Deaf Today: Movie Access Update from WGBH - Dec 27

December 27, 2002

Movie Access Update from WGBH - Dec 27 - Jan 2nd

From: WGBH - 27 Dec 2002

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MOTION PICTURE ACCESS (MoPix) NEWS
Fri. Dec. 27 to Tues. Dec. 31

MOPIX FILES SHOWTIMES ON THE WEB
MoPix-equipped theater locations, films and showtimes are available on the Web at . You can now search by state and find just the information you're looking for. The site is accessible via screen readers, of course. There may be a slight delay in the site being freshened each week. Famous Players continues to have the information about films and showtimes at their locations on the Web as well at .

OUR NUMBER ONE QUESTION
What can I do to get closed captioned and described films closer to my home? We've assembled the phone numbers and addresses of the 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

COMING CLOSE AT NUMBER TWO
What can I do to get (insert name of much anticipated film here) released with captions and descriptions? Find out which studio is distributing the film/s you want to attend (info is available online at sites such as movies.com or just e-mail us and we'll figure it out). Write to the studio and let them know you're out there, and you're anxious to see their film/s. And if a studio has already released a film that you're disappointed is not accessible to you, let them know that as well. And while you're writing, send a word of thanks to the studios that do release accessible films (list of films and studios is always included in the update each week -- for example, MAID IN MANHATTAN = Sony Pictures). The link to the list of movie studios is

NOW PLAYING

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

* CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg, from DreamWorks Pictures (Dec. 25)

* THE LION KING (IMAX/large format release) from Buena Vista Pictures (Dec. 25)

TWO WEEKS NOTICE, starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated PG-13)

MAID IN MANHATTAN, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes, from Sony Pictures
(rated PG-13)

ANALYZE THAT, starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal, from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated R)

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated PG)

STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE*, from Lucasfilm, Ltd. and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
(rated PG)
*This film is playing or will play in select IMAX Theaters equipped with RWC/DVST.

And now available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system:

THE RING from DreamWorks Pictures
(rated PG-13)

COMING SOON

Debut dates noted below are subject to change by the studios. Additional titles to be announced as soon as they are confirmed. All will be closed captioned and described unless otherwise noted by a "(cc)"-- description status of those few titles will be determined closer to their debut.

* NATIONAL SECURITY, starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn, from Sony Pictures (Jan. 17) (cc)

* BIKER BOYZ starring Laurence Fishburne from DreamWorks Pictures (Jan. 31) (cc)

* DARKNESS FALLS from Sony Pictures (Jan. 24) (cc)

* DAREDEVIL starring Ben Affleck from 20th Century Fox Films (Feb. 14)

More films...

* OLD SCHOOL from DreamWorks Pictures (Feb. 21) (cc)
* TEARS OF THE SUN from Sony Pictures (March 7) (cc)
* IDENTITY from Sony Pictures (March 21) (cc)
* HEAD OF STATE from DreamWorks Pictures (March) (cc)
* ANGER MANAGEMENT from Sony Pictures (April 11)
* BASIC starring John Travolta and Samuel Jackson from Sony Pictures (April 18) (cc)
* X-MEN 2 from 20th Century Fox Films (May 2)
* DADDY DAY CARE from Sony Pictures (May 9) (cc)
• ENVY from Dreamworks Pictures (June) (cc)
* HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, starring Harrison Ford, from Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios (June 13) (cc)
* CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2: FULL THROTTLE, starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore from Sony Pictures (June 27)
* SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS from DreamWorks Pictures (July) (cc)
* BAD BOYS 2 from Sony Pictures (July 18) (cc)
* GIGLI, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, from Sony Pictures (August 1) (cc)
* SWAT from Columbia Pictures (August)
* RADIO from Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios
* ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO from Sony Pictures (Fall) (cc)
... and many more to come.

LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.
(It's always a good idea to call the theater to confirm films/showtimes before heading out, voice numbers provided below...)

Arizona/Phoenix Area

Coming Soon!AMC Mesa Grand
Mesa(January MoPix Install Planed!)

CALIFORNIA/Southern

AMC 30 AT THE BLOCK Theater #6Orange, 714 769-4288

Maid in Manhattan
Fri-Sat Dec 27-28: 12:15 2:55 5:40 8:20 11:10PM

AMC Sherman Oaks Theater #2
818 986-3078
CC DVS
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fri-Tues, Dec 27-31:1:15 5:15 9:00PM

Loews Cineplex/Universal City Cinemas at CityWalk Theater #5
Universal City, 818 508-0711
CC DVS
Catch Me If You Can
Please call for showtimes.

National Amusements The Bridge: cinema de lux IMAX Theatre
Los Angeles, 310 568-9950
CC
The Lion King(CC only)
Fri-Thurs Dec 27-Jan 2: 10:00am 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00PM
Lord of the Rings:The Two Towers(CC only)
Fri-Sat Dec 27-28th: 12:15am

Mann's Chinese 6 at Hollywood & Highland
Theater #1
Hollywood, 323 461-3331
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Dec 27-31st: 11:15AM 2:00 4:45 7:15 10:00PM

AMC Fashion Valley 18, Theater #1
San Diego, 619 296-0333

No film this week

CALIFORNIA / Northern

AMC Van Ness 14, Theater #5
San Francisco, 415 674-4630
CC DVS
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs, Dec 27- Jan 2: 11:55 2:30 5:00 7:35 10:10

Loews Theatre at Metreon Theater #13
San Francisco, 415 369-6201
CC DVS
No film this week.
Please call the theater's guest services line for showtimes

Coming Soon! AMC Bay Street 16
Emeryville(December MoPix install planned)

AMC Mercado 20 Theater #6
Mercado Santa Clara Center, 408 919-0285

CC DVS
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Thurs Dec 27- Jan 2: 11:50 3:10 6:25 9:40PM (+ 12:45AM show on Fri and Sat)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/Wash, D.C.

Johnson IMAX Theatre, Smithsonian/Museum of Natural History
Washington, D.C.
CC DVS
Star Wars Ep. II: The Imax Experience
Showing daily at 6:00 PMFri-Sat nights, also showing at 8:15 PM

FLORIDA/Tampa

Museum of Science and Industry, IMAX Dome Theater (RWC Only)
Tampa, 770 937-0730
CC
The Lion King
Fri-Thurs Dec 27-Jan 2nd: 10:30 1:15 4:00 5:45 7:30PM
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
Fri-Thurs Dec 27-Jan 2nd: 12:15PM 3:00PM

GEORGIA/Atlanta

AMC Parkway Pointe 15
Atlanta, 770 937-0730
CC DVS
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Tues, Dec 27-31: 12:00PM 3:10 6:40 9:45PM

ILLINOIS/Chicago Area

AMC Yorktown
Lombard, 630 495-0012
CC DVS
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Tues, Dec 27-31st: 1:45 3:10 6:30 9:45PM

AMC City North
Chicago, 773 394-1600
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Dec 27- Jan 2nd: 12:05 2:20 4:40 7:15 9:35PM

Coming Soon! AMC River East 21
Chicago,
(December MoPix install planned)

LOUISIANA/New Orleans Area

AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Theater #1
Harahan, 504 733-2029
CC DVS
no film this week

AMC Clearview Palace 12, Theater #1
Metairie, 504 887-1257
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Tues Dec 27-31: 12:00 2:25 4:55 9:55PM

MARYLAND/Baltimore Area

AMC Owings Mills
Owings Mills, 443 394-0060
CC DVS
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Tues Dec 27-31: 2:00 5:15 8:30PM

MASSACHUSETTS/Boston Area

AMC Fenway Theatre
Boston, 617 424-6111
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Dec 27 - Jan 2nd: 11:45 2:15 5:10 7:45 10:20

AMC Framingham 16
Framingham, 508 875-6151
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs, Dec 27- Jan 2: 1:15 4:15 7:15 9:50PM

National Amusements Showcase Cinema
Revere, 781 284-5700
CC DVS
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Turs Dec 27- Jan 2nd: 12:05 3:05 6:45 9:55PM

National Amusements Showcase Cinema

Worcester, 508 852-2944
CC DVS
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Sun Dec 27-29th: 12:30 3:35 6:45 9:45PM 12:35AM (no 12:35AM show on Sunday)

MINNESOTA/Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18, Theater #4
Eden Prairie, 952 656-0010
CC DVS
No film this week.

Crown Theater Block E Movie Complex (Theater 12)

Minneapolis, 612 338-1466
CC DVS
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fri-Tues Dec 27-31: 12:30PM 3:40PM
Analyze That
Fri-Tues Dec 27-31: 7:20PM 10:00PM

Crown Theater Block E Movie Complex (Theater 2)
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Tues Dec 27-31: 1:00 4:00 7:30 10:00PM

NEW JERSEY/Clifton (outside NYC)

AMC Clifton Commons
Clifton, 973 614-0966
CC
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Dec 27- Jan 2nd: 11:50AM 2:20 5:00 7:35 10:10 (+12:40AM on Fri and Sat)

AMC Clifton Commons
Clifton, 973 614-0966
Two Weeks Notice
Fri- Thurs Dec 27 - Jan 2: 11:50 2:20 5:00 7:35 10:10 (+ 12:40 am show on Fri and Sat)

NEW YORK/Bronx

AMC Bay Plaza
Bronx, 718 320-1659
CC

Please call theater for accessible films and showtimes.

PENNSYLVANIA/Philadelphia area

AMC Plymouth Meeting
(Outside Philadelphia), 610 397-0780

no film this week

TEXAS/Dallas-Ft. Worth Area

New Installation! AMC The Parks at Arlington
Arlington817 505-4520
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Tues Dec 27-31st: 12:30PM 2:55 5:30 8:00 10:25PM

VIRGINIA

AMC Springfield Mall
Springfield, 703 971-4203
CC DVS
Maid In Manhattan
Thurs-Thurs Dec 26-Jan 2: 2:30 5:15 7:50 10:20PM

Virginia Marine Science Museum IMAX Theater (RWC Only)
Virginia Beach, 757 437-4949
CC
The Lion King
Fri-Thurs, Dec 27-Jan 2:11AM 2:00 4:15 6:30PM (+8:45PM on Fri and Sat)
Whales
Fri-Thurs, Dec 27-Jan 2:10AM 1:00PM (Please call theater to confirm.)

WASHINGTON

AMC Pacific Place
Seattle, 206 652-8908
CC DVS
Maid In Manhattan
Please call theater for showtimes and possible film changes.

Cinerama
Seattle, 206 441-3653

no film this week

WISCONSIN/Milwaukee Area

AMC Mayfair Mall
Wauwatosa, 414 777-0467
CC DVS
No film this week.

LOCATIONS IN CANADA

Famous Players Theatres:

PLEASE CALL EACH THEATER FOR ACCESSIBLE FILMS AND SHOWTIMES FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 27 - JAN 2.

Alberta

Paramount Chinook Centre
Calgary
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

New Installation!SilverCity Country Hills
Calgary
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

New Installation!Park Plaza

Red Deer
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

SilverCity West Edmonton Mall
CC
Please call theater for films and showtimes

British Columbia

SilverCity Metropolis Theatre 2
Burnaby
CC DVS

Please call theater for films and showtimes

Famous Players Colossus Langley
Langley
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

SilverCity Riverport
Richmond
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

New Installation!SilverCity Coquitlam
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

SilverCity Tillicum
Victoria
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

Manitoba

SilverCity Polo Park
Winnipeg
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

New Installation!SilverCity St. Vital

Winnipeg
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

Nova Scotia

New Installation! Park Lane 8
Halifax

Please call theater for films and showtimes

Ontario

SilverCity Ancaster
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

New Installation!SilverCity Kitchener
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

Famous Players Belleville 8
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

SilverCity Brampton
Brampton
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

New Installation!SilverCity Burlington 8

Burlington
CC DVS
Please call theater for films and showtimes

New Installation!SilverCity Newmarket