in70mm.com Mission:
• in70mm.com is a free magazine-styled website dedicated to the
promotion and preservation of any kind of 70mm film projection, a
high-resolution film format. The website serves as a hub for
contributing enthusiasts, filmmakers, and historians interested in the
technical aspects, history, and cultural significance of 70mm film.
What
follows is a work-in-progress chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic
sound feature-film presentations in the Yakima region of Washington, USA.
The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which
they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special venue presentations,
etc., have not been included. A 70mm presentation provided a superior
projection and audio experience in comparison to same motion picture’s 35mm
presentation.
Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas
UNION GAP
Mercy
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]
1978-07-21 … STAR WARS … Mercy (7)
1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Mercy (1+)
1984-12-07 … 2010 … Mercy (1+)
References: Various issues of the Yakima Herald-Republic plus projection and
sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special thanks
to Matt Kendall and Carlos Pelley of the Yakima Valley Libraries.
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