>Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2001 16:14:49 -0500
>From: Mary Watkins <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Movie Access Update - Nov. 9 to Nov. 15
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>Motion Picture Access (MoPix) News:
>
>HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
>This must-see film from Warner Bros. Pictures will be closed captioned AND 
>described for its debut in theaters on Friday, November 16.  Many theater 
>chains are waiting to hear about the number of prints of this film each of 
>their locations will receive.  Likely we'll send out a special HARRY 
>POTTER update early next week when we learn which equipped theaters will 
>begin playing the film on Friday.  We do know that the five Famous Players 
>theaters to be equipped in Ontario Canada will play the captioned and 
>described version of the film (location addresses listed below under 
>Canadian Theaters).  We also know that Cinerama in Seattle will play the 
>film with the access features beginning on the 16th as well (advance 
>ticket purchase info below under Seattle).  Stay tuned for further information.
>
>Big News for Movie Fans in N. California
>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, likely 
>in December, when we have confirmation of installation.
>
>More News... NEW THEATERS, NEW CHAINS!
>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).
>
>Gulf States Theatres, which currently has the systems installed in their 
>Palace Theatre 20 Elmwood in Harahan, LA is in the midst of installing 
>another system in their new theater complex, the Clearview 12 in Metairie, LA.
>
>Currently available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning 
>system, and audio descriptions utilizing the DVS Theatrical System:
>
>MONSTERS, INC., from the makers of TOY STORY and with the voices of Billy 
>Crystal and John Goodman, from Buena Vista Pictures (rated G)
>
>RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS, starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Penny 
>Marshall, from Sony Pictures (Rated PG-13)
>
>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, additional titles to be announced 
>as soon as they are confirmed...)
>
>- HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE will debut with closed captions 
>and descriptions on November 16
>- SPY GAME from Universal Pictures will begin playing with closed captions 
>and descriptions on November 30
>- ALI from Sony Pictures will debut with closed captions and descriptions 
>on December 25
>
>More films...
>- ROAD TO PERDITION from DreamWorks Pictures (closed captions and 
>descriptions) scheduled for a January 11 debut
>- 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
>- TIME MACHINE from DreamWorks Pictures (cc and descriptions)
>- SPIDER MAN from Sony Pictures (cc and descriptions)
>- MEN IN BLACK II from Sony Pictures (cc and descriptions)
>- STUART LITTLE 2 from Sony 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 - Fri. Nov. 9 - Thurs. Nov. 15
>MONSTERS, INC.   12:00  2:30  5:00  7:30  10:00 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.
>
>***************************************************
>Baltimore Area
>General Cinema Owings Mills - Fri, Nov. 9 to Wed. Nov. 14
>MONSTERS, INC.  11:30  2:00  4:30  7:00  9:30 PM
>
>The Owings Mills 17 is located just off of Rt. 795 northwest of Baltimore 
>on the ring road surrounding the Owings Mills Mall.
>
>***************************************************
>Boston
>1.  General Cinema Fenway Theatre - **Sun. Nov. 11 - Thurs. Nov. 15**
>MONSTERS, INC.  12:30  3:00  5:30  8:00  10:30 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 - Fri. Nov. 9 to Thurs. Nov. 15
>MONSTERS, INC.  11:00*  1:30  4:00  6:30  9:00 PM
>(*11:00 showtime Fri. Nov. 9 to Mon. Nov. 12 only)
>
>The Framingham 16 is located 20 miles west of downtown Boston, at 22 
>Flutie Pass, between the Natick Mall and Shoppers World.
>
>*********************************************
>Chicago - Lombard
>1.  General Cinema Yorktown - Fri. Nov. 9 - Thurs. Nov. 15
>MONSTERS, INC.  12:00  2:30  5:00  7:30  10:00 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 - Fri. Nov. 9 - Thurs. Nov. 15
>MONSTERS, INC.  11:00 AM  1:30  4:00  6:30  9:00  11:30 PM
>
>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.
>
>*********************************************
>Los Angeles
>1.  General Cinema Sherman Oaks
>- no film this week -
>
>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
>- no film this week -
>
>3. & 4. -- Coming Soon!
>Two equipped theatres at the new Mann's Hollywood & Highland Cinema Complex
>
>**********************************************
>Milwaukee/Wauwatosa, WI
>General Cinema Mayfair Mall - Fri. Nov. 9 - Thurs. Nov. 15
>MONSTERS, INC.  2:00  4:40  7:10  9:40 PM
>
>Located on the east side of Mayfair Mall, about 6 miles west of downtown 
>Milwaukee.
>
>*********************************************
>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  Fri. Nov. 9 to Thurs. Nov. 15
>MONSTERS, INC.  11:10 AM  1:50  4:30  7:10  9:50 PM  12:25 AM
>
>The Palace Theatre 20 is located off Clearview Parkway behind the Big 
>K-Mart in Harahan, 15 minutes from downtown New Orleans.
>
>Coming Soon!
>2. A new Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical installation at the 
>Clearview 12 in Metairie, LA (also owned by Gulf States Theatres)
>
>*********************************************
>New York City/NJ Area
>1.  General Cinema Bay Plaza (Bronx)
>- no film this week -
>
>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
>Fri. Nov. 9 & Sat. Nov. 10
>   RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS  11:15  2:15  5:15  8:15  11:15 PM
>Sun. Nov. 11 - Thurs. Nov. 15
>   RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS  11:15  2:15  5:15  8:00  10:45 PM
>
>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.
>
>**********************************
>Philadelphia Area
>General Cinema Plymouth Meeting - Fri. Nov. 9 - Thurs. Nov. 15
>MONSTERS, INC.  2:00  4:30  7:00  9:30 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.
>
>*********************************************
>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
>2100 4th Avenue
>Seattle 206 441-3080
>-No film this week-  HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE will begin 
>playing with closed captions and descriptions on Friday, Nov. 16.  Advance 
>tickets are on sale now at the theater box office, and through 
>fandango.com.  Tickets are also available through the Cinerama phone line 
>(deaf/hard of hearing callers would need to go through relay system), 206 
>441-3080.  We recommend groups no larger than 10 people purchase blocks of 
>tickets per showing, to reduce the chance of there not being enough 
>reflectors or description headsets for any particular showtime.
>
>Cinerama is located in downtown Seattle at the corner of 4th and Lenora 
>Streets, near the Westin Hotel.
>
>**************************************************
>Springfield, Virginia/ D.C. Area
>General Cinema Springfield Mall
>
>Friday, Nov. 9 to Mon., Nov. 12
>    RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS  12:40     3:45     6:50     9:40
>Tuesday, Nov. 13 to Thurs. Nov. 15
>      RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS  1:15     4:00     6:50     9:30
>
>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.
>
>**************************************************
>--Locations in Canada--
>
>Famous Players Theatres:
>
>SilverCity Younge & Eglinton
>2300 Younge Street
>Toronto, Ontario
>
>Coliseum Scarborough
>Scarborough Town Centre
>300 Borough Drive
>Scarborough, Ontario
>
>SilverCity London
>1680 Richmond Street
>London, Ontario
>
>Coliseum Mississauga
>309 Rathburn Road West
>Mississauga, Ontario
>
>SilverCity Richmond Hill
>8725 Yonge Street
>Richmond Hill, Ontario
>
>*****************************************************
>
>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 Cinemas, Gulf States, Loews, Famous Players and Mann's 
>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 Service®,
>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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