.  Descriptions provided by WGBH's Descriptive Video Service.  Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical were developed by WGBH, Boston's public broadcaster to make feature films accessible to deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired movie fans the date films open in theaters nationwide and during regular showtimes.

For more information on the WGBH's Motion Picture Access (MoPix) efforts, please visit www.mopix.org, e-mail [log in to unmask] or call 617 300-3400 v, -2489 TTY.

Thanks to General Cinema, Gulf States Theaters, Loews Theaters, the Hollywood studios and to all the movie fans out there.  Enjoy!

-- 
Mary Watkins
Outreach Manager
Media Access at WGBH
(The Caption Center, Descriptive Video ServiceŽ,
CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media)
[log in to unmask]
access.wgbh.org
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA  02134
617 300-3700 v/fax
617 300-2489 TTY

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