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11/09/2024

Now it can be told: The Reston Accessibility Committee is the reason that the Look Dine-in Cinema at Reston Town Center now has Sunday open captions. This committee gave permission to post the following article from their newsletter.

Open Caption Movies at LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Reston

Reston Accessibility Committee (RAC) is pleased to announce that LOOK Dine-in Cinemas in Reston Town Center is now providing open-caption screenings of its movies routinely on Sunday evenings. This is a major service for the deaf and hard-of hearing community in the Reston area. Depending on public response, there is the possibility that this program can be expanded to more time periods during the week.

Since its inception as a committee of the Reston Citizens Association, RAC has worked primarily to improve accessibility for those with mobility disabilities. Each theater in the LOOK Dine-in Cinemas Reston has already been designed to accommodate two wheelchairs with adjacent seats for companions. Advocacy for the deaf and hard- of-hearing community was a new endeavor for RAC.

After being contacted by Erik Nordlof, founder of DC Deaf Moviegoers and Allies, earlier this year, RAC agreed to support his request to seek open caption screenings of movies at the LOOK theater in Reston. For some time now, the LOOK Cinemas Reston theater management has been providing open captions for the Senior Movie Day films it runs once a month for the Reston Association. To show all current movies with open captions on a regular schedule was a much larger commitment for the LOOK Cinemas team. Under the leadership of Shelby Schultz, Director of Programming for LOOK Cinemas, it has now been accomplished. Starting Sunday, October 20, one showing of each film between 6:00-9:00 P.M. (considered prime time for dine-in theaters) has been provided with open captions. Ms. Schultz is willing to advocate for LOOK Cinemas’ expansion of this program; however, she needs public support of the current operation to do so.

RAC encourages the Reston community to attend these showings so that open-caption movie opportunities can be increased throughout the week at LOOK Dine-in Cinemas Reston. Help spread the word!

GREAT NEWS for NoVA open caption movie fans! The Look Dine-In Cinemas in the Reston Town Center is going to start offeri...
10/16/2024

GREAT NEWS for NoVA open caption movie fans! The Look Dine-In Cinemas in the Reston Town Center is going to start offering open captions on Sunday evenings, beginning THIS Sunday, October 20! A check of their website found that almost every film had open captions on Sunday evening. The times range from 6:15 pm to 9:20 pm.

Direct link to their website: https://www.lookcinemas.com/location/1016

If you go to this theater for open captioned movies, see and share this (and get a card).
10/15/2024

If you go to this theater for open captioned movies, see and share this (and get a card).

Hey Folks - We have a HUGE FAVOR we'd like to ask. Kyle - the guy who's always smiling - is in the Hospital! He's been out for a couple of weeks with an auto-immune condition (nothing contagious) so rough that he can't even sit up in bed!!! He's expected to make a full recovery - but it is gonna take weeks!

He would be absolutely THRILLED if any of his BELOVED CUSTOMERS were to send him a GET WELL SOON card - if you can - please drop your well wishes by the theater (or mail them here) - and we'll bring them to him in the Hospital!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING THE BEST CUSTOMERS IN THE WORLD!!!

08/05/2024

Theaters really need to promote their open captions. Recently met a parent of a deaf child from farther out in NoVa who did not know that just 20 min from their home was a NoVa theater offering open captions. They were delighted and excited to see that theater's oc listings. There are probably many in NoVa unaware thar local theaters have open captions. Each of you that follow this page is a potential ambassador for open captions.

Showplace Icon in Tysons Corner has closed.  That theater had offered open captions.  It is apparently going to become a...
06/20/2024

Showplace Icon in Tysons Corner has closed. That theater had offered open captions. It is apparently going to become a Look dine in theater. Look does not offer open captions unless forced to by law in places like new york city where the law mandates that they offer at least some open caption screenings. So this is bad news for the Northern Virginia open caption audience. A theater has been lost and the replacement theater won't offer open captions.
https://patch.com/virginia/vienna/s/ix9r7/shuttered-movie-theater-tysons-reopen-under-new-owner-report
...reason number 1,001 why we need a law for open captions in Virginia!

Although the ShowPlace Icon Theatre in The Boro showed its last movie on Sunday night, a new owner has already signed a deal to reopen it.

Washington, DC just did it - they passed a bill for open captions in DC movie theaters!
05/10/2024

Washington, DC just did it - they passed a bill for open captions in DC movie theaters!

This is the update we thought we would NEVER, EVER write. After four tries, Washington, DC has succeeded in passing legislation for open captions!!! The DC bill passed unanimously on May 7, 2024. DC is now the second city to get a law for open captions. Move over, New York City! What does this law d...

He's from NoVA but cheering Maryland!
04/19/2024

He's from NoVA but cheering Maryland!

03/31/2024

Help needed to collect data on open caption and non-open caption ticket sales at Virginia movie theaters. We need this data to aid the effort to get a bill/pass a bill for open captions in Virginia in 2025. Message this page or leave a comment if you are willing to help. We especially need help from people who are currently retired and able to capture data on daytime screenings before 4 pm on Mondays to Fridays. This can be done from the comfort of home, no need to go to the movie theaters.

Never saw the original Godzilla movie from 1998? You're in for a treat it seems...looks like University Mall is the only...
03/28/2024

Never saw the original Godzilla movie from 1998? You're in for a treat it seems...looks like University Mall is the only NoVa theater offering a screening of it, Sat and Sun with open captions! And it is the only screening, with or without OC.

02/11/2024

Do you want to see legal protection for open captions in Virginia movie theaters? We are building a team to try for legislation in 2025. Actually, we already have a small team, but we need more people. Virginia is a big state and we will need a lot of help. We need people to join the following sub-teams:

legislative
social media
video
ally outreach
website/email
graphics
data

If you are interested in joining one of those teams, message this page or leave a comment, and we will go from there to get you on that team.

While Virginia does not have a bill for open captions this year, we want to try for one for 2025! To be able to do that,...
02/02/2024

While Virginia does not have a bill for open captions this year, we want to try for one for 2025! To be able to do that, we need to be able to show legislators that there is support for open captions in Virginia. Here's a form you can submit to demonstrate that support:

http://tinyurl.com/vaopencaptionsnow

Please share - the more Virginians that submit this form, the easier it will be to get a legislator to sponsor a bill for 2025!

The time has come to ensure that movie theaters provide more open captioned movie options since there are currently only so many options when theaters decide for themselves voluntarily. We need your input to take to our state government to make effective changes for the betterment of our community.....

See what's happening in our sister state!
01/16/2024

See what's happening in our sister state!

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Alamo Drafthouse seems to have CEASED offering open captions at two Northern Virginia locations:1. Woodbridge (see comme...
01/09/2024

Alamo Drafthouse seems to have CEASED offering open captions at two Northern Virginia locations:

1. Woodbridge (see comment for proof of earlier OC)
2. Loudoun (see comment for proof of earlier OC)

Before, they had "open caption" offerings regularly. Now, when you go to their website to check, all they have are "sensory friendly" screenings and the description of sensory friendly does NOT include open captions. Unless someone can confirm the sensory friendly screenings do have open captions, we assume that they don't.

THIS is proof of why we need a law in Virginia to protect open captions. Theaters can stop anytime they want!

The only Alamo Drafthouse in Northern Virginia still offering open captions is the one in Crystal City, near the Crystal City metro.

It's not going to be a happy holiday for the Deaf and hard of hearing community of the Reston/Herndon area. The new Look...
12/03/2023

It's not going to be a happy holiday for the Deaf and hard of hearing community of the Reston/Herndon area. The new Look cinema that opened one month ago, is not offering open captions. To pressure the theater, we need more people from Reston/Herndon to contact us.

UPDATE: The theater now says that open captions will be added in a few weeks. That means they may not have open captions...
10/27/2023

UPDATE: The theater now says that open captions will be added in a few weeks. That means they may not have open captions when they first open, but will in a few more weeks.

REMINDER: On November 2, the new Look Dine-in Cinema opens in Reston Town Center. As of now, we do not know if they will have open captions - and so far, it looks like they won't!! Why: A deaf resident of the area talked to the new theater's manager and that manager told the deaf resident that he/she could not do anything. The Look Dine-in Cinema in New York City, the Look West 57th theater, DOES offer open captions regularly - BECAUSE of the law in New York City. In fact, that theater was in violation of the NYC law for some time before they were forced to comply. Go to the Look Cinemas facebook post promoting the coming opening and post comments that you want open captions there! https://www.facebook.com/LOOKCinemas/posts/pfbid035vwE3cvkiVTVSLcea17Se9cUBeWU9sSgVsVzZ92XLMnwsttBLB1jYy1Cx6Vz4jrfl

Update! The Look Dine-in Cinemas at Reston Town Center is opening on November 2! Again, if you have not yet pushed them ...
10/14/2023

Update! The Look Dine-in Cinemas at Reston Town Center is opening on November 2! Again, if you have not yet pushed them to offer open captions, now is the time! https://www.lookcinemas.com/contact

Countdown to Taylor Swift film in theaters starting October 13; this is the data for Northern Virginia theater open capt...
10/03/2023

Countdown to Taylor Swift film in theaters starting October 13; this is the data for Northern Virginia theater open caption screenings so far. Only the first day of open caption screenings is listed.

Tell your friends/family about the availability of these open caption screenings for Taylor Swift's film. The future will mean more non-movie films; Beyonce just announced her own concert film, Renaissance, will be in theaters starting November 30 (early sales)/December 1 (official first day). As of now, there are no open caption screenings for the Beyonce film which is being distributed by AMC Entertainment and which just started selling tickets.

09/10/2023

Are you a fan of the singer Taylor Swift? Her film The Eras Tour will be in theaters starting October 13. Tickets went on sale on August 31 with no open caption version available. Yesterday, an open caption version became available! However, theaters may be unaware an open caption version is available now because of how much time has passed since August 31 - so if you want to see Taylor Swift with open captions, contact your preferred Northern Virginia theater to let them know. Right now, it appears no Northern Virginia theaters have scheduled any open caption screenings for Taylor Swift.

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