The Weekly Subtitled Cinema Listings! Jan 8th, 2004.

From: Subtitles @ your local cinema - Jan 8, 2004

Return of the King details below - better late than never!
Also: Peter Pan, The Last Samurai and more...

It's Thursday, around lunchtime, so it must be...
The Weekly Subtitled Cinema Listings! Jan 8th, 2004.

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First shows: Subtitled Return of the King (12a)

Guildford, Surrey Odeon Bedford Road
Thu 15th Jan at 2pm

Kingston, Surrey Odeon The Rotunda
Wed 14th Jan at 11.30am, Thu 15th Jan at 9.30pm

Wimbledon Odeon  The Crescent, 39 The Broadway, London SW19
Sun 11th Jan at 12 noon, Mon 12th Jan at 4pm, Tue 13th Jan at 8pm

Uxbridge Odeon Chimes Shopping Centre, 302 High Street, UB8
Wed 14th Jan at 3pm

That's it! - not many shows - more dates/locations will be announced on the website as soon as they are available.

The website: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com
Email: subtitles@yourlocalcinema.com

Only cinemas with digital subtitle facilities will be able to screen this film. But just because they can, doesn't mean they will... so please ask your nearest suitably equipped cinema to screen it!

Note: There are two different 'access' systems available to UK cinemas. Return of the King is currently only available on one of them. Full details and locations below.

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Peter Pan subtitled (PG)

Guildford, Surrey Odeon Bedford Road, Guildford
Mon 12th Jan at 8.55pm

Kingston, Surrey Odeon The Rotunda, Kingston Upon Thames
Fri 9th Jan at 7.05pm, Sat 10th & Sun 11th Jan at 9.30pm

Leicester Odeon Freemans Park, 90 Aylestone Road
Sun 11th Jan at 1pm, Mon 12th Jan at 4pm
Tue 13th Jan at 6.45pm, Wed 14th Jan at 9.30pm

Gateshead, Newcastle UCI Metro Centre
Sun 11th Jan at 12 noon, Thurs 15th Jan at 8.30pm

Uxbridge Odeon The Chimes Shopping Centre, 302 High Street, UB8
Wed 14th Jan at 5pm

That's it! - not many shows - please ask your nearest accessible cinema to screen available films! (locations below)

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The Last Samurai subtitled (15)

Woking, Surrey, Ambassadors Cinemas Peacocks Centre, Woking
Sun 11th Jan at 1.10pm, Mon 12th and Wed 13th Jan at 4:45pm

That's it! - not many shows - please ask your nearest accessible cinema to screen available films!  (locations below)

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Stuck on You subtitled (12a)

Cardiff UCI Atlantic Wharf, Hemingway Road, Cardiff, Wales
Mon 12th Jan at 9.35pm

Newcastle Odeon Newgate Street, Newcastle
Tues 13th Jan at 1.50pm, 4.20pm, 6.50pm, 9.20pm

That's it! - not many shows - please ask your nearest accessible cinema to screen available films!  (locations below)

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Love Actually subtitled (15)

Basingstoke Ster Century Festival Place, Basingstoke
Wed 15th Jan at 6pm, 9pm

Belfast Moviehouse Cinema Yorkgate Shopping Complex, Belfast, NI
Thurs 8th Jan at 9.30pm

Kingston Surrey Odeon The Rotunda, Kingston Upon Thames
Mon 12th Jan at 2.15pm, Tue 13th Jan at 5.30pm

That's it! - not many shows - please ask your nearest accessible cinema to screen available films!  (locations below)

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PLEASE READ THIS!

Subtitles @ Your Local Cinema receive accessible listings 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, which is updated daily. If they don't inform us, we can't inform you.

Many cinemas schedules are "SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION". Sometimes the files necessary for a subtitled or described film are not delivered to the cinema on time. The only way to be 100% sure is to check with the ACTUAL cinema before you plan a visit. But DOUBLE check, preferably with a manager. We recommend that you should always request confirmation that a show is definitely on.

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It's time to do your bit ...
Have you ever tried to lip-read Spiderman? Or an animated fish? It's not easy. Not everyone has perfect hearing and many people need subtitles to enjoy a film.

Subtitles are usually produced before a film is released in the cinema.  The same basic subtitle 'text files' are later used for the DVD, video and TV release. But cinema films are rarely screened with subtitles. Cinemas need to catch up with other film media, and become more accessible. They need to cater for the needs of EVERYONE in their communities - not just those with perfect hearing.

You can help. A phone call, a letter, or a visit is all it takes. Please contact your local cinema manager and request that subtitle equipment be installed. Inexpensive systems are available from DTS and Dolby.

More info on the website: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com

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Don't forget to sign the ongoing online Subtitled Petitions for dvd and video game subtitles - over 15,000 signatures and growing!  http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/dvd.games.html

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As soon as cinemas schedules are announced for new films, they will be listed on our website - please DON'T wait for the next weekly email - CHECK the website often! Important reschedules, time changes etc. are posted on there as soon as they are announced.

On the website:
Every subtitled film: previous, now showing and on the way
New films, locations, dates and times added regularly.
Accessible digital subtitle cinema locations - more added as they become available.
Video game, Theatre and DVD extra feature subtitles.
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com

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Latest News:
In 2004, it is planned that around 100 UK cinemas will be equipped with facilities to screen almost every popular film with subtitles and audio description. Watch the website for updates - new accessible cinema locations will be listed as soon as they become operational.

We cannot 'force' a cinema to become accessible so that everyone can enjoy their services. We can only ask them to. And we do, constantly.

It's our job to create awareness of the problem, suggest solutions, and to empower people to do something about it. We recommend that people contact cinemas in their local area and request better access for people with sensory impairments. Request that they become 'accessible', by installing a digital subtitle & audio description system and then regularly screening the latest 'accessible' releases.

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

Subtitles @ your local cinema are the only listings service created exclusively for accessible cinema. Our service can be found wherever there is internet access - at home, the workplace, school, a library, an internet cafe, or the numerous wi-fi spots and BT internet kiosks throughout the UK.

To be notified of new subtitled films, dates & times in your area every week, just contact us:

email: subtitles@yourlocalcinema.com
web: www.yourlocalcinema.com

audio description: ad@yourlocalcinema.com
www.yourlocalcinema.com/ad

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Less than 30 cinemas are capable of screening the latest films with subtitles and/or audio description. They are listed below:

London area:
Acton, London, Warner. Royale Leisure Park, W3.
Finchley Road, London Warner. London NW3.
Leicester Square, Central London Odeon. (the big famous one!).
West End, London Odeon. (the smaller one on Leicester Square).
West End, London Warner. Cranbourne Street, WC3. (on Leicester Square).
Uxbridge, London Odeon. The Chimes Shopping Centre, High Street.
West India Quay, London UGC. London E.14.
Wimbledon, London Odeon. The Crescent, 39 The Broadway, Wimbledon SW19.

England:
Colchester, Odeon. Head Street.
Gateshead, Newcastle, UCI. Metro Centre.
Guildford, Surrey, Odeon. Bedford Road.
Kingston, Surrey, Odeon. The Rotunda.
Leicester, Odeon. Freemans Park, Aylestone Road.
Newcastle, Odeon. Newgate Street.
Wolverhampton, Cineworld. Bentley Bridge Leisure Park, Wednesfield.
York, City Screen. Coney Street.

Wales:
Cardiff, Wales, UCI. Atlantic Wharf, Hemingway Road.

Scotland:
Edinburgh, Odeon.
Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre.
Stirling, Macroberts Arts Centre, Stirling University Complex.

Northern Ireland:
Belfast, Moviehouse Cinema, Yorkgate, Belfast.

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The following six cinemas use a different digital subtitle/description system. It is not yet clear whether or not they will be able to screen Return of the King. Please enquire with the actual cinema and watch the website for news:

Basingstoke, Ster Century. Festival Place.
Clevedon, Somerset, Curzon. Old Church Road.
Edinburgh, Filmhouse cinema.
High Wycombe, UCI. Crest Road.
Manchester, UCI Filmworks. Printworks Centre, Dantzic Street, M4.
Woking, Surrey, Ambassadors Cinema. Peacocks Centre.

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The following three cinemas are in the process of installing a digital subtitle/description system. Please enquire with the actual cinema as to whether or not they will be screening Return of the King:

Dublin UGC, Parnell Street. Ireland
Leeds Ster Century, The Light, The Headrow, LS1.
Stevenage Cineworld, Kings Way, Stevenage, Herts. SG1

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The cinemas below have audio description facilities only - NO subtitles. Please request that they become more accessible by adding subtitle facilities to complete their system:

Hereford. Courtyard Theatre. Edgar Street.
Nantgarw, Wales, Showcase. Nr Pontypridd.

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It is not tragic to have a disability.
Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide  the things one needs to lead one's life.
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