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January 31, 2003
Movie Access Update from WGBH- Jan 31-Feb 6
From: WGBH - 31 Jan 2003
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MOTION PICTURE ACCESS (MoPix) NEWS
January 31 - February 6
BIKER BOYZ
BIKER BOYZ, from DreamWorks Pictures, debuts this week with closed captions in select theaters equipped with Rear Window Captioning. (There are no descriptions available for this film.)
DAREDEVIL
Since we've heard from a number of folks anxious to know if this upcoming film will be closed captioned and described for its debut Feb. 14, we'll give you the answer here... yes it will! Here's a brief plot summary from www.movies.com:
This movie is based on the Marvel Comics character. Matthew Murdock (Ben Affleck) is left blind when he is hit by a radioactive isotope while saving a man's life. Although his eyes can no longer function, Murdock has acquired a secret radar-like ability. While working as an attorney in New York years later, Murdock uses his ability to fight crime and become the superhero Daredevil, battling his archnemesis, the Kingpin (Michael Clarke Duncan).
YOUR FEEDBACK COULD GO HERE (just like this nice note we rec'd)...
"I cannot thank you enough for being a part of making Showcase Cinemas North in Worcester accessible to my Deaf students. I have taught teenagers here for 17 years and have sympathized with their frustrations at having limited, or no access to movies. Most of our second through ninth grade students were able to attend the recent demonstration at the Worcester theatre. Since they have grown up without it, the older students were especially impressed and thankful for this new service. For one of my middle school students it was his first time in a movie theatre! Thank you again for making this possible. I can't begin to imagine what was involved to make this all come about. I'm sure my students will put the captioning service to good use." (G.R., Worcester, MA)
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
We're always eager to hear your feedback on the captions and descriptions we provide for films, and on other topics (television program access, captioning and description availability on DVDs, Web site access, and more). We forward this information to industry contacts, so more feedback from you will equal more access for everyone. Check out the surveys posted on the Media Access Group's Web site
MOPIX FILES SHOWTIMES ON THE WEB
MoPix-equipped theater locations, films and showtimes are available on the Web 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
(rated PG-13)
THE LION KING* from Buena Vista Pictures
(rated G)
*This film is playing in select IMAX Theaters equipped with RWC/DVST.
TWO WEEKS NOTICE, starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated PG-13)
STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE*, from Lucasfilm, Ltd. and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
(rated PG)
*This film is playing in select IMAX Theaters equipped with RWC/DVST.
Now available with closed captions only using the Rear Window Captioning system:
BIKER BOYZ starring Laurence Fishburne from DreamWorks Pictures
(rated PG-13)
DARKNESS FALLS from Sony Pictures
(rated PG-13)
NATIONAL SECURITY, starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn, from Sony Pictures
(rated PG-13)
ADAPTATION, starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper, from Columbia Pictures
(rated R)
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:
* CHICAGO, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger and Richard Gere, from Miramax (Feb. 7) (cc)
* DAREDEVIL, starring Ben Affleck, from 20th Century Fox Films (Feb. 14)
* OLD SCHOOL, starring Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn, from DreamWorks Pictures (Feb. 21) (cc)
* TEARS OF THE SUN, starring Bruce Willis, from Sony Pictures (March 7)
* BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, starring Queen Latifah and Steve Martin, from Buena Vista Pictures (March 7) (cc)
More films...
* IDENTITY, starring John Cusack, Ray Liotta and Amanda Peet, from Sony Pictures (March 21) (cc)
* HEAD OF STATE, starring Chris Rock and Bernie Mac, from DreamWorks Pictures (March) (cc)
* WHAT A GIRL WANTS from Warner Bros. Pictures (April 4)
* ANGER MANAGEMENT, starring Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson and Marisa Tomei, from Sony Pictures (April 11)
* GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS, large format film from Buena Vista Pictures (April 11)
* BASIC starring John Travolta and Samuel Jackson from Sony Pictures (April 18) (cc)
* DOWN WITH LOVE from 20th Century Fox Films (April 18)
* X-MEN 2 from 20th Century Fox Films (May 2)
* DADDY DAY CARE from Sony Pictures (May 9) (cc)
* MATRIX RELOADED from Warner Bros. Pictures (May 15)
* FINDING NEMO from Beuna Vista Pictures (May 30)
• ENVY from Dreamworks Pictures (June) (cc)
* MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD from 20th Century Fox Films (June 6)
* HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett, from Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios (June 13)
* CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2: FULL THROTTLE, starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore from Sony Pictures (June 27)
* TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES from Warner Bros. Pictures (July 2)
* PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN from Buena Vista Pictures (July 9)
* SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS from DreamWorks Pictures (July) (cc)
* THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN from 20th Century Fox Films (July 11)
* BAD BOYS 2 from Columbia Pictures (July 18)
* GIGLI, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, from Sony Pictures (Aug. 1)
* MATCHSTICK MEN from Warner Bros. Pictures (August 8)
* SWAT from Columbia Pictures (August)
* LOOSELY BASED ON A TRUE STORY from Warner Bros. Pictures (Sept. 12)
* THE BIG BOUNCE from Warner Bros. Pictures (Sept. 26)
* MYSTIC RIVER from Warner Bros. Pictures (Oct. 3)
* WHOLE TEN YARDS from Warner Bros. Pictures (Oct. 17)
* ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO from Sony Pictures (Fall) (cc)
* THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS from Warner Bros. Pictures (Nov. 11)
* MONA LISA SMILE, starring Julia Roberts, from Columbia Pictures (Nov. 21)
* BIG FISH from Columbia Pictures (Nov/Dec)
* HILDAGO from Buena Vista Pictures (Dec. 25) (cc)
* RADIO from Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios (2003 release date to be determined)
* YOUNG BLACK STALLION (2003 release date to be determined)
* PLANET OF THE APES 2 (2003 release date to be determined)
... and many more to come.
Locations in the U.S.
(It's always a good idea to double check films and showtimes by calling the theaters before heading out. Also, please try arrive a bit early, 15-30 minutes if possible, to leave time for the visit to the customer service desk to get your Rear Window reflector and/or DVS Theatrical headphones.)
ARIZONA
AMC Mesa Grand
Mesa
(Late February MoPix install planned)
CALIFORNIA/Southern
AMC 30 AT THE BLOCK Theater #6 (2 films, pls read carefully)
Orange, 714 769-4288
CC
Darkness Falls
Fri-Wed Jan 31-Feb 6: 1:45 4:15 6:45 9:10PM (+11:35 Fri/Sat night)
CC
Biker Boyz
Thurs Feb 6: 3:00 4:15 6:15 9:15PM
AMC Sherman Oaks Theater #2
818 986-3078
No film this week.
Loews Cineplex/Universal City Cinemas at CityWalk Theater #5
Universal City, 818 508-0711
No film this week.
National Amusements The Bridge: cinema de lux IMAX Theatre
Los Angeles, 310 568-9950
CC DVS
The Lion King
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 10:00AM 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00PM
Mann's Chinese 6 at Hollywood & Highland
Theater #1
Hollywood, 323 461-3331
No film this week.
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
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 1:05 4:40 7:10 10:15PM
Loews Theatre at Metreon Theater #13
San Francisco, 415 369-6201
Please call the theater's guest services line for film/showtimes.
Coming Soon! AMC Bay Street 16
Emeryville
(Late February MoPix install planned)
AMC Mercado 20 Theater #6 (2 films, pls read carefully)
Mercado Santa Clara Center, 408 919-0285
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri Jan 31: 2:10 5:00 7:50 10:45PM
Sat-Sun Feb 1-2: 11:25AM 2:10 5:00 7:50 10:45PM
Mon-Wed Feb 3-5: 2:10 5:35 8:15PM
CC
Darkness Falls
Thurs Feb 6: 2:30 5:10PM
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 6:00 and 8:15 PM Fri and Sat Evenings
Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
Washington, D.C.
CC DVS
Straight Up: Helicopters in Action
Showing daily at 12:10 2:10 4:10PM
FLORIDA/Tampa
Museum of Science and Industry, IMAX Dome Theater (3 films, pls read carefully)
Tampa, 770 937-0730
CC DVS
The Lion King
Fri Jan 31: 10:30AM 1:15 4:00 7:30PM
Sat Feb 1: 10:30AM 1:15 5:45 7:30PM
Sun Feb 2: 1:15 4:00 5:45 7:30PM
Mon Feb 3: 10:30 1:15 7:30PM
Tues-Thurs Feb 4-6: 12:30 4:15
CC
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
Fri-Mon Jan 31-Feb 3: 12:15 3:00PM
Tues-Thurs Feb 3-6: 11:30AM 3:15PM
CC DVS
Australia
Sat Feb 1, Mon Feb 3: 4:15PM
Tues-Thurs Feb 4-6: 10:30 2:15
GEORGIA/Atlanta
AMC Parkway Pointe 15
Atlanta, 770 937-0730
No film this week.
ILLINOIS/Chicago Area
AMC Yorktown
Lombard, 630 495-0012
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: noon* 2:35 5:10 7:45 10:20PM
*noon show on weekend only, Fri-Sun
AMC City North
Chicago, 773 394-1600
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2, Tues Feb 4: 1:20 4:25 7:10 9:40PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 2:05 4:40 7:15 9:45PM
Coming Soon! AMC River East 21
Chicago,
(Early February MoPix Install Planned)
LOUISIANA/New Orleans Area
AMC Elmwood Palace 20, Theater #1
Harahan, 504 733-2029
No film this week.
AMC Clearview Palace 12, Theater #1
Metairie, 504 887-1257
No film this week.
MARYLAND/Baltimore Area
AMC Owings Mills
Owings Mills, 443 394-0060
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri Jan 31: 2:35 5:10 8:00 10:30PM
Sat Feb 1: 12:00 2:35 5:10 8:00 10:30PM
Sun Feb 2 12:00 2:35 5:10 8:00PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6 2:35 5:10 8:00PM
MASSACHUSETTS/Boston Area
AMC Fenway Theatre
Boston, 617 424-6111
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sat Jan 31-Feb 1: 12:15 3:30 7:40 11:00PM
Sun-Thurs Feb 2-6: 1:00 4:00 7:00 10:00PM
AMC Framingham 16
Framingham, 508 875-6237
CC
Biker Boyz
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 1:15 4:15 7:30 10:15PM
National Amusements Showcase Cinema
Revere, 781 284-5700
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 1:10 4:05 7:00 9:55 (+12:35 Fri/Sat night)
National Amusements Showcase Cinema
Worcester, 508 852-2944
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 1:15 4:00 7:20 9:55 (+12:20 Fri/Sat night)
MICHIGAN/Detroit Area
SilverCity Windsor
Just over the river from Detroit!
4611 Walker Rd.
Windsor, Ontario
519-966-6888
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 11:50 3:20 7:10 10:30PM
Mon-Thurs Jan Feb 3-6: 7:10 10:30PM
Tues Jan 28: 3:45 7:15 10:40PM
MINNESOTA/Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18, Theater 2
Eden Prairie, 952 656-0010
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 11:45AM 2:20 5:00 7:40 10:20PM*
*Sun last show is 10:10PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 2:35 5:10 8:00PM
Crown Theater Block E Movie Complex (2 films, please read carefully)
Minneapolis, 612 338-1466
CC
Biker Boyz
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 2:00 5:15 7:45 10:40PM
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 1:20 4:20 7:20 10:20PM
NEW JERSEY/Clifton (outside NYC)
AMC Clifton Commons
Clifton, 973 614-0966
No film this week.
NEW YORK/Bronx
AMC Bay Plaza
Bronx, 718 320-1659
No film this week.
PENNSYLVANIA/Philadelphia area
AMC Plymouth Meeting
(Outside Philadelphia), 610 397-0780
No film this week.
TEXAS/Dallas-Ft. Worth Area
AMC The Parks at Arlington
Arlington817 505-4520
No film this week.
VIRGINIA
AMC Springfield Mall
Springfield, 703 971-4203
CC
National Security
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 2:00 4:30 7:00PM (+9:30 Fri/Sat night)
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 4:30 7:00PM
Virginia Marine Science Museum IMAX Theater (RWC Only)
Virginia Beach, 757 437-4949
CC
The Lion King
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 11:00AM 2:00 4:15 8:30PM
WASHINGTON
AMC Pacific Place
Seattle, 206 652-8908
No film this week.
Cinerama
Seattle, 206 441-3080
No film this week.
WISCONSIN/Milwaukee Area
AMC Mayfair Mall
Wauwatosa, 414 777-0467
LOCATIONS IN CANADA
Famous Players Theatres:
Alberta
Paramount Chinook Centre
Calgary
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:55 3:35 7:20 10:05PM
SilverCity Country Hills
Calgary
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Mon Jan 31-Feb 3: 12:30 3:30 7:20 10:20PM
Tues-Thurs Feb 4-6: 7:20 10:20PM
Park Plaza
Red Deer
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:50 3:45 6:50 9:30PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 6:50 9:30PM
SilverCity West Edmonton Mall
CC DVS
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:10 3:20 6:30 9:35PM
British Columbia
SilverCity Metropolis Theatre 2
Burnaby
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:10 3:30 7:00 10:05PM
Famous Players Colossus Langley
Langley
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:50 4:10 7:20 10:30PM
SilverCity Riverport
Richmond
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:35 3:35 7:20 10:20PM
SilverCity Coquitlam
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2, Tues Feb 4: 12:55 4:00 7:00 10:10PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 4:00 7:00 10:10PM
SilverCity Tillicum
Victoria
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:20 3:40 6:55 9:55PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 3:40 6:55 9:55PM
Manitoba
SilverCity Polo Park
Winnipeg
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:45 3:50 7:05 10:15PM
SilverCity St. Vital
Winnipeg
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:30 3:45 7:00 10:20PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 7:00 10:20PM
Nova Scotia
Park Lane 8
Halifax
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:50 3:50 6:45 9:35PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 6:45 9:35PM
Ontario
SilverCity Ancaster
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:40 4:00 7:00 10:10PM
SilverCity Kitchener
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:20 3:30 6:50 10:00PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 6:50 10:00PM
Famous Players Belleville 8
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:40 3:45 7:00 10:15PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 7:00 10:15PM
Tues Feb 4: 3:45 7:00 10:15PM
SilverCity Brampton
Brampton
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:40 3:45 7:25 10:30PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 7:25 10:30PM
Tues Feb 4: 3:45 7:25 10:30PM
SilverCity Burlington 8
Burlington
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:10 3:40 7:30 10:50PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 7:30 10:50PM
Tues Feb 4: 3:40 7:30 10:50PM
SilverCity Newmarket
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 1:10 4:30 7:40 10:50PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 7:40 10:50PM
Tues Feb 4: 4:30 7:40 10:50PM
SilverCity Yorkdale
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:10 3:40 7:10 10:40PM
SilverCity Gloucester
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 11:30AM 2:45 6:20 9:25PM
SilverCity London
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri Jan 31, Sun Feb 2, Tues Feb 4: 12:10 3:20 6:40 10:00PM
Sat. Feb 1, Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 12:10 3:20 6:40* 10:00PM
*no 6:40 show Sat
Coliseum Mississauga
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:20 3:30 6:40 9:50PM (+12:55AM show Fri/Sat night)
Coliseum Ottawa
CC
National Security
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2, Tues Feb 4: 12:15 2:30 5:00 7:50 10:10PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 5:00 7:50 10:10PM
SilverCity Richmond Hill
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:20 3:55 7:20 11:00PM
Coliseum Scarborough
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 1:15 4:30 7:50 11:00PM
SilverCity Sudbury
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:30 3:40 6:50 10:15PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 6:50 10:15PM
Tues Feb 4: 3:40 6:50 10:15
SilverCity Thunder Bay
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 6: 11:50AM 3:20 7:10 10:30PM
Mon-Thurs Feb 3-6: 7:10 10:30PM
Paramont Toronto
CC
Adaptation
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 2:10 5:00 8:00 10:50PM
SilverCity Yonge & Eglinton Auditorium #3
Toronto
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 31-Feb 6: 12:10 3:30 6:50 10:20PM
SilverCity Windsor
Windsor
CC DVS
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 31-Feb 2: 12:20 3:40 7:10 10:30PM
Mon Feb 3, Wed-Thurs Feb 5-6: 7:10 10:30PM
Tues Feb 4: 3:40 7:10 10:30PM
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CREDITS
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
Thanks to AMC Theatres, Crown Theatres, Famous Players, Loews Cineplex, Mann Theatres, and National Amusements Theatres, IMAX and OMNIMAX theatres, Disney themeparks, the Hollywood studios and to all the movie fans out there.
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Media Access Group at WGBH
mary_watkins@wgbh.org
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
617 300-3700 v/fax, 617 300-2489 TTY
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