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MoPix Update from WGBH- March 5

1. MoPix Films Opening this Week

2. Closed Captioning Bill for Theaters Introduced in land and Kentucky

Legislatures

3. New DVD and Blu-ray titles with DVS

4. Grant to Develop Tools for Making Images in Ed Content Accessible

5. MoPix Films Now Playing

6. MoPix Films Coming Soon

7. Credits

1. Captioned Films Opening This Week

Alice in Wonderland from Walt Disney Studios

(cc dvs) (rated PG)

19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure,

where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to

end the Red Queen's reign of terror. The classic tale is reimagined by

director Tim Burton and stars ny Depp, Helena Bonham and Mia

Wasikowska.

Brooklyn's Finest from Overture Pictures

(cc only) (rated R)

Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after

enduring vastly different career paths.

2. Closed Captioning Bill for Theaters Introduced in land and Kentucky

Legislatures

land's House of Delegates has introduced House Bill 1463, also called

's Law. This bill would require closed captioning technology and set a

minimum number of accessible screenings in movie theaters. More information

at this site:

http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/HB1463.htm

And here is a link to a bill (SB102) introduced in the Kentucky legislature

to increase the availability of closed captioning in movie theaters in that

state:

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10rs/SB102.htm

3. New DVD and Blu-ray Titles with DVS

The list of DVD and Blu-ray discs which have an optional DVS track continues

to grow, thanks to the ongoing commitment of Sony Pictures Home

Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The newest titles

are 2012 (a sci-fi/action adventure) and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's

Assistant (comedy/horror/action). We always have the full list at this page

of our site:

http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/accessible-dvds.html

4. Grant to Develop Tools for Making Images in Ed Content Accessible

The Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs has

awarded Benetech, WGBH's National Center for Access Media and the U.S. Fund

for DAISY funding to create and research and development center to improve

the production and availability of accessible images in educational content.

The new center is called DIAGRAM. Learn what that stands for, and more

about the new project at:

http://tinyurl.com/ylsnwz2

5. MoPix Films Now Playing

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