MoPix Update and Announcement from WGBH - March 25

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Posting of the MoPix Update each week is ending with this issue. Information

about currently available and upcoming captioned and described movies, as

well as other movie access-related information, will continue to be updated

regularly on the MoPix Web site, www.mopix.org. A list of mainstream movies

on DVD and Blu-ray with optional description tracks will be updated

regularly at www.describedmovies.org.

The Captionfish.com Web site can be used as a resource to find captioned and

described movies near you based on your zip code.

A general news posting from the Media Access Group will eventually replace

this topic-specific update. For now, you can follow news from the Media

Access Group on Facebook and Twitter (@AccessWGBH).

It has been a pleasure assembling this update each week for the last 10+

years. The growth in the number of theaters equipped with access

technology, and in the number of movies released each year with captioning

and description, has been dramatic. The future promises much more of the

same.

Thanks to all of you for your support and advocacy, and to those in the film

industry, for your efforts to make movies accessible to everyone.

- and the WGBH/MoPix Team

MoPix Update from WGBH- March 25

1. MoPix Movies Opening Today

2. WGBH Collaborates with Netflix to Caption Streaming Video

3. Newly Released DVDs with DVS

4. MoPix Films Now Playing

5. MoPix Films Coming Soon

6. Credits

1. MoPix Movies Opening Friday, March 25

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules from Twentieth Century Fox Films

(cc dvs) (rated PG)

##cc dvs dcp##

In this sequel to 2010's surprise hit, Greg Heffley, the kid who made

" wimpy " cool, is back in an all-new family comedy based on the best-selling

follow-up novel by Jeff Kinney. (Kinney's Wimpy Kid " series has thus far

sold 42 million books.) As he begins seventh grade, Greg and his older

brother - and chief tormentor - Rodrick must deal with their parents'

misguided attempts to have them bond.

Sucker Punch from Warner Bros Pictures

(cc dvs) (rated PG-13)

##cc dvs dcp##

A young girl is institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an

alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will

help her escape from the facility.

2. Netflix Collaboration Now Public

We're proud to announce that we are working with Netflix to caption and

subtitle movies and TV shows to watch instantly via their streaming service.

Here's a link to Netflix's blog posting on the topic:

http://blog.netflix.com/2011/02/30-of-netflix-streaming-content-has.html

We have already begun talking with them about offering video description.

3. Newly Released DVDs with DVS

These four home movie releases are available now wherever DVDs are sold.

The Media Access Group is an Amazon Associate. This means when you visit

our Web page www.describedmovies.org and use the " click thru " option to

purchase the DVD from amazon.com, we receive a small portion of the revenue

(at no additional cost to you). Any other purchases you make during that

visit to amazon will also yield revenue for the Media Access Group.

- How Do You Know from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, rated PG-13 and

starring Reese Witherspoon, Rudd and Owen .

- Morning Glory from Paramount Pictures Home Video, rated PG-13 and starring

Mc, on Ford and Diane Keaton. The description for this

film was not produced by WGBH.

- Skyline from Universal Pictures starring, rated PG-13 and starring

Balfour.

- The Tourist from Sony Pictures Home Video, rated PG-13 and starring

Angelina Jolie and ny Depp.

4. MoPix Films Now Playing

Try www.captionfish.com (searches for captioned, subtitled and/or described

films based on your zip code)

Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system, and

audio descriptions utilizing the DVS Theatrical System. Films that also

have a closed captioned digital cinema package to enable playout of captions

in theaters equipped with digital cinema projection and Rear Window systems

include (cc dcp) after the title.

The Adjustment Bureau from Universal Pictures (cc dcp)

Battle: Los Angeles from Sony Pictures (cc dcp)

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son from Twentieth Century Fox Films (cc dvs

dcp)

Cedar Rapids from Fox Searchlight (cc dvs dcp)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules from Twentieth Century Fox Films (cc dvs

dcp)

Gnomeo and t from Walt Disney Studios (cc dcp)

Hall Pass from Warner Bros. Pictures (cc dvs dcp)

I Am Number Four from Walt Disney Studios (cc dcp)

Just Go With It from Sony Pictures (cc dcp)

Mars Needs Moms from Walt Disney Studios (cc dcp)

from Universal Pictures (cc dcp)

Rango from Paramount Pictures*

Red Riding Hood from Warner Bros. Pictures (cc dvs dcp)

Sucker Punch from Warner Bros Pictures (cc dvd dcp)

Unknown from Warner Bros. Pictures (cc dvs dcp)

Win Win from Fox Searchlight Films (cc dvs dcp)

Available with closed captions using the Rear Window Captioning system

(descriptive narration is not available for these films):

Beastly from CBS Films

The Eagle from Focus Features (cc dcp)

The Fighter from Paramount Pictures*

Jane Eyre from Focus Features (cc dcp)

Bieber: Never Say Never from Paramount Pictures*

Limitless from Relativity Media (cc dcp)

Take Me Home Tonight from Relativity Media (cc dcp)

5. MoPix Films Coming Soon

(plot descriptions from imdb.com)

Continue to learn about upcoming films by checking the MoPix site,

specifically this page:

http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/comingsoon.html

HOP from Universal Pictures

(Apr 1) (cc dvs)

#cc dcp#

The Easter Bunny is accidentally hit by a car, and it's up to the offending

driver to save Easter. Featuring the voices of Brand, Marsden

and Perkins.

Source Code from Summit Entertainment

(Apr 1) (cc only)

#cc dcp#

An action thriller centered on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an

unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a

Chicago commuter train. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Monaghan.

Arthur from Warner Bros. Pictures

(Apr 8) (cc dvs)

##cc dvs dcp##

A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a

woman his family doesn't like. Starring Brand, Helen Mirren and

Garner.

Hanna from Focus Features

(Apr8) (cc only)

#cc dcp#

A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is

dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence

agent and her operatives. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and

Bana.

Soul Surfer from Sony Pictures

(Apr 8) (cc dvs)

#cc dcp#

A teenage surfer girl summons the courage to go back into the ocean after

losing an arm in a shark attack. Starring Sophia Robb, Dennis Quaid and

Helen Hunt.

Your Highness from Universal Pictures

(Apr 8) (cc dvs)

#cc dcp#

When Prince Fabious's bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue

her... accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous. Starring Danny

McBride, Franco and Portman.

Rio from Twentieth Century Fox Films

(Apr 15) (cc dvs)

When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely

independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this

bird of his dreams.

African Cats from Walt Disney Studios

(Apr 22) (cc dvs)

A nature documentary centered on two cat families and how they teach their

cubs the ways of the wild.

Born to Be a Star from Sony Pictures

(Apr 22) (cc only)

A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his

parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.

Water for Elephants from Twentieth Century Fox Films

(Apr 22) (cc dvs)

A veterinary student abandons his studies after his parents are killed and

joins a traveling circus as their vet. Starring Pattinson and Reese

Witherspoon.

Fast Five from Universal Pictures

(Apr 29) (cc dvs)

Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again

as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless

federal agent. Starring , Vin Diesel and Dwayne .

Prom from Walt Disney Studios

(Apr 29) (cc dvs)

A group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom.

* WGBH has developed a conversion process to enable select Paramount films

to be available via Rear Window Captioning systems. Some of these titles

will also be available with descriptions. The latter will be designated

" desc " vs. DVS in our updates to indicate availability of that

feature, though WGBH did not create those descriptions.

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6. CREDITS

Closed captioning and description of 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@... or call 617

300-3700.

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