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January 3, 2003
Movie Access Update from WGBH - Jan 3-9, 2003
From: WGBH - 03 Jan 2003
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MOTION PICTURE ACCESS (MoPix) NEWS
January 3 - January 9
WISHES FOR A HAPPY AND MORE ACCESSIBLE NEW YEAR
We're looking forward to offering, with our partners at the film studios and at theater chains, loads of captioned and described films and announcements of new MoPix-equipped theaters throughout 2003. Stay tuned for the latest info, and enjoy!
NEW FILM ADDED
ADAPTATION, starring Nicolas Cage, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze (the team behind BEING JOHN MALKOVICH), will be released on January 10 with closed captions from Columbia Pictures.
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 or will play in select IMAX Theaters equipped with RWC/DVST.
TWO WEEKS NOTICE, starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated PG-13)
MAID IN MANHATTAN, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes, from Sony Pictures
(rated PG-13)
ANALYZE THAT, starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal, from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated R)
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS from Warner Bros. Pictures
(rated PG)
STAR WARS: ATTACK OF THE CLONES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE*, from Lucasfilm, Ltd. and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
(rated PG)
*This film is playing or will play in select IMAX Theaters equipped with RWC/DVST.
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:
* New Title! ADAPTATION, starring Nicolas Cage (written and directed by the team that made BEING JOHN MALKOVICH), from Columbia Pictures (Jan. 10) (cc)
* NATIONAL SECURITY, starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn, from Sony Pictures (Jan. 17) (cc)
* BIKER BOYZ starring Laurence Fishburne from DreamWorks Pictures (Jan. 31) (cc)
* DARKNESS FALLS from Sony Pictures (Jan. 24) (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) (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)
* ANGER MANAGEMENT, starring Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson and Marisa Tomei, from Sony Pictures (April 11)
* BASIC starring John Travolta and Samuel Jackson from Sony Pictures (April 18) (cc)
* X-MEN 2 from 20th Century Fox Films (May 2)
* DADDY DAY CARE from Sony Pictures (May 9) (cc)
• ENVY from Dreamworks Pictures (June) (cc)
* HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, starring Harrison Ford, from Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios (June 13) (cc)
* CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2: FULL THROTTLE, starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu and Drew Barrymore from Sony Pictures (June 27)
* SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS from DreamWorks Pictures (July) (cc)
* BAD BOYS 2 from Sony Pictures (July 18) (cc)
* GIGLI, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, from Sony Pictures (August 1) (cc)
* SWAT from Columbia Pictures (August)
* RADIO from Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios
* ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO from Sony Pictures (Fall) (cc)
... and many more to come.
LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.
(It's always a good idea to call the theater to confirm films/showtimes before heading out, voice numbers provided below...)
ARIZONA/Phoenix Area
Coming Soon! AMC Mesa Grand 24
1647 S. Stapely Drive
Mesa
(January MoPix Install Planned!)
CALIFORNIA/Southern
AMC 30 AT THE BLOCK Theater #6
Orange, 714 769-4288
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 12:00 3:25 6:55 10:25PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 3:25 6:55 10:10PM
AMC Sherman Oaks Theater #2
818 986-3078
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 2:00 5:30 9:00PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9 2:00 5:30 8:45PM
Loews Cineplex/Universal City Cinemas at CityWalk Theater #5
Universal City, 818 508-0711
Please call theater for film/showtimes.
National Amusements The Bridge: cinema de lux IMAX Theatre
Los Angeles, 310 568-9950
The Lion King
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 10:00AM 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00 10:00PM
Mann's Chinese 6 at Hollywood & Highland
Theater #1
Hollywood, 323 461-3331
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 11:15AM 2:00 4:45 7:15 10:00PM
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
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 9:25PM
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
(January MoPix install planned)
AMC Mercado 20 Theater #6
Mercado Santa Clara Center, 408 919-0285
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 11:50 3:10 6:25 9:40PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 1:05 4:05 7:10 10:10PM
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/Wash, D.C.
Johnson IMAX Theatre, Smithsonian/Museum of Natural History
Washington, D.C.
Star Wars Ep. II: The Imax Experience
Showing every evening at 6:00 PM
Fri-Sat nights, showing at 6:00 and 8:15 PM
FLORIDA/Tampa
Museum of Science and Industry, IMAX Dome Theater
Tampa, 770 937-0730
The Lion King
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 10:30AM 1:15 4:00 5:45 7:30PM
GEORGIA/Atlanta
AMC Parkway Pointe 15
Atlanta, 770 937-0730
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Mon Jan 3-6: 11:50AM 2:50 6:40 9:45 3:10 6:40 9:45PM
Tues-Thurs Jan 7-9: 12:00 2:50 6:40 9:45PM
ILLINOIS/Chicago Area
AMC Yorktown
Lombard, 630 495-0012
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 11:45AM 3:10 6:30 9:45PM
AMC City North
Chicago, 773 394-1600
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5, Tues Jan 7: 12:05 2:20 4:40 7:15 9:35PM
Mon Jan 6, Wed-Thurs Jan 8-9: 2:05 4:40 7:15 9:35PM
Coming Soon! AMC River East 21
Chicago,
(January 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
Maid in Manhattan
Fri-Sat Jan 3-4: 12:20 3:15 5:40 8:10 10:40PM
Sun Jan 5: 12:20 3:15 5:40 8:05 10:30PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 2:10 5:00 7:30 9:45PM
MARYLAND/Baltimore Area
AMC Owings Mills
Owings Mills, 443 394-0060
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 2:00 5:15 8:30PM
MASSACHUSETTS/Boston Area
AMC Fenway Theatre
Boston, 617 424-6111
No film this week.
AMC Framingham 16
Framingham, 508 875-6237
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 12:00 3:30 6:45 10:15PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 3:00 6:45 9:50PM
National Amusements Showcase Cinema
Revere, 781 284-5700
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 12:05 3:05 6:45 9:55PM
MASSACHUSETTS/Worcester
National Amusements Showcase Cinema
Worcester, 508 852-2944
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 12:30 3:35 6:45 9:45PM (+12:35AM Fri/Sat nights)
MINNESOTA/Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18, Theater #4
Eden Prairie, 952 656-0010
No film this week.
Crown Theater Block E Movie Complex (Two theaters equipped, 3 films available)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 12:30 3:40PM
Analyze That
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 7:20PM 10:00PM
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:00 4:00 7:30 10:00PM
NEW JERSEY/Clifton (outside NYC)
AMC Clifton Commons
Clifton, 973 614-0966
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 2:20 5:00 7:40 10:10PM (+12:40 Fri/Sat nights)
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: Please call theatre for film/showtimes
NEW YORK/Bronx
AMC Bay Plaza
Bronx, 718 320-1659
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Sat Jan 3-4: 2:15 5:00 7:45 10:30PM
Sun-Thurs Jan 5-9: 1:50 4:35 7:20 10:05PM
NEW YORK/Manhattan
Coming Soon! AMC Empire 25
234 W. 42nd Street
(January MoPix install planned!)
PENNSYLVANIA/Philadelphia
AMC Plymouth Meeting
(Outside Philadelphia), 610 397-0780
Catch Me If You Can
Fri-Sat Jan 3-4: 12:05 3:15 7:00PM
Sun-Thurs Jan 5-9: 1:40 4:50 8:15PM
TEXAS/Dallas-Ft. Worth Area
AMC The Parks at Arlington
Arlington, 817 505-4520
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sat Jan 3-4: 12:00 3:20 6:30 9:40PM
Sun Jan 5: 12:00 3:20 6:30 9:35PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 2:15 5:20 8:30PM
VIRGINIA
AMC Springfield Mall
Springfield, 703 971-4203
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 2:30 5:00 7:30 9:50PM
Virginia Marine Science Museum IMAX Theater (RWC Only)
Virginia Beach, 757 437-4949
The Lion King (cc only)
Fri-Sat Jan 3-4: 11:00AM 2:00 4:15 6:30 8:45PM
Sun-Thurs Jan 4-9: 11:00AM 2:00 4:15 6:30PM
WASHINGTON
AMC Pacific Place
Seattle, 206 652-8908
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:50 4:25 7:00* 9:50PM
*no 7:00PM show on Tues Jan 7
Cinerama
Seattle, 206 441-3653
No film this week.
WISCONSIN/Milwaukee Area
AMC Mayfair Mall
Wauwatosa, 414 777-0467
No film this week.
LOCATIONS IN CANADA
Famous Players Theatres:
Alberta
Paramount Chinook Centre
Calgary
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:05 3:45 7:00 9:40PM
SilverCity Country Hills
Calgary
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Mon Jan 3-6: 1:40 4:10 7:25 9:55PM
Tues-Thurs Jan 7-9 7:25 9:55PM
Park Plaza, Red Deer
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 1:00 3:30 7:10 9:35PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 7:10 9:35PM
SilverCity West Edmonton Mall
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 12:50 3:55 6:45 9:50PM
British Columbia
SilverCity Metropolis Theatre 2
Burnaby
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9 12:40 3:20 7:30 10:15PM
Famous Players Colossus Langley
Langley
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:30 4:40 7:40 10:45PM
SilverCity Riverport
Richmond
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9 1:45 4:45 7:50 10:40PM
SilverCity Coquitlam
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9 12:30 3:45 7:30 10:45PM
SilverCity Tillicum
Victoria
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 1:00 3:40 7:10 9:45PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 7:10 9:45PM
Manitoba
SilverCity Polo Park
Winnipeg
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:20 4:15 7:10 10:00PM
SilverCity St. Vital
Winnipeg
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 12:50 4:15 7:00 10:00PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 5-9: 7:00 10:00PM
Nova Scotia
Park Lane 8
Halifax
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5, Tues-Wed Jan 7-8: 12:30 3:30 6:40 9:40PM
Mon Jan 6 and Thurs Jan 9: 6:40 9:40PM
Ontario
SilverCity Ancaster
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 2:00 4:40 7:45 10:40PM
SilverCity Kitchener
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 12:50 3:40 7:00 9:50PM
Mon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 7:00 9:50PM
Famous Players Belleville 8
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 12:30 3:40 7:00 10:00PM
Mon Jan 6, Wed-Thurs Jan 8-9: 7:00 10:00PM
Tues Jan 7: 3:40 7:00 10:00PM
SilverCity Brampton
Brampton
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 1:40 4:30 7:15 10:30PM
Mon Jan 6, Wed-Thurs Jan 8-9: 7:15 10:30PM
Tues Jan 7: 4:30 7:15 10:30PM
SilverCity Burlington 8
Burlington
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 1:00 3:50 6:50 9:40PM
Mon Jan 6, Wed-Thurs Jan 8-9: 6:50 9:40PM
Tues Jan 7: 3:50 6:50 9:40PM
SilverCity Newmarket
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 1:10 3:50 7:20 10:20PM
Mon Jan 6, Wed-Thurs Jan 8-9: 7:20 10:20PM
Tues Jan 7: 3:50 7:20 10:20PM
SilverCity Yorkdale
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 11:40AM 3:15 6:50PM
SilverCity Yorkdale
Analyze That
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 10:30PM
SilverCity Gloucester
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 12:20 3:40 6:50 10:10PM
SilverCity London
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:00* 3:50 7:10 10:10PM*no 1:00 show Mon, Wed, Thurs
Coliseum Mississauga
Maid In Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:20 4:10 7:10 9:50PM (+12:30AM show Fri/Sat night)
Coliseum Ottawa
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:30* 4:45 8:10 10:10PM*no 1:30 show Mon, Wed, Thurs
SilverCity Richmond Hill
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 12:30 3:25 6:30 9:40PM
Coliseum Scarborough
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:15 4:30 7:45 11:15PM
SilverCity Sudbury
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 1:45 4:50 7:45 10:30PMMon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 4:50 7:45 10:30PM
SilverCity Thunder Bay
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Sun Jan 3-5: 12:50 3:40 7:20 10:30PMMon-Thurs Jan 6-9: 7:20 10:30PM
Paramont Toronto
Two Weeks Notice
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 1:40 4:40 7:40 10:20PM
SilverCity Yonge & Eglinton Auditorium #2
Toronto
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 7:00 10:20PM
SilverCity Yonge & Eglinton Auditorium #2
Toronto
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 11:45AM 3:20PM
SilverCity Yonge & Eglinton Auditorium #3
Toronto
Maid in Manhattan
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 2:00 4:50 8:00 10:40PM
SilverCity Windsor
Windsor
Catch Me if You Can
Fri-Thurs Jan 3-9: 12:15 3:30 7:00 10:40PM
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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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