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70mm Presentations in Californias Central
Coast
A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1968-Present |
Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter
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Compiled by:
Michael Coate |
Date:
01.04.2023 |
What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound
feature-film presentations in the Central Coast region of California,
USA.
The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in
which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX,
Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included
(but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision).
The emphasis is on the titles that were given publicly-promoted,
commercial exhibition in the 70mm format in the region along with their
playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based
layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm
(i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150,
etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source,
inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR,
five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital
sound, etc.).
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
ARROYO GRANDE
Festival Cinemas
MONTEREY
Cinema 70
OXNARD
Carriage Square
SANTA BARABARA
Arlington
Granada
Riviera
SANTA MARIA
Santa Maria 10
VENTURA
Buenaventura
Century Complex
Fox
An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision.
Part 2: The 70mm Presentations
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD
TITLE
cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
1968-07-03
CAMELOT
Cinema 70 (15)
1972-12-14
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Fox (6)
1973-05-09
MAN OF LA MANCHA
Fox (1)
1976-08-04
LOGANS RUN
Fox (3)
1976-10-06
CAMELOT
Fox (1)
1977-09-18
STAR WARS
Granada (14)
1977-12-21
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Cinema 70 (12)
1977-12-21
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Granada (12)
1980-??-??
APOCALYPSE NOW
Cinema 70 (?)
1980-06-18
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Cinema 70 (15)
1981-07-31
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Granada (3)
1982-03-19
QUEST FOR FIRE
Cinema 70 (8)
1982-04-02
QUEST FOR FIRE
Granada (4)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Arlington (16)
1983-05-25
RETURN OF THE JEDI
Cinema 70 (18)
1983-09-30
BRAINSTORM
Granada (6)
1984-05-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
Arlington (12)
1984-12-07
2010
Arlington (8)
1984-12-07
2010
Cinema 70 (7)
1985-02-01
AMADEUS
Festival (12)
1985-06-21
COCOON
Cinema 70 (15)
1985-06-21
COCOON
Granada (15)
1986-05-16
TOP GUN
Buenaventura (28) [70mm from Week 16]
1986-07-18
ALIENS
Arlington (9)
1986-07-18
ALIENS
Cinema 70 (13)
1986-10-10
ALIENS
Century (3)
1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Buenaventura (#1: 26)
1986-11-26
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
Buenaventura (#2: 1)
[interlock]
1986-12-25
THE MISSION
Century (21)
1987-06-03
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Carriage Square (11)
1988-05-06
THE LAST EMPEROR
Arlington (3)
1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Arlington (4)
1989-05-24
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Carriage Square (16)
1989-06-22
BATMAN
Arlington (7)
1989-06-22
BATMAN
Century (16) [70mm during Weeks 4-8]
1989-06-23
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Granada (2)
1989-09-22
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Arlington (2)
1989-11-03
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Festival (1)
1990-06-15
DICK TRACY
Century (13)
1992-05-16
FAR AND AWAY
Granada [sneak preview]
1992-05-22
FAR AND AWAY
Arlington (3)
1992-12-25
HOFFA
Carriage Square (5)
2015-12-25
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Riviera (1+)
Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been
presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to
contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors unwillingness
to supply a 70mm replacement print) or because the booking was moved to
a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse
may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm
print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in
time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run
switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has
been included in the duration figure.
References: Various issues of Los Angeles Times, The Monterey Peninsula
Herald and Santa Barbara News-Press, plus projection and sound system
trade advertisements and installation records. other
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please
consider emailing the
author or editor.
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