Rear-Window Captioned Movies Provided by
WGBH MoPIX.
These movies are shown at special times on the dates listed, please contact
the theatre itself for all the details including show times and don't forget
to pick up the RWC equipment prior to
entering the theatre. (It's always a
good idea to double check films and showtimes by calling the theaters before
heading out. Also, please try arrive a bit early, 15-30 minutes if possible, to
leave time for the visit to the customer service desk to get your Rear Window
reflector and/or DVS Theatrical headphones.)
Hello to the thousands of MoPix movie fans out
there. The team here at MoPix central command has an important announcement to
share with you, so please do read on.
June 3 will be the last detailed posting by WGBH's Media Access Group of MoPix
film and showtime information across the US and Canada. This activity, begun
when there were 12 MoPix-equipped theaters, has grown over the years to include
information for over 100 theaters each week. This is a service that WGBH has
provided free of charge to the studios, theater chains, and to theater fans who
now can enjoy over 60 films each year with closed captioning and descriptive
narration.
We have long believed that the key to the growth of access to first-run films in
theaters is the integration of access information-- notations as to what films
are accessible and at what times-- in mainstream marketing efforts by the
studios and theater chains. These include newspaper listings, Web sites such as
movietickets.com and enjoytheshow.com, signage at theaters and in any number of
telecommunications and print advertising methods that the studios and chains
create and use to attract patrons.
Each of the chains that we partner with on our MoPix efforts have been notified
that we will, from June 6 onward, continue to list the available films, MoPix-equipped
theater locations and voice phone numbers of theaters via the MoPix News e-mail
update and the www.mopix.org site. However, patrons will be looking to them to
provide the specific film and showtime information for each theater location.
Many chains now provide this information on their Web sites, and an increasing
number are also making it a priority to note access information in these other
forms of advertising. Major progress for everyone!
A note about the accessibility of theater chains' Web sites for users who are
blind or have low vision: WGBH's Media Access Group has provided each of the
major chains that have MoPix systems installed in one or more auditoriums with
an "access inventory" of their site. This inventory outlines the major obstacles
that users who rely on screen readers to navigate Web sites find at their sites.
WGBH has offered our valuable Web accessibility consultation services to them
free of charge to make their sites more accessible to all users.
Here now is a list of contact information for theater chains with MoPix
installations, along with the level of detail they are currently providing
patrons about closed captioned and described film offerings. The voice phone
numbers for individual theaters with MoPix installations has been, and will
continue to be listed on www.mopix.org for easy access to your local theater's
weekly information. We look forward to the continued growth, and increased
awareness of, captioning and description for movies in theaters, and will
continue to work with patrons, theaters and the Hollywood studios to realize
that goal.
AMC Theaters (accessible film information for AMC locations in New Jersey and in
the Washington, D.C. area is available online at www.amctheatres.com. AMC plans
to have accessible film information at the remaining MoPix-equipped locations
available online shortly.)
920 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
816 221-4000
CEC Theatres (accessible film information for CEC MoPix locations is not
currently available at the chain's site, www.cectheatres.com)
Cinema Entertainment Corp.
Box 1126
St. Cloud, MN 56302
320 251-9131
Clearview Theaters (accessible film information for all Clearview MoPix
locations is available at www.clearviewcinemas.com)
97 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
908 918-2000
Consolidated Theaters (Consolidated does not currently list accessible film
information on their site, www.consolidatedmovies.com, but the chain is working
to enable such a system shortly.)
5970 Fairview Road, Suite 600
Charlotte, NC 28210
704 554-1695
Crown Theatres (accessible film information for the three Crown MoPix locations
is available at the theater page level of www.crowntheatres.com)
4 North Main Street
South Norwalk, CT 06845
203 846-8800
Douglas Theatres (Douglaas does not currently list accessible film information
on their site, www.douglastheatres.com)
Douglas Theatre Company
1300 P Street
Lincoln NE 68508
402 474-4909
Famous Players Theatres (accessible film information for all Famous Players
locations is available at www.famousplayers.com/theatres/rwc_dvs.asp)
146 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1P3
Canada
Loews Cineplex Entertainment (accessible film information for all Loews theaters
locations, with the exception of the Loews Theater at Metreon on San Francisco,
is available at www.enjoytheshow.com) (Note, most the Loews locations have Rear
Window systems only, not DVS Theatrical systems)
711 5th Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10022
646 521-6000
Malco Theatres (Malco does not currently list accessible film information on
their site, www.malco.com)
5851 Ridgeway Center Parkway
Memphis, TN 39120
901 761-3480
Megaplex Theatres (Megaplex does not currently list accessible film information
at their sitge, www.megaplextheatres.com)
guestservices@megaplextheatres.com
National Amusements Theatres (also known as Showcase Cinemas) (accessible film
information for all National Amusements MoPix locations is available at the
theater page level of www.nationalamusements.com)
200 Elm Street
Dedham, MA 02027
781 461-1600
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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, 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.
Especially for Interpreters
Your Deaf Community or American Sign Language Ad Can Be here.
