LI\N:, I� CAP(fc\L T'IM(.) CJ -2.2,,.crc.. The hearing impaired get some screen time ry to imagine Casablanca without SHH books films from Tripod Humphrey Bogart telling Ingrid Captioned Films, a non-profit company T Bergman, uwe'II always have Paris." Or in Burbank, Calif. that prepares and CoolHand Luke without Strother Martin declaring, distributes captioned editions of recent "What we've got here ... is a failure to films to non-profit organizations such as communicate." Or Pulp Fiction without John SHH. Coscarelli books the most popular Travolta informing Samuel L. Jackson that in Paris, films as they become available in a Quarter-Pounder is a "Royale With Cheese." captioned editions. "There's a time lag Having a hard time? Imagine what a deaf or between when the movie comes out and hard-of-hearing filmgoer would make of these when they caption it," Coscarelli said. films - or for that matter most American films, "They have to get the fi Im fromthe studio usually top-heavy with dialogue. However, the and send it off to caption it, and that takes Capitol Area chapter of Self-Help forthe Hearing­ time. But Independence Day came out Impaired (SHH), is helping to make moviegoing a July 3, and we showed the captioned more enjoyable experience for the hard of hearing. version later that month. They're getting Denzel Washington (right) interrogates Lou Diamond Phillips in Courage Since March, they've beensponsoring a captioned Under Fire, the next captioned film to be shown at the LansingMall West better about getting movies out faster." film series at the Lansing Mall West Cinema, in Not surprisingly, Independence which recent Hollywoodhits are shown in special Day and Toy Story have been SHH's most subtitled editions. SHH's next captioned presentation will be Courage Under Fire, a popular presentations so far, drawing about 200 customers each, but on average each film drama about the Gulf War starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan. The captioned has been drawing a respectable 125 patrons. "We're not looking at it to make money," version of Courage Under Fire will be shown at Noon Sept. 28 and 29 at the Lansing Coscarelli says. "As long as we cover the costs of renting the films and the mailing and Mall West Cinema, 921 W. Mall Drive, Lansing. Admission is $3. postage expenses for sending out fliers, then we're happy. The captioned film program was begun by Pete Coscarelli, co-treasurer of SH H's "Were trying to encourage not only deaf and hard-of-hearing people to go to these Capitol Area chapter. "I knew they'd beenshowing captioned films in Flint for quite a movies, but also to get hearing people to go and get a feel for what it's like, help support while, and I thought our group could do the same thing here," Coscarelli said. "My our organization and keep this thing going," Coscarelli said. wife· is deaf, and she led me in the direction of people to contact who were doing it For more information of SHH's film series, call Pete Coscarelli at 484-0796. For and how to go about it." information on the Capitol Area chapter of SHH, call Lee Yerrick at 372-6766. -Mark Deming • • •