UK: The Weekly Subtitled Cinema Listings! Dec 9th 2004.

From: Subtitles @ your local cinema - Dec 9, 2004

Subtitled Polar Express (available to every cinema), The Incredibles, Christmas with the Kranks , Bridget Jones and more below.

It's Thursday, around lunchtime, so it must be...
The Weekly Subtitled Cinema Listings!
Dec 9th 2004.

"Have you ever tried to lip-read Darth Vader?"

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.

130 UK cinemas can now screen almost every popular release with subtitles & audio description.

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The Polar Express subtitled (U)

This film has been released in the 'older' subtitle format, which means that every cinema in the UK can screen it with subtitles - please ask your nearest cinema to screen it!

Late on Christmas Eve night, a boy lies in bed hoping to witness Santa's sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine appears outside his window. The conductor invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to the North Pole... Tom Hanks voices many roles in this animated film.

Odeon cinemas -  times announced nearer the show!

London - Holloway Odeon
Thu 23rd Dec

London - Marble Arch Odeon
Tue 21st Dec

London - Streatham Odeon
Thu 30th Dec

Aylesbury Bucks Odeon
Thu 16th Dec at 12.15pm, 5.30pm

Bath Odeon
Sun 12th Dec at 3.10

Beckenham Kent Odeon
Thu 6th Jan

Bradford Thornbury, Leeds, Yorkshire Odeon
Thu 27th Jan

Bridgend Glamorgan Odeon
Sat 11th Dec at 6pm

Chester Cheshire Odeon
Thu 20th Jan

Dunfermline Fife Odeon
Tue 1st Feb

Dundee Douglasfield, Scotland Odeon
Sat 5th Feb

Edinburgh Wester Hailes Odeon
Sat 29th Jan

Edinburgh Lothian Road Odeon
Sunday 12th December at 1:00pm
Tuesday 14th December at 6:30pm

Epsom Surrey Odeon
Sat 8th Jan

Glasgow Renfield St. Odeon
Thu 3rd Feb

Guildford Odeon
Fri 10th Dec at 4.05
Tues 14th Dec at 6.45

Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire Odeon
Sat 18th Dec

Hull Odeon and
Tue 25th Jan

Newcastle Odeon
Tuesday 14th December at 12.45pm, 3.00pm, 5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.50pm

Ipswich Odeon
Tue 11th Jan

Leeds Thornbury, Bradford, Yorkshire Odeon
Thu 27th Jan

Mansfield Nottingham Odeon
Sat 15th Jan

Nuneaton Warwickshire Odeon
Thu 13th Jan

Oxford George St. Odeon
Sat 11th Dec at 10.45am
Mon 13th Dec at 1.00
Tues 14th Dec at 3.30
Wed 15th Dec at 5.45

Sheffield Odeon
Sat 22nd Jan

Southend Odeon
Wed 15th December at 12.05pm, 2.45pm, 5.30pm, 8.05pm

Wrexham, North Wales Odeon
Tue 18th Jan

Cancelled! BRISTOL

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UCI cinemas.

London - Greenwich UCI
Mon 13th Dec at 6.15PM

London - Lee Valley UCI
Wed 22 Dec 6.30pm

London - Surrey Quays UCI
Sat 18 Dec 10.45am

London - Whiteleys Bayswater UCI
Mon 20 Dec 6.30pm

Basildon Essex UCI
Wed 29 Dec 6.30pm

Cardiff UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 12.00PM, Mon 13th Dec at 5.45PM

Clydebank UCI
Tues 18 Jan 6.30pm

Dudley UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 12.00PM, Mon 13th Dec at 5.40PM

East Kilbride UCI Thurs
20 Jan 6.30pm

Edinburgh Scotland UCI
Sun 16 Jan 10.45am

Gateshead UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 11.45AM, Mon 13th Dec at 5.00PM

Newcastle East, Wallsend,
Silverlink, Tyne & Wear UCI
Fri 14 Jan 6.30pm

Portsolent Portsmouth Hampshire UCI
Tues 14 Dec 6.30pm

Poole Dorset UCI
Sun 12 Dec 10.45am

Preston Lancashire UCI
Wed 12 Jan 6.30pm

Solihull Birmingham UCI
Thurs 6 Jan 6.30pm

Sutton Surrey UCI
Thurs 16 Dec 6.30pm

Swansea Glamorgan UCI
Fri 10 Dec 6.30pm

Tamworth Staffs UCI
Sat 8 Jan 10.45am

Warrington Cheshire UCI
Mon 10 Jan 6.30pm

West Thurrock Essex UCI
Tues 4 Jan 6.30pm

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Vue cinemas.

London - Acton Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.40 and and Tue 14 Dec at 6.05

London - Croydon Purley Way Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 12.30 and Tue 14 Dec at 8.20

London - Shepherd's Bush Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.10 and Tue 6.40

Cambridge Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 12.15 and Tue 14 Dec at 8.10

Dagenham Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 3.50 and Tue 14 Dec at 6.10

Doncaster Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.20 and Tue 6.30

Hartlepool Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 3.35 and Tue 14 Dec at 8.20

Portsmouth Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.00 and Tue 14 Dec at 6.00

Preston Vue
Sun 12 Dec and and Tue 14 Dec at 6.10

Reading Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 15.10 and Tue 14 Dec at 8.20

Watford Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 3.20 and Tue 14 Dec at 8.20

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UGC cinemas

Crawley UGC
Fri 10th Dec at 10.45am, 12.25pm, 2.50pm

Ipswich UGC
Sat 11th and Sun 12th Dec at 11.45am
Wed 15th Dec at 4.30pm

Middlesbrough UGC
Sun 12th and Tue 14th Dec at 8.20pm

Northampton UGC
Sat 11th and Sun 12th Dec at 11.40am
Tue 14th Dec at 4.20pm

Nottingham UGC
Sun 12th Dec at 4.20pm

Rochester Kent UGC
Mon 13th Dec at 11.40am, 2pm, 4.20pm

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Cineworld cinemas

London - Wandsworth Cineworld
Sun 12th Dec at 11.00am
Mon 13th Dec at 6.30pm

Ashford Cineworld
Sun 12th and Mon 13th Dec at 3pm & 8pm

Bradford Cineworld
Mon 13th Dec at 6pm

Cambridge Cineworld
Sun 12th and Mon 13th Dec at 1.40pm, 6.20pm

Stevenage Cineworld
Sun 12th at 12.30pm*, Mon 13th Dec at 5.30pm*
*may be rescheduled to 1.40pm and 6.20pm
- check with cinema!

Wolverhampton Cineworld
Mon 13th Dec at 5.30pm

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Other cinemas

Belfast Moviehouse Cinema
FRIDAY 10 DEC at 2pm, 4.30pm
SATURDAY 11 DEC at 2pm, 4.30pm
SUNDAY 12 DEC at 2pm
MONDAY 13 DEC at 2pm, 4.30pm
TUESDAY 14 DEC at 2pm, 4.30pm
WEDNESDAY 15 DEC at 2pm, 4.30pm
THURSDAY 16 DEC at 2pm, 4.30pm

Leeds Ster Century cinema
Wed 15th Dec at 12.15pm

Workington Plaza cinema
Sun 12th Dec at 1pm, Mon 13th Dec at 3.15pm,, Wed 15th Dec at 7.30pm

This film has been released in the 'older' subtitle format, which means that every cinema in the UK can screen it with subtitles - please ask your nearest cinema to screen it!?

Exclusive:  The Polar Express subtitled trailer!
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/subtitled.trailers.html

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MORE FILMS BELOW!

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 this 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 available, or 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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The Incredibles subtitled (U)

From the creators of Toy Story and Finding Nemo comes another hilarious animated adventure. Mr. Incredible used to be a superhero. Now known by his secret identity, Bob Parr, and fed up with his job as an insurance salesman, he jumps at the chance to play the role of hero again when tempted by a mysterious informant...

London - Finchley Road Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.30 Tue 14 Dec at 7.15

London - Fulham Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 3.45 Tue 14 Dec at 9.10

London - Islington Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 3.00 Tue 14 Dec at 6.00

London - Kingston Surrey Odeon
Thurs 9th December at 11.30am
Thurs 16th December at 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.30pm

London - Uxbridge Odeon
Thur 9th December at 5.15pm

London - Wimbledon Odeon
Fri 10th December at 1.00pm
Sun 12th December at 3.30pm

Banbury Oxfordshire, Odeon
Thurs 9th Dec at 5.00

Bath Odeon
Thurs 9th Dec at 6.40
Sun 12th Dec at 12.30
Wed 15th Dec at 5.30

Belfast Moviehouse Cinema
Thurs 9th Dec at 7pm

Birmingham Odeon
Thursday 9th Dec at 12.30, 3.10, 5.50, 8.25

Bolton Vue
Sat 11th Dec at 1.40 Sun 12 Dec and Tue 14 Dec at 4.40, 7.40

Bracknell UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 12.10PM, Mon 13th Dec at 5.50PM

Bristol (Cribbs Causeway) Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.00 and Tue 14 Dec at 7.00

Bromborough Odeon
Thurs 9th December at 5pm

Cheltenham Odeon
Thurs 9th Dec at 5.40

Cheshire Oaks Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 3.30 Tue 14 Dec at 6.20

Guildford Surrey Odeon
Thurs 9th Dec at 7.30

Hatfield UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 11.10AM, Mon 13th Dec at 8.00PM

Hereford Odeon
Mon 13th Dec at 5.25

Leeds Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 12.20 Tue 14 Dec at 6.20

Leicester Odeon
Thursday 9th December at 5.45

Lincoln Odeon
Monday 6th December at 11.20, 2.15, 5.15, 8.15

Maidenhead UCI
Mon 13th Dec at 6.00PM

Manchester Filmworks UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 11.40AM, Mon 13th Dec at 5.30PM

Manchester Trafford UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 2.00PM, Mon 13th Dec at 8.00PM

Milton Keynes Cineworld
Sat 11th and Sun 12th Dec at 3.30pm

Norwich UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 11.00AM, Mon 13th Dec at 7.45PM

Romford Ster Century
Fri 11th Dec and Wed 15th Dec at 5.20pm

Shrewsbury Cineworld
Sun 12th Dec at 12 noon

Southampton Odeon
Thurs 9th Dec at 5.30pm

Tunbridge Wells Odeon
Thu 9th December at 12.00pm

Yeovil Cineworld
Sun 12th Dec at 6.15pm
Mon 13th Dec at 6pm

York Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.40

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Christmas with the Kranks subtitled (PG)

Comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Tim Allen. Thoroughly fed up with the commerciality of Christmas, Luther Krank decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter unexpectedly arrives for the festivities, he's forced to grudgingly celebrate...

London - Uxbridge Odeon
Thur 16th December at 6.15pm

Bath Odeon
Sun 12th Dec at 5.50

Derby UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 11.20AM, Mon 13th Dec at 6.50PM

Dublin UGC
Sat 11th Dec at 1pm
Mon 13th Dec at 8.30pm

High Wycombe UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 11.20AM, Mon 13th Dec at 6.50PM

Huddersfield UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 10.50AM, Mon 13th Dec at 6.50PM

Leeds Ster Century
Sun 12 Dec at 1pm

Southport Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 4.00 Tue 6.30

Telford UCI
Sun 12th Dec at 12.30PM, Mon 13th Dec at 6.45PM

Thurrock Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 2.20 Tue 14 Dec at 7.00

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Bridget Jones 2: The Edge of Reason subtitled (15)

In this charming comedy sequel, Bridget is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark. She also has to deal with a new boss, a strange contractor, and the worst vacation of her life!

London - West End Odeon
Sat 11th December at 1.05pm
Tue 14th December at 6.15pm

Bath Odeon
Tue 14th Dec at 6.05

Birmingham Star City Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.10 Tue 14 Dec at 6.35

Cambridge Cineworld
Thurs 9th Dec at 7.00

Colchester Odeon
Tue 14th December at 6.00pm
Thur 16th December at 8.30pm
Hereford Odeon
Mon 13th Dec at 8.10

Leicester Odeon
Sunday 12th December at 1.30
Monday 13th December at 6.45
Tuesday 14th December at 6.45

Milton Keynes Cineworld
Sat 11th and Sun 12th Dec at 6.30pm

Plymouth Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 1.45 Tue 14 Dec at 7.15

Sheffield Vue
Sun 12 Dec at 3.00 Tue 14 Dec at 6.00

Swindon Cineworld
Sun 12th Dec at 2pm
Mon 13th Dec at 7.30pm

Weymouth Cineworld
Sun 12th and Mon 13th Dec at 6.15pm

York Vue
Tue 14 Dec at 7.00

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Lemony Snicket's A Series Of  Unfortunate Events subtitled (tbc)
Starring Jim Carrey
London - Barbican Cinema
Tue 21st Dec at 6.15pm

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The Forgotten subtitled (12a)
Haunting psychological thriller.
London - Uxbridge Odeon
Thur 9th December at 7.00pm
Sat 11th December at 4.15pm
Norwich Ster Century
Tues 14th Dec at 2pm

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The Manchurian Candidate subtitled (15)
Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars in this taut political thriller.
London - West End Odeon
Sun 12th December at 5.45pm
Wed 15th December at 2.55pm
London - Wimbledon Odeon
Mon 13th December at 6.10pm
Tue 14th December at 9.10pm
Leeds Ster Century
Wed 8th Dec at 6.10pm

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Ladies in Lavender subtitled (12a)
Milton Keynes Cineworld
Mon 13th and Wed 15th Dec at 3.55
Sharks Tale subtitled (U)
London - Kingston Surrey Odeon
Fri 10th to Sun 12th December at 11.30am

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And more!
On release at selected cinemas:
Foreign language films, with English subtitles:
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/foreign.subtitles.html

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130 UK cinemas can screen all these films with subtitles - please ask them to! Locations here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/locations.html

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We are sorry to report that Phantom of the Opera, Shaolin Soccer and Anacondas 2 will NOT be available in an accessible format.

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. You can bookmark your nearest subtitle equipped cinema listings page.

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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. Almost a quarter of UK cinemas (130) can now screen most popular releases with subtitles & audio description.

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Remember:
"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"
(Anonymous)

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Also on the website:
Site map here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/news.html
Media reports here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/press.html

Around 8 out of every 10 cinema releases at any one time are available with subtitles for deaf/hearing impaired people, and audio description for blind/visually impaired people. The subtitle/description 'files' are supplied to the cinema on a separate CD-Rom and automatically synchronise with the film when played. Around a quarter of UK cinemas (130) have the necessary equipment to read these files and most of them screen 'accessible' shows every week. Full details of shows nationwide can be found here: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/index.html

Each films distributor pays for the subtitle/description work to be done on their film. The same 'files' are used for DVD and TV release, but need to be altered slightly for timing/format purposes.

Almost every film on the major TV channels is subtitled and quite a few on the Sky and Freeview platforms are now routinely being audio described, even if the film was not audio described previously, for cinema release. Many now have 'in vision signing' too - where a person appears in the corner of the screen, using British Sign Language. Sky are in the process of creating a new department specifically for in vision signing.

The technologies used for all these different medias differ considerably. There are two cinema systems in the UK and a different system in the US & Canada, and not all films are available on all systems.

Before 'accessible' cinema came about the vast majority of deaf or hard of hearing people - of a cinema going age (not OAP's) - simply didn't go to the cinema, as they could not hear the film properly. It was the norm to await the video or DVD release, which are usually subtitled. That's all changed now and cinema going is very popular with deaf and hard of hearing people of a cinema going age. Over 100 UK cinemas have regular subtitled shows.

Blind and partially sighted people didn't visit the cinema much either. If they did, a friend or partner would usually explain what was going on, on the screen, often to the annoyance of other members of the audience. That's all changed now with digital 'access' cinema equipment. A separate soundtrack is broadcast through wireless headphones, describing the on screen action, and only the wearer can hear it. There are hundreds of audio described shows every week, in over a hundred cinemas.

It's a quiet revolution in the world of sensory impaired people, thanks to the cinema industry, the film distribution industry, technology companies, organisations representing disabled people, and the people themselves, thousands of who bombarded the UK Film Council with letters when they heard about the UK Film Council's proposal to fund 50% of the cost of cinema equipment.

Organised nationwide campaigning and publicity of accessible shows by our information service helped to bring it all together and ensure it always stayed on the agenda of the many bodies involved. All working together to make it happen - and quickly.

Spread the word: free information cards: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/spread.the.word.html

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Coming soon: The following films will ONLY be released in the DIGITALLY SUBTITLED format: Alexander, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, The Aviator and more. The Polar Express is available with digital AND 'hard captions' (what's hard captioned? Explanation: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/three.formats.html ).

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More info:

Why can't my local cinema show all available subtitled films?

We cannot 'force' a cinema to enable people with less than perfect hearing to 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 system and screening regular subtitled shows.

Informing cinemas in your local area of the need for accessible cinema makes them aware and reminds them what they should be aiming for - access to their services for people with sensory impairments. If everyone did this it would really help the situation. It's often the case that although cinema head offices are fully aware, many cinemas, run on a local level, are not.

Some cinemas may be concerned that many subtitled shows have a low turnout. That is to be expected, as there is not hundreds of hearing impaired people in and around EVERY town. And not all can take the time out to attend the one or two subtitled shows at (usually) unsuitable times. Most people have work and/or school to attend to, and many cannot just drop everything to fit into a cinemas schedule.

Ideally, cinemas should view the subtitled shows as they do disabled ramps, lifts, loop systems etc. - NOT there to make a profit, but to enable people in their communities, who need a little extra help, to enjoy a cinemas' services.

Sometimes the audience figures are still larger than many 'normal' non-subtitled morning or afternoon shows. Yet cinemas don't complain about low figures for those shows. The fact is that around a third of cinema seats remain empty on average. Cinemas are used to fairly empty houses, so the figures should not make a difference.

If a cinema needs more info, direct them to our website - there's info on digital systems available, where to purchase and more.

You can read articles on the subject here: http://yourlocalcinema.com/press.html

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On the website:
Every subtitled film: previous, now showing and on the way - New films, locations, dates and times added regularly.
View listings by region - more added as they become available.
Video game, Theatre and DVD extra feature subtitles.

Everything you need to know on the subject: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/news.html

Recent press reports on accessible cinema: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/press.html

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If you are visually impaired and require audio description listings only, please email us at: ad@yourlocalcinema.com or visit the audio described section at http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/ad.html 'Talking' website, and 'web over phone' enabled.

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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 thousands of 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: You can enter your text/query/details on the website: http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/contact.html

You can also: Email us at subtitles@yourlocalcinema.com
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This information service would not exist without the input and assistance of the groups below:

The UK Film Council
CEA - Cinema Exhibitors' Association and the UK cinema Industry
FDA - Film Distributors' Association and UK film distributors
RNID - Royal National Institute of Deaf People
NDCS - National Deaf Children's Society
RNIB - Royal National Institute of the Blind
ITFC - Independent Television Facilities Centre Ltd.
DTS - Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc

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