Catch Me If You Can, Two Weeks Notice, Chicago, Two Towers and more now showing...

From: subtitles@yourlocalcinema.com, UK - 06 Feb 2003

Catch Me If You Can, Two Weeks Notice, Chicago, Two Towers and more now
showing...

Read any good movies lately?
Subtitled and audio described cinema enables people with less than perfect
hearing or vision to enjoy film, presented in it's original, and best form -
the cinema.

As soon as cinemas schedules are announced for these films, and more, they
will be listed on our website - please DON'T wait for the next weekly email
- CHECK the website often!
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com

Audio described shows at the bottom of this mail.

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Catch Me If You Can (12a) subtitled

Not many shows yet - please ask your nearest accessible cinema
to screen available, accessible films!

LONDON, Uxbridge, Odeon
Tue 11th February at 3pm
Wed 12th February at 6pm

GUILDFORD, Surrey, Odeon
Mon 10th & Wed 12th Feb at 2.10pm
Tue 11th & Thu 13th Feb at 5.10pm

GATESHEAD, Newcastle, UCI
UCI, Metro Centre, Gateshead Newcastle Upon Tyne NE11 9YZ
Sat 8th & Sun 9th Feb at 11.45am
Thurs 13th Feb at 6.10pm

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Two Weeks Notice (12a) subtitled

Not many shows yet - please ask your nearest accessible cinema
to screen available, accessible films!

LONDON, Uxbridge, Odeon
Mon 10th Feb at 12.15pm
Thu 13th Feb at 7.15pm

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Chicago! (12a) subtitled

Not many shows yet - please ask your nearest accessible cinema
to screen available, accessible films!

LONDON - Leicester Square, Warner West End (*D)
Wednesday 5th Feb at 2.20pm, 7.15pm
Thursday 6th Feb at 11.45am, 4.45pm

LONDON - UXBRIDGE, Odeon (*D)
Mon 3rd Feb at 1pm
Wed 5th Feb at 6pm

GUILDFORD, Surrey, Odeon (*D)
Wed 5th Feb at 6pm
Thurs 6th Feb at 3.15pm

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Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (12a) subtitled

Not many shows yet - please ask your nearest accessible cinema
to screen available, accessible films!

LONDON, Leicester Square, Odeon (*D)
Sun 2nd Feb at 3.40pm
Sun 9th February at 3.40pm

COLCHESTER, Odeon (*D)
Tue 11th February at 12.15pm 3.45pm 7.30pm

LEICESTER, Odeon (*D)
Sat 8th February at 4.15pm
Sun 9th February at 12.30pm

Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT), Scotland (*D)
12 Rose Street , Glasgow G3 6RB
Sat 8th Feb at 12.30pm & Thur 13th Feb at 5:15pm

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Star Trek Nemesis (12a) *D*

Not many shows yet - please ask your nearest accessible cinema
to screen available, accessible films!

BELFAST, NI, Moviehouse (*D)
Yorkgate Shopping Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Thurs 6th Feb at 10pm

CARDIFF UCI (*D)
Wed 5th Feb at 2.50pm and 5.55pm

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Subtitled versions of Catch Me If You Can, Chicago, The Two Towers and more
are available to cinemas NOW, but only in the new 'digital subtitle' format
(*D). This means that only 15 UK cinemas can screen them. They are not
available in an 'open subtitled/captioned' form - the format that every UK
cinema can screen (like Potter and Bond).

Please ask your nearest accessible cinema to screen them!
(locations and many more available films below).

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Road to Perdition (15)

UCI Trafford Centre Manchester
Thursday 6 February 7pm

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Minority Report (12a)

UCI Trafford Centre Manchester
Sunday 6 April 10.30am and Thursday 10 April 7pm

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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (PG)

UCI Trafford Centre Manchester
Sunday 16 February 10.30am and Thursday 20 February 7pm

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Monsters Inc. (U)

UCI Trafford Centre Manchester
Sunday 16 March 10.30am and Thursday 20 March 7pm

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Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood

DUBLIN, Tallaght, UCI
Exact dates and times to be confirmed - please enquire at the cinema
Week commencing 7th Feb

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The Quiet American (15)
Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT), Scotland
12 Rose Street , Glasgow G3 6RB
Sun 2nd March at 6pm and Mon 3rd March at 1pm.

CORRECTION!
BELFAST, NI, Moviehouse March show NOT showing.
Our apologies for this error.

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Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (PG) subtitled
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As this is an 'open subtitled' version, every cinema in the UK can screen
it.
If your local cinema is not on the list of accessible shows, please ask them
to schedule a screening and publicise it as best they can.

This film is also available in a 'digital' subtitled version (*D*)

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UCI
Manchester Trafford Centre
Sunday 20 April 10.30am
Thursday 24 April 7pm

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Hailsham Pavilion,
George Street, Hailsham, East Sussex
Mon 10th Feb at 7pm

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The Harlequin Theatre
Warwick Quadrant, REDHILL, Surrey RH1
Wednesday 19th February at 2pm & 7.30pm

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BANGOR, Wales
Theatr Gwynedd, Ffordd Deiniol, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Friday - Saturday, 14-15 March at 6.30pm

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James Bond in Die Another Day (12a) subtitled
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As this is an 'open subtitled' version, every cinema in the UK can screen
it.
If your local cinema is not on the list of accessible shows, please ask them
to schedule a screening and publicise it as best they can.

This film is also available in a 'digital' subtitled version (*D*)

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UCI cinemas:
Times may change - watch website for updates.

RESCHEDULE!
Clydebank NOW Mon Feb 3rd at 7pm
(was Wednesday 29 Jan 7pm)

Manchester Trafford Centre
Sunday 2 March 10.30am
Thursday 6 March 7pm
Scunthorpe Wed Feb 5th at 7pm

DUBLIN, Tallaght, UCI
Exact dates and times to be confirmed - please enquire at the cinema
Week commencing 14th Feb

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Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT), Scotland
12 Rose Street , Glasgow G3 6RB
Sat 15th Feb at 12.45pm & Wed 19th Feb at 5:45pm

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CORRECTION!
BELFAST, NI, Moviehouse February shows NOT showing.
(Have already played) Our apologies for this error.

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PLEASE READ THIS!
Subtitles @ Your Local Cinema receive subtitled listings information
directly from cinema head offices, but we can take NO responsibility for
postponed or cancelled shows. If cinemas inform us of changes, we will tell
you via the website. If they don't inform us, we can't inform you.

Many cinemas schedules are "SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION".
Sometimes a subtitled film is not delivered to the cinema on time. Sometimes
there is confusion whether or not the film is on.

The only way to be 100% sure is to ALWAYS check with the ACTUAL cinema
before you plan a visit. But DOUBLE check, preferably with a manager. NEVER
turn up without getting confirmation that a show is definitely on.

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Many people have been enquiring as to what exactly is going on with
subtitled cinema:

"Why do we have to travel 50 miles to catch one?"
"Why do we have to wait months after release date?"
"Why do films usually only play once?"
" Why are some popular movies not subtitled?"

Let us explain...

An estimated 5 million people in the UK use subtitles to enjoy films. And
although subtitles are the norm on TV, DVD and video, they are NOT available
on most cinema releases. Silent movies are still the norm here, but without
the old captions that helped to explain the plot.

Of the films that are subtitled, many, including Chicago and the latest Lord
of the Rings and Star Trek films, are 'digitally subtitled only' which means
that they are incompatible with 98% of UK cinemas. In fact only 15 cinemas
in the UK are capable of screening most of the latest subtitled releases.

These 15 cinemas have been equipped with a new 'access' system. Once a
cinema has the subtitle 'files', they can overlay subtitles onto the latest
films. They don't need a 'special' subtitled print. The system can be turned
on and off - similar to teletext subtitles on TV, so the screen can be used
for non-subtitled shows too.

The system can also broadcast audio description, for visually impaired
people. The on screen action is described in detail through personal
headphones. This feature has no affect on an audience's enjoyment of a film
and can be left 'on' all of the time. Every show can be an audio described
show.

It is planned that over the next few years at least 50 different films will
be released with these 'access' features. In fact if all goes to plan, most
major films will be released with subtitle and description 'files' (the
files are supplied separate to the actual film).

So to cater for the large amount of accessible films on the way, this year
the cinema industry plan to make many more of their cinemas accessible to
people with hearing or visual impairments.

Each 'access' system costs less than an average cinemas weekend takings on
one film. Lottery funding (via the Film Council) has been offered to fund
50% of the total cost (over £1 million) and it is planned that at least 75
more cinemas will become accessible. Locations have yet to be decided but
are planned to be spread widely around the country, so as many people as
possible can catch accessible shows.

So that should eliminate the problem of having to travel 50 miles or more to
catch the latest film. It should also eliminate the problem of having to
wait months for a film to come to a cinema near your town, as every cinema
with the system installed will be able to show the subtitled version when
they please. The system would be installed in only ONE screen of a
multi-screen multiplex and therefore would not interfere too much with
'normal' non-subtitled shows.

This vastly improves on the current subtitling system in which a couple of
subtitled film prints are 'toured' around cinemas, resulting in some cinemas
having to screen a Christmas movie the following February. That 'touring'
problem is also the reason why a subtitled film usually only plays for one
day only - it has to be delivered the next day, to the next cinema down the
line. The new system would enable many cinemas to screen a subtitled show
many times, over many weeks, at popular times, simultaneously.

We hope that explains the situation! Any queries, please don't hesitate to
contact us: subtitles@yourlocalcinema.com. Press enquiries welcome.

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Exciting News!

If you are one of the millions of UK movie fans with less than perfect
hearing or vision, then 2003 could well be a very happy year for you.

In 2003, the Film Council and the cinema industry plan to work together to
create a network of around 75 accessible cinemas (there are currently less
than 20). If all goes to plan, these cinemas will be equipped with digital
subtitle and audio description facilities.

he Film Council have offered £350,000 to make this happen and have invited
the UK cinema industry to 'match' the amount. This would double the amount
available.

Another £60,000 has been offered to film distributors - to enable smaller
distributors to add subtitles and audio description to their films. This
should ensure a wider choice of accessible films. Again, it is hoped that
film distributors will 'match' the funds - doubling the amount available.

In the words of the Film Council:

"At a time when cinema going in the UK is at a 30 year high, these proposals
are intended to help ensure that in the future the 15 per cent of people in
the UK who experience hearing or visual impairments are able to enjoy going
to the cinema as well as the rest of the population."

Read the BBC News article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2549025.stm

Read 'The Times' newspaper article here:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-89-510522,00.html

Read the official Film Council press release here:
http://www.filmcouncil.org.uk/news/?p=1039452967117&qs=&st=

Current accessible cinema locations and films here:
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/dts.css.review.2002.html

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Tell us your views on accessible cinema!

Were you one of the 1,100 people that attended the free subtitled screening
of Monster's Inc in central London last October? Or one of the 5,000 that
attended the open air screening of the same film in Cambridge last summer?
Or maybe you were one of the thousands who experienced subtitled Harry
Potter last year (there were over 550 shows).

Please feel free to air your views. Maybe your experience of a subtitled
show, your disappointment because there were no shows in your area, your
views on equal access, or to be notified regularly of up coming shows. Just
reply to this email.

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Imagine for a moment being a deaf or hard of hearing person (maybe you are).
Wouldn't you be very upset when you realised you have missed your once in a
lifetime chance to experience these films in a form that you can enjoy?
Don't let that happen - spread the word - if you know of anyone who would
appreciate subtitled or audio described shows, please let them know. Inform
them of our information service website or forward this email to them if you
can.

Know someone who would appreciate this service? Forward this mail to them
now!

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Contact Us

Subtitled and audio described cinema enables people with less than perfect
hearing or vision to enjoy film, presented in it's original and best form -
the cinema.

We campaign for and publicise accessible screenings nationwide, increasing
audience figures for these shows, and reminding the cinema industry that
there are many people out there who will visit a cinema, when it is
accessible to them.

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On the website:

Every subtitled film: now showing, on the way & previous
Accessible digital subtitle cinema locations.
Hundreds of responses and views on cinema subtitling.
Video game, Theatre and DVD extra feature subtitles
and much more...

http://www.yourlocalcinema.com

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Coming soon subtitled and/or audio described in selected cinemas.
Some are yet to be confirmed.
Watch the website for the latest info: locations, dates & times.

Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Reloaded
Disney's Treasure Planet
George Clooney in James Cameron's Solaris
Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan
Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love
Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal in Analyze That.
Eddie Murphy in I Spy
Clint Eastwood in the thriller Blood Work
Kenneth Branagh and lots of Aboriginies in Rabbit Proof Fence
and many more!

New films, locations, dates and times added regularly to the website:
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com
Only 2 clicks to find every accessible show in the UK.

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Engage your Senses!
SEE the dialogue! HEAR the action! FEEL the rumbling!
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The films below have been released with digital subtitles only. They are
available NOW but can ONLY be screened in cinemas with digital subtitle
facilities. Please ask your nearest accessible cinema to screen them!
(locations below).

About a Boy, Panic Room, The Lord of the Rings I & II, Spiderman, Men in
Black II, The Sum of all Fears, Goldmember, Red Dragon, Lilo & Stitch,
Triple X, Powerpuff Girls, Santa Clause 2, The Quiet American, Blood Work,
Star Trek Nemesis, Chicago, Catch Me if you Can, Two Weeks Notice.

Fifteen cinemas in the UK have now been fitted with a digital subtitle (and
audio description) system to enable people with less than perfect hearing or
vision to enjoy the cinema. One more has been fitted with audio description
only. Two more accessible cinemas are on the way (see below).

The FIFTEEN cinemas below have both subtitle
AND audio description facilities.

LONDON AREA

Odeon Leicester Square, London
22 - 24 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LQ
(the big famous one!)

Odeon Uxbridge, London
The Chimes Shopping Centre, 302 High Street, Uxbridge, UB8

Odeon West End, London
40 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LP
(the smaller one on the square)

Warner West End, London
3 Cranbourne Street, London WC3
(Leicester Square)

Warner Finchley Road, London
255 Finchley Rd, Finchley, London NW3

UGC West India Quay, London
Hertsmere Road, West India Quay, London E14

Outside London

Odeon Colchester
Head Street, Colchester

Odeon Guildford
Bedford Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4SJ

Odeon Kingston
The Rotunda, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey

Odeon Leicester
Freemans Park, 90 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7LT

UCI Gateshead, Newcastle
UCI, Metro Centre, Gateshead Newcastle Upon Tyne NE11 9YZ

UCI Cardiff, Wales
Atlantic Wharf, Hemingway Road, Cardiff CF 10, Wales

Cineworld Wolverhampton
Bentley Bridge Leisure Park, Wednesfield Way,
Wednesfield, Wolverhampton WV11

Glasgow Film Theatre, Scotland
12 Rose Street , Glasgow G3 6RB

Moviehouse, Belfast
Yorkgate Shopping Complex,
100-150 York Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland

The cinemas below WILL have the facilities soon.

Odeon Wimbledon, London
Hartfield Road, Wimbledon, London

Odeon Newcastle
Newgate Street, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear

The cinema below has audio description facilities only

Showcase Pontypridd, Wales
Parc Nantgarw, Treforest Industrial Estate, Heol Y Odyn,
Parc Nantgarw, Nr Pontypridd, Wales1226

Studios and distributors obviously prefer the cheaper, digital solution to
subtitling, which creates a problem - there are not yet enough cinemas with
digital subtitle facilities to cater for the many people who now expect
major releases to be subtitled.

"It's like the industry inventing the DVD, but before they produce enough
DVD players to go around, they discontinue video releases. People want to
watch new films but can't - they're only available on DVD, but there is a
shortage of DVD players to play them on!"

So although subtitled, many blockbusters are still inaccessible to the vast
majority of the people that they are aimed at - hearing or visually impaired
people in the UK.

It is planned that around 75 more UK cinemas will be accessible in the near
future. Watch the website for information on new cinema locations with the
system installed, and cinemas plans for screenings.

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Audio Described shows
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These films (and more) are available to cinemas with digital
subtitle/description facilities

Two Weeks Notice (12a)

Uxbridge, Odeon.
Fri 7th until Mon 10th and Thu 13th February
at 12.15pm 2.45pm 5.00pm 7.15pm 9.30pm.

Catch me if you can (12a)

Guildford, Odeon.
Sat 8th February at 12.20pm 3.20pm 6.20pm 9.20pm.
Sun 9th until Thu 13th February at 2.10pm 5.10pm 8.15pm.
With an additional performance on Sun only at 11.10am.

Uxbridge, Odeon.
Tue 11th & Wed 12th February
at 12.00noon 3.00pm 6.00pm 9.00pm

Chicago (12a)

Guildford, Odeon.
Sun 2nd until Thu 6th February
at 12.30pm 3.15pm 6.00pm 8.45pm.
From Friday 7th to Thursday 13th February at 12.30pm 3.15pm 6.00pm 8.45pm.

London, Leicester Square, Warner West End.
From Sat 1st until thurs 7th Feb at 11.45am, 2.20pm, 4.45pm, and 7.15pm.

Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (12a)

Leicester, Odeon.
Tue 4th Feb at 12 noon, 4pm, 7.45pm.
From Friday 7th to Wednesday 12th February 2003 at 12.30pm 4.15pm 7.45pm
11.30pm daily.

London, Leicester Square, Odeon.
From Friday 31st Jan to Thurs 6th Feb daily at at 11.40am 3.40pm 7.40pm.
From Friday 7th to Thursday 13th February daily at 11.40am 3.40pm 7.40pm.

Colchester, Odeon.
Tue 11th February
at 12.15pm 3.45pm 7.30pm

Gateshead, UCI.
From Fri 31 Jan to Thurs 6 Feb at 12 noon, 3.30pm, 7.20pm.

Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT).
Sat 8th February at 12.30pm.
Thur 13th February at 5:15pm.

James Bond - Die Another Day (12a)

Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT).
Sat 15th Feb at 12.45pm and Wed 19th Feb at 5.45pm.

Star Trek Nemesis (12a)

Cardiff Bay, UCI.
Sat 1st, Sun 2nd, Tues 4th Feb at 8.35pm.

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Catch Me If You Can, Two Weeks Notice, Chicago, Two Towers and more now
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