US CC: MoPix News from WGBH- April 8

From: WGBH - Apr 8, 2005

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MoPix News from WGBH- April 8

MOPIX DEBUT IN ST LOUIS = HAPPY PEOPLE
This nice message landed in the MoPix mailbox recently (and what is the address for that mailbox? access@wgbh.org):
"Hi! Thank you so much for making it happen for us, as well as for the Deaf Communities across America. We recently went to see The Pacifier movie (last week)...and used the "reflectors" (that's what the theater called the equipment) for the first time. It's so neat! Also, it was COOL to be able to take my two sons who are hearing to the movie with me and my husband...as we were able to sit and watch The Pacifier together as a family! We look forward to seeing more upcoming closed captioned movies in our theater (in St. Louis, MO). Please put us on the email list. Again, thank you so much!"

LOEWS THEATRES INSTALLS RWC IN NJ
The Loews Theatre chain has installed Rear Window Captioning in one auditorium of each of its 17 New Jersey locations. Loews is now listing accessible film and showtime information for these theaters and its other equipped locations (in the Washington, D.C. area and select theaters in California) on its Web site. Please visit http://www.enjoytheshow.com/captioning/index.cfm for accessible film and showtime information at the RWC-equipped Loews locations. Please note, only the Loews Universal City Cinemas in Los Angeles and the Loews Metreon theater in San Francisco have auditoriums equipped with DVS Theatrical as well as Rear Window Captioning. Access information for these two theaters continues to be offered in the MoPix weekly schedule posting and on www.mopix.org

FEVER PITCH DEBUTS THIS WEEK
Fever Pitch, starring Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore, directed by the Farrelly brothers (There's Something About Mary, Stuck on You) debuts with closed captioning and descriptive narration in select access-equipped theaters this week. What's the film about you say? Well, a girl falls for a boy who has already fallen for the Boston Red Sox. As your MoPix notification team is sitting in the grand ol' city of Boston, we could not let an opportunity to plug our beloved Red Sox (or even a movie about a fan of the Boston Red Sox) pass by. Happy start of the baseball season everyone!

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

Fever Pitch starring Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore from Twentieth Century Fox Films
(rated PG-13)

Beauty Shop starring Queen Latifah from MGM
(rated PG-13)

Guess Who, a remake of the film classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher from Sony Pictures
(rated PG-13)

Robots with the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks and Robin Williams from Twentieth Century Fox Films
(rated PG)

Be Cool starring John Travolta and Uma Thurman from MGM
(rated PG-13)

Now playing with closed captions only (no descriptions are available for these films)

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous starring Sandra Bullock from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated PG-13)

The Ring 2, starring Naomi Watts from DreamWorks Pictures
(rated PG-13)

The Pacifier starring Vin Diesel from Buena Vista Pictures
(rated PG)

Million Dollar Baby starring Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood and directed by Eastwood from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated PG-13)

UPDATE ON MOPIX INSTALLATIONS

Arizona
AMC Deer Valley 30, Phoenix - System to debut shortly
AMC Ahwatukee 24, Phoenix - System to debut shortly
AMC Esplanade 14, Phoenix - System to debut shortly
AMC Desert Ridge 18, Phoenix - System to debut shortly
AMC Arrowhead 14, Glendale - System to debut shortly
AMC Arizona Center, Phoenix - System to debut shortly

California
AMC Mission Valley 20, San Diego - System to debut shortly

Connecticut - First MoPix Systems in the State
National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills, Manchester, CT - System to debut this month
National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Orange - System to debut this month

Iowa - First MoPix System in the State
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Davenport - System to debut this month

Kentucky - First MoPix Systems in the State
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Stonybrook, Louisville - System to debut this month
National Amusements Showcase Cinemas 16 de Lux, Okolona - System to debut this month

Massachusetts
Comcast 3D IMAX Theater, Jordan's Furniture, Reading - System to debut shortly
National Amusements Showcase Cinema West Springfield - System to debut this month
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Randolph - System to debut this month
National Amusements Blackstone Valley 14 Cinema de Lux, Millbury - System to debut this month
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Lowell - System to debut this month

Michigan - First MoPix Systems in the State
National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti - System to debut this month
National Amusements Showcase Cinemas Flint-West - System to debut this month

New Jersey
Loews Freehold Metroplex 14, Freehold - RWC System now up and running (no description/DVS system will be installed at this theater or the other Loews locations in NJ)
Loews Brick Plaza, Brick - RWC System now up and running (no DVS)
Loews Cherry Hill Theater, Cherry Hill - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews East Hanover 12 - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Menlo Park 12, Edison - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Jersey Gardens, Elizabeth - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Newport Centre 21, Jersey City - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Mountainside 10, Mountainside - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Monmouth Mall 15, Eatontown - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews New Brunswick, New Brunswick - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Route Seventeen 3, Paramus - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Paramus Route 4, Paramus - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Ridgefield Park, Ridgefield Park - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Meadow Six, Secaucus - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Plaza 8, Secaucus - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Seacourt 10, Toms River - RWC now available (no DVS)
Loews Wayne 14, Wayne - RWC now available (no DVS)

New York
National Amusements City Center 15 Cinema DeLux, White Plains - System to debut this month
National Amusements Island 16 Cinema de Lux, Holtsville - System to debut this month
National Amusements College Point Cinemas, Whitestone - System to debut this month

North Carolina
Consolidated Mayfaire 16, Wilmington - System to debut shortly

Ohio
New addition! National Amusements Franklin Park 16 Cinema de Lux, Toledo - System to debut shortly
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Springdale, Springdale - System to debut this month
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Dayton South, West Carrollton - System to debut this month
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Western Hills, Cincinnati - System to debut this month

Rhode Island - First MoPix system in the State
National Amusements Showcase Cinema Warwick, Warwick - System to debut this month

Virginia
National Amusements Fairfax Corner 14 Cinema de Lux, Fairfax - System to debut this month

MOPIX COMING SOON

* Amityville Horror from MGM (Apr 15) (cc dvs)
* The Interpreter starring Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman from Universal Pictures (Apr 22) (cc dvs)
* A Lot Like Love starring Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet from Buena Vista Pictures (Apr 22) (cc only)
* XXX: State of the Union from Sony Pictures (Apr 29) (cc dvs)
* House of Wax from Warner Bros. Pictures (May 6) (cc only)
* Kingdom of Heaven starring Liam Neeson and Orlando Bloom from Twentieth Century Fox Films (May 6) (cc dvs)
* Kicking and Screaming from Universal Pictures (May 13) (cc dvs)
* Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith from Twentieth Century Fox Films (May 19) (cc dvs)
* Madagascar with the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith and David Schwimmer from DreamWorks Pictures (May 27) (cc dvs)
* American Gangster from Universal Pictures (Jun 3) (cc dvs)
* Cinderella Man starring Russell Crowe from Universal Pictures (Jun 3) (cc dvs)
* Lords of Dogtown from Sony Pictures (Jun 3) (cc only)
* Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants from Warner Bros. Pictures (Jun 3) (cc only)
* Mr. & Mrs. Smith starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie from Twentieth Century Fox Films (Jun 10) (cc dvs)
* Batman Begins from Warner Bros. Pictures (Jun 17) (cc dvs)
* Bewitched starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell from Sony Pictures (Jun 24) (cc dvs)
* Dukes of Hazzard from Warner Bros. Pictures (Jun 24) (cc only)
* Fun with Dick and Jane from Sony Pictures (Jun 24) (cc dvs)
* Herbie: Fully Loaded starring Lindsay Lohan and Michael Keaton from Buena Visita Pictures (Jun 24) (cc with dvs tbd)
* Rebound from Twentieth Century Fox Films (Jul 1) (cc dvs)
* Fantastic Four from Twentieth Century Fox Films (Jul 8) (cc dvs)
* The Skeleton Key from Universal Pictures (Jul 8) (cc dvs)
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp from Warner Bros. Pictures (Jul 15) (cc dvs)
* The Island starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson from DreamWorks Pictures (Jul 22) (cc only)
* 40 Year-Old Virgin from Universal Pictures (Aug 1) (cc dvs)
* Doom from Universal Pictures (Aug 5) (cc dvs)
* Must Love Dogs from Warner Bros. Pictures (Aug 5) (cc only)
* Red Eye from DreamWorks Pictures (Aug 5) (cc only)
* Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo from Sony Pictures (Aug 12) (cc only)
* The Perfect Man from Universal Pictures (Aug 12) (cc dvs)
* The Cave from Sony Pictures (Aug 19) (cc only)
* Exorcism of Emily Rose from Sony Pictures (Sept 9) (cc only)
* Just Like Heaven from DreamWorks Pictures (Sept 16) (cc only)
* Syriana from Warner Bros. Pictures (Sept 16) (cc only)
* Legend of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones from Columbia Pictures (Sept 23) (cc dvs)
* Stealth from Sony Pictures (Sept 23) (cc dvs)
* Tim Burton's Corpse Bride from Warner Bros. Pictures (Sept 23) (cc only)
* Oliver Twist from Sony Pictures (Sept 30) (cc only)
* Serenity from Universal Pictures (Sept 30) (cc dvs)
* Class Action from Warner Bros. Pictures (Oct 7) (cc with dvs tbd)
* The Fog from Sony Pictures (Oct 7) (cc only)
* In Her Shoes from Twentieth Century Fox Films (Oct 7) (cc dvs)
* Wallace and Gromit Movie from DreamWorks Pictures (Oct 7) (cc only)
* George A. Romero's Land of the Dead from Universal Pictures (Oct 21) (cc dvs)
* Chicken Little, an animated film from Buena Vista Pictures (Nov 4) (cc with dvs tbd)
* Jarhead from Universal Pictues (Nov 11) (cc dvs)
* Rent from Sony Pictures (Nov 11) (cc with dvs tbd)
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from Warner Bros. Pictures (Nov 18) (cc dvs)
* Walk the Line (a biography of Johnny Cash) starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon from Twentieth Century Fox Films (Nov 18) (cc dvs)
* Zathura from Sony Pictures (Nov 23) (cc dvs)
* The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe from Buena Vista Pictures (Dec 9) (cc dvs)
* Memoirs of a Geisha from Sony Pictures (Dec 9) (cc dvs)
* Underworld 2 from Sony Pictures (Dec 9) (cc dvs)
* King Kong from Universal Pictures (Dec 14) (cc dvs)
* The Producers starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman from Universal Pictures (Dec 21) (cc dvs)
* Rumor Has It from Warner Bros. Pictures (Dec 21) (cc only)
* Annapolis starring James Franco from Buena Vista Pictures (tbd '05 debut) (cc with dvs tbd)
* Final War from Sony Pictures (TBD '05 debut) (cc with dvs tbd)
* 4 Christmases from Sony Pictures (tbd '05 debut) (cc with dvs tbd)
* In the Pink from Sony Pictures (TBD '05 debut) (cc with dvs tbd)
* Nanny McPhee from Universal Pictures (TBD '05 debut) (cc dvs)
* Prom Night from Sony Pictures (TBD '05 debut) (cc with dvs tbd)
* A Sound of Thunder from Warner Bros. Pictures (TBD '05 debut) (cc only)
* Cars, an animated film from Buena Vista Pictures and Pixar Entertainment (Finding Nemo, The Incredibles) with the voices of Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt and Richard Petty (May '06) (cc with dvs tbd)
* Over the Hedge from DreamWorks Pictures (May 19 '06) (cc with dvs tba)
* Flushed Away from DreamWorks Pictures (Nov 3 '06) (cc with dvs tba)
* Shrek 3 from DreamWorks Pictures (May 18 '07) (cc with dvs tba)

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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 www.mopix.org, e-mail access@wgbh.org or call 617 300-3400 v, 617 300-2489 TTY.

Thanks to AMC Theatres, CEC Theaters, Clearview Theaters, Consolidated Theaters, Crown Theatres, Douglas Theatre Company, Famous Players, Gateway Theaters, Loews Cineplex, Malco Theatres, Mann Theatres, and National Amusements Theatres, IMAX and OMNIMAX theatres, Disney themeparks, Busch Gardens Adventure Parks, SeaWorld, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/MIT the Hollywood studios and to all the movie fans out there.

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Media Access Group at WGBH
mary_watkins@wgbh.org
http://access.wgbh.org
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA  02134
617 300-3700 v/fax, 617 300-2489 TTY

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