Movies For the Blind http://moviesfortheblind.com enjoy films without looking at a screen Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/movies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadaTV & Filmvalerie@moviesfortheblind.comValerie HunterValerie Hunternomovies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadaenjoy films without the hassle of looking at a screenGreat public-domain movies produced with audio description, so you can listen to them like an audiobook. Episode 139 – The Man Who Cheated Himself part 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/1DMJ09A5sjo/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=410#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:51:35 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=410 A police detective (Lee J. Cobb) covers things up when his lover (Jane Wyatt) kills her husband, but is then assigned to the case with his new partner: his own little brother (John Dall). 1950. Part 1 of 2.

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]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=410 0 noA police detective (Lee J. Cobb) covers things up when his lover (Jane Wyatt) kills her husband, but is then assigned to the case with his new partner: his own little brother (John Dall). 1950. Part 1 of 2. Click here to subscribe Click here to download dValerie HunterA police detective (Lee J. Cobb) covers things up when his lover (Jane Wyatt) kills her husband, but is then assigned to the case with his new partner: his own little brother (John Dall). 1950. Part 1 of 2. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Blind File Sharing Different file sizes/formats [...]movies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadahttp://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=410http://www.blindfilesharing.com/home/mftb/mftb/movies4theblind139.mp3 Our first big hiatus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/08JAqwEMKnk/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=405#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:21:31 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=405 Sorry to have teased you with the teaser for MFTB139, because it won’t be coming until September 5th.

More than a few podcasts take long breaks in the summer to start out fresh in the fall – I tend to think it’s a habit developed by tv seasons past in North America – but I never thought it was necessary. But as more description and voiceover work has landed at my desk with a happy thud, I’ve decided the time is now.

Some pretty great stuff is taking me away from MFTB for a few weeks. On the description side, there’s a powerful documentary for the CBC and ten films of varying lengths and subjects from the terrific folks at the DCMP. It also looks like another tv series is on the horizon, after I finished a pretty interesting cooking show. In addition, I’ve been working on an ongoing basis with a great company in South Korea providing voiceover for teaching materials for an English as a Second Language program. Add it all up, and it’s a pretty crazy August.

MFTB will not be at a total standstill, though. I’ll continue making video clips of past movies and posting them to the MFTB Facebook page (which may hopefully lead to more video elsewhere, but I won’t get ahead of myself). I’ll also be there posting the odd piece of news from the world of audio description. The same will likely happen on something that’s been going on for a while but has seldom been mentioned here: the MFTB Twitter account, @movies4theblind. And there are always past episodes you may have missed, all waiting for you here and on Internet Archive. Speaking of IA, if you run across a film we haven’t had, which is in the public domain (it will usually have a Creative Commons designation saying so), and you’d like it described, link it in the comments here, on the wall of the FB page or to @movies4theblind on Twitter. I’ll see what I can do.

If you’d like to learn more about the technique used to create MFTB, audio description, there’s a very good review available now of a great event I was not able to attend last month, the 2010 Audio Description Project Conference presented by the American Council of the Blind. The page gives a great rundown of what was discussed: from description techniques to legislation for more available description to how far description has progressed (or not progressed) in countries all over the world. There’s even audio of some of the presentations and Power Point for those so inclined. For a brief but big picture of audio description today, it’s well worth checking out.

Thanks, everybody, for your understanding and your amazing support. Enjoy the rest of your summer (or for the Aussies, winter), and meet you back here in September!

]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=405 1 http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=405 Episode 138 – The Desert Trail part 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/pMBJnYQIFIE/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=402#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:40:52 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=402 In Poker City under assumed names, John (John Wayne) and Kansas (Eddy Chandler) have a new girl to fight over: the pretty sister of one of the men who set them up on the robbery and murder charges. Conclusion.

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]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=402 0 noIn Poker City under assumed names, John (John Wayne) and Kansas (Eddy Chandler) have a new girl to fight over: the pretty sister of one of the men who set them up on the robbery and murder charges. Conclusion. Click here to subscribe Click here to downloaValerie HunterIn Poker City under assumed names, John (John Wayne) and Kansas (Eddy Chandler) have a new girl to fight over: the pretty sister of one of the men who set them up on the robbery and murder charges. Conclusion. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Blind File Sharing Different file sizes/formats [...]movies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadahttp://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=402http://www.blindfilesharing.com/home/mftb/mftb/movies4theblind138.mp3 Episode 137 – The Desert Trail part 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/pJ8jQTZN4uI/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=400#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:59:00 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=400 John Wayne stars as a rodeo cowboy who has to be tough to collect the prize money he’s owed. But when the box office is robbed soon after with a man killed, the law comes after him. 1935.

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]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=400 0 noJohn Wayne stars as a rodeo cowboy who has to be tough to collect the prize money he’s owed. But when the box office is robbed soon after with a man killed, the law comes after him. 1935. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Valerie HunterJohn Wayne stars as a rodeo cowboy who has to be tough to collect the prize money he’s owed. But when the box office is robbed soon after with a man killed, the law comes after him. 1935. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Blind File Sharing Different file sizes/formats from [...]movies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadahttp://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=400http://www.blindfilesharing.com/home/mftb/mftb/movies4theblind137.mp3 Episode 136 – Big Fella part 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/hv9xFFpEtrg/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=396#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:39:16 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=396 As Joe (Paul Robeson) considers when to return Gerald, Spike may force his hand and cheat everyone out of the money.

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]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=396 1 noAs Joe (Paul Robeson) considers when to return Gerald, Spike may force his hand and cheat everyone out of the money. (If it’s before midnight July 21st Toronto time, leave a comment here about which movie cowboy is featured next week: John Wayne or Valerie HunterAs Joe (Paul Robeson) considers when to return Gerald, Spike may force his hand and cheat everyone out of the money. (If it’s before midnight July 21st Toronto time, leave a comment here about which movie cowboy is featured next week: John Wayne or Roy Rogers! You can also post your vote at the MFTB [...]movies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadahttp://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=396http://www.blindfilesharing.com/home/mftb/mftb/movies4theblind136.mp3 Episode 135 – Big Fella part 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/ir4zsjcsj6Y/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=394#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:25:31 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=394 Paul Robeson stars as a good-hearted dock worker in Marseilles, France who’s asked to help police find a missing English boy. But when he does find him, it may be more trouble than he’s worth. 1937.

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]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=394 0 noPaul Robeson stars as a good-hearted dock worker in Marseilles, France who’s asked to help police find a missing English boy. But when he does find him, it may be more trouble than he’s worth. 1937. Click here to subscribe Click here to downloValerie HunterPaul Robeson stars as a good-hearted dock worker in Marseilles, France who’s asked to help police find a missing English boy. But when he does find him, it may be more trouble than he’s worth. 1937. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Blind File Sharing Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive [...]movies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadahttp://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=394http://www.blindfilesharing.com/home/mftb/mftb/movies4theblind135.mp3 Episode 134 – Night Tide part 3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/9sFRNyHLVVM/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=392#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:41:35 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=392 When Mora (Linda Lawson) acts even more strangely and proposes a deep sea dive on the day of a full moon, Johnny (Dennis Hopper) seriously wonders if he is destined to be her next victim. Part 3 of 3.

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]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=392 0 noWhen Mora (Linda Lawson) acts even more strangely and proposes a deep sea dive on the day of a full moon, Johnny (Dennis Hopper) seriously wonders if he is destined to be her next victim. Part 3 of 3. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directlValerie HunterWhen Mora (Linda Lawson) acts even more strangely and proposes a deep sea dive on the day of a full moon, Johnny (Dennis Hopper) seriously wonders if he is destined to be her next victim. Part 3 of 3. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Blind File Sharing Different file sizes/formats [...]movies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadahttp://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=392http://www.blindfilesharing.com/home/mftb/mftb/movies4theblind134.mp3 Episode 133 – Night Tide part 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moviesfortheblind/~3/S3I1VJVqn6w/ http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=389#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:50:54 +0000 valerie@moviesfortheblind.com (Valerie Hunter) http://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=389 Johnny (Dennis Hopper) starts getting more information about Mora – along with dire warnings and claims about her background that go beyond his imagination. Part 2 of 3.

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]]> http://moviesfortheblind.com/?feed=rss2&p=389 0 noJohnny (Dennis Hopper) starts getting more information about Mora – along with dire warnings and claims about her background that go beyond his imagination. Part 2 of 3. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Blind File SharingValerie HunterJohnny (Dennis Hopper) starts getting more information about Mora – along with dire warnings and claims about her background that go beyond his imagination. Part 2 of 3. Click here to subscribe Click here to download directly from Blind File Sharing Different file sizes/formats from Internet Archive Associated links Luana Anders @Starlet Showcasemovies,films,description,comedy,drama,audiobook,canadahttp://moviesfortheblind.com/?p=389http://www.blindfilesharing.com/home/mftb/mftb/movies4theblind133.mp3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/Valerie Hunternonadultenjoy films without the hassle of looking at a screen