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Fly Away (2011) | Drama | 85 min

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The poignant yet humor filled story about a single mother of a teenager severely impacted by autism, forced to reckon with her daughter’s future. As her child becomes an adult, what used to work, no longer does.

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Forrest Gump (1994) | Comedy | Drama | Romance | 134 min

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A best-picture winner presenting a comical view of the American experience from the 1940s to the 1980s as seen through the eyes of a man with some autistic traits.

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Temple Grandin (2010) | Biography-Drama | 103 mins

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A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.

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Mary and Max (2009) | Animation Comedy Drama | 92 min

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“Glee,” Fox’s breakout musical series about a group of misfit high schoolers, has become a sensation in its two years on the air. It’s earned an army of hard-core fans who identify themselves as “Gleeks” and charted more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any recording artist in history — including Elvis.

Now, the show’s creative team is attempting to bring its magic to the multiplex with a new 3-D concert film opening Friday. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen and culled from two Izod Center shows in East Rutherford, N.J., “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie” features series regulars such as Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith, and is aimed to appeal to fans with its collection of musical numbers and dressing-room interviews.

The question, even for a movie aimed at ardent fans, is whether the concert film can draw enough people in the “Glee” club to justify the production. So far, tracking has not been strong for the film, prompting some industry observers to forecast that the movie will gross only about $10 million upon its release this weekend, a paltry number for a wide-release movie in 3-D.

From the outset, the project had some hurdles to overcome. Few network series have been able to transition successfully to the big screen, particularly during a show’s regular run (though 2007′s “The Simpsons Movie” was a notable exception to that rule).

Furthermore, concert movies have a mixed track record at the box office — the Jonas Brothers’ 3-D movie underperformed two years ago, though February’s Justin Bieber 3-D concert film, “Never Say Never,” earned upward of $73 million during its theatrical run.

Although ratings are solid for the show in its Tuesday night slot — with an average of about 10 million people tuning in this past season — that’s no guarantee that an audience is willing to pay 3-D ticket prices for a film composed largely of set pieces that viewers can see for free every week. (The movie includes performances of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” and songs from artists including Britney Spears, Katy Perry and even Barbra Streisand.)

Show runner Ryan Murphy and 20th Century Fox together decided that a movie was a sensible way to extend the “Glee” brand in the wake of the hit albums and concert tour.

“There were parts of the country we couldn’t hit and parts of the world we couldn’t hit, and this was an opportunity to make sure those people could also see it,” said Dana Walden, co-chair of 20th Century Fox Television, which produces the show and was the creative force behind the movie, which is being released by its sister Fox film studio.

This year’s tour, with considerably more dates than a similar tour in 2010, began in May in Las Vegas and played about two dozen North American dates, including May 28 at the Staples Center, before winding up on June 18 in Long Island, N.Y. It then played a number of shows in the U.K.

Throughout those performances, Murphy worked with director Tancharoen, who is not affiliated with the series, to shoot the performances and backstage material in 3-D. The tour was choreographed by Zachary Woodlee, who does work on the show, in an attempt to maintain some continuity.

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The summer months were quickly coming to a close. The students from Room 623, like most children around the country, loved being at home during June.

However, by July, that was beginning to change. The students were starting to ask when school would begin. Some of the children spoke with words; those with more severe autism gave their parents a picture of a schoolbus or of the school.

Jessica was one of the more verbal students. She could be a handful, at times; she had a lot of energy and sometimes became aggressive.

By the end of May, Jessica was ready for school to end. Yet, after two weeks of being at home, the girl kept telling her mother, “I want school, baby class.” Jessica loved visiting the younger class and enjoyed singing with them. She had become bored after a few weeks at home.

One day, the phone rang and Jessica’s mother called the girl to the telephone. She heard her teacher’s voice. Every year, at the end of July, the teacher enjoyed bringing the students together. It was a great time to see how the families were doing after several weeks without school. Plus, the children really missed each other. After the teacher spoke to the parents, she also talked with some of the children. When Jessica came to the phone, the teacher asked if she wanted to go see the movie “Cars 2.”

Jessica became very animated on the phone. She responded, “Yes, I want to go to Cars 2.” Then a rambling of words poured out.

“Teacher, baby class. We go to school. Mike, Mark, Billie, Rosa, Ian, Hector, Miss Janie…” Jessica started listing everyone she knew in the school.

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Mozart and The Whale (2005) | Romantic comedy-drama | 92 min

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The film tells the story of two people with Asperger syndrome (a form of autism). Donald (Josh Hartnett) runs a small self-help group for people on the autism spectrum who are more affected by their autism than he is. Isabelle (Radha Mitchell) is referred to the group by her therapist. Mozart and the Whale is a fictional account, using characters loosely based on the real-life relationship of Jerry Newport and Mary Meinel (now Mary Newport).

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Stars: Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning, Michele Pfeiffer
Released: 2001
Director: Harold Becker
Length: 108 Minutes

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The story of a man with autism living independently and functioning well in the real world until his life changes drastically when he becomes a father and is left to care for his small child.

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Rain Man (1988) | Drama | 133 min

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