“Vertigo”: The North American 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 08.10.2024 |
 The
following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
restoration re-issue presentations of Vertigo in North America. These were
the cinemas that offered a unique opportunity to re-experience this motion
picture.The Universal release was directed by Alfred Hitchcock (North by Northwest, Psycho) and starred James Stewart, Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes. The VistaVision production was originally released in 1958 in 35mm with monaural audio. The Super VistaVision restoration was produced by Robert A. Harris and James C Katz. The 70mm re-issue prints of Vertigo featured remastered DTS audio and pillarboxed imagery (approximately 1.85:1) sourced from VistaVision Large Aperture. Universal circulated a 70mm-DTS coming-attraction trailer for Daylight during the re-release of Vertigo. Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of Vertigo varied by venue and screening. PART 1 Opening date YYYY-MM-DD locale cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1996-04-21 San Francisco, CA Castro [SFIFF/restoration in progress] 1996-10-04 New York, NY Ziegfeld [world re-premiere] 1996-10-05 New York, NY Lincoln Center Walter Reade [New York Film Festival] 1996-10-06 New York, NY Ziegfeld (6) 1996-10-08 Washington, DC Uptown (4) 1996-10-14 Los Angeles, CA Century Plaza 4 [west coast re-premiere] 1996-10-16 Los Angeles, CA Avco Center 4 (4) [THX] 1996-10-17 Chicago, IL McClurg Court Triplex (4) [THX] 1996-10-18 San Francisco, CA Castro (4) 1996-10-25 Cambridge, MA Harvard Square 5 (3) 1996-10-25 Seattle, WA Cinerama (4) 1996-10-25 Toronto, ON York Twin (4) [THX] 1996-11-01 Baltimore, MD Senator (3) 1996-11-08 Washington, DC Wisconsin Avenue 6 (2) [THX] 1996-11-13 Dallas, TX Northpark West Twin (5) 1996-11-15 Austin, TX Arbor 7 (4) [THX] 1996-11-15 Los Angeles, CA Galaxy 6 (3) [THX] 1996-11-15 Los Angeles, CA Plaza (3) 1996-11-15 San Francisco, CA Kabuki 8 (3) [THX] 1996-11-22 Atlanta, GA Phipps Plaza 14 (4) 1996-11-22 Portland, OR Broadway Metroplex 4 (5) 1996-11-22 Reston, VA Reston Town Center 11 (2) 1996-11-22 Royal Oak, MI Main Art Triplex (9) 1996-11-29 Montreal, QC Le Faubourg 4 (4) [THX] 1996-12-06 Cleveland Heights, OH Centrum at Coventry Triplex (3) 1997-01-01 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan (1) 1997-01-31 Sacramento, CA Downtown Plaza 7 (3) [THX] 1997-02-07 Dayton, OH New Neon Movies (1) 1997-03-16 Hartford, CT Cinestudio (3 days) 1997-03-21 Kansas City, MO Englewood (3) 1997-03-23 Hartford, CT Cinestudio (3 days) 1997-06-30 Atlanta, GA Fox [20th Annual Summer Film Festival] 1997-11-?? Buffalo, NY Sheas (?) 1998-03-23 Boston, MA Wang Center 1999-04-02 San Francisco, CA Castro (4 days) [Hitchcock festival] 1999-07-08 Atlanta, GA Fox [23rd Annual Summer Film Festival] 1999-09-03 Los Angeles, CA LACMA Bing [Hitchcock Centennial] 2000-10-15 Columbia Heights, MN Heights (2) 2001-10-12 Columbia Heights, MN Heights (2) 2002-11-21 San Francisco, CA Castro [Alfred Hitchcock Day] 2004-01-17 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [w/ Kim Novak Q&A] 2005-02-04 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [Henry Bumstead tribute] 2005-05-19 Santa Monica, CA Aero [Les Classiques du Cinema] 2005-06-17 Chicago, IL Music Box (1) 2005-08-01 San Francisco, CA Castro [70mm festival] 2005-08-11 San Francisco, CA Castro [70mm festival] 2005-10-19 Hartford, CT Cinestudio (4 days) 2006-01-06 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [Hitchcock festival] 2006-06-29 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2006-08-29 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2006-08-30 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2007-08-22 Santa Monica, CA Aero [Hitchcock Part II series] 2008-02-14 Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts [Valentines Day] 2008-03-28 San Francisco, CA Castro (3 days) 2008-07-21 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2008-07-22 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2008-08-23 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2008-08-24 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2009-01-18 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2009-01-20 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2009-01-22 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2009-01-25 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2009-01-27 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2009-01-29 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2009-02-14 Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts [Valentines Day] 2009-05-13 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival] 2009-05-23 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival; w/ The Untouchables] 2010-03-12 Santa Monica, CA Aero 2010-09-02 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] (canceled) 2010-09-03 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2010-09-24 Gatineau, QC Museum of Civilization [70mm festival] 2011-01-21 Santa Monica, CA Aero 2011-05-29 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [Hitchcock festival] 2011-06-08 San Francisco, CA Castro [70mm festival] 2011-06-09 San Francisco, CA Castro [70mm festival] 2011-06-10 San Francisco, CA Castro [70mm festival] 2011-06-26 Santa Monica, CA Aero [Bernard Herrmann tribute] 2011-08-22 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Film series] 2011-08-23 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Film series] 2011-12-30 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian 2012-05-26 Santa Monica, CA Aero 2012-07-07 Silver Spring, MD AFI Silver [70mm festival] 2012-07-08 Silver Spring, MD AFI Silver [70mm festival] 2012-08-31 San Francisco, CA Castro (4 days) 2012-09-29 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian 2012-11-25 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [Hitchcock festival] 2012-12-09 Santa Monica, CA Aero 2013-02-08 Austin, TX Alamo Drafthouse Ritz 2013-02-15 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2013-02-17 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2013-02-19 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2013-05-17 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [Roger Ebert tribute] 2013-05-24 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [Roger Ebert tribute] 2013-08-10 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2013-08-30 San Francisco, CA Castro (4 days) 2013-09-13 Seattle, WA Cinerama [Big Screen festival] 2013-09-20 Seattle, WA Cinerama [Big Screen festival] 2013-09-25 Seattle, WA Cinerama [Big Screen festival] 2014-07-19 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2014-07-23 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2015-05-14 Columbia Heights, MN Heights 2015-05-24 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian 2015-07-17 Portland, OR Hollywood 2015-07-19 Portland, OR Hollywood 2015-08-25 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2015-08-26 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2015-09-04 San Francisco, CA Castro (4 days) 2015-12-21 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2015-12-30 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2016-01-02 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2016-02-19 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2016-02-20 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2016-02-22 Chicago, IL Music Box [70mm festival] 2016-04-14 Columbia Heights, MN Heights [Hitchcock festival] 2016-10-13 San Francisco, CA Castro (4 days) 2016-12-25 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2016-12-27 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2016-12-29 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2016-12-31 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2017-01-15 Tucson, AZ The Loft 2017-01-17 Tucson, AZ The Loft 2017-02-11 Austin, TX Alamo Drafthouse Ritz [Alamoscope festival] 2017-02-16 Austin, TX Alamo Drafthouse Ritz [Alamoscope festival] 2017-03-15 Columbia Heights, MN Heights 2017-03-16 Columbia Heights, MN Heights 2017-08-16 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2017-08-17 Austin, TX Paramount [Summer Classic series] 2017-08-26 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2017-09-06 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2017-12-25 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2017-12-26 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2018-01-01 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2018-01-04 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2018-01-06 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [70mm festival] 2018-06-03 Austin, TX Alamo Drafthouse Ritz 2018-07-21 Portland, OR Hollywood [70mm festival] 2018-07-22 Portland, OR Hollywood [70mm festival] 2018-08-10 Coral Gables, FL Coral Gables Art 2018-08-11 Coral Gables, FL Coral Gables Art 2018-08-12 Coral Gables, FL Coral Gables Art 2018-08-13 Coral Gables, FL Coral Gables Art 2018-08-24 San Francisco, CA Castro 2018-08-25 San Francisco, CA Castro 2018-08-26 San Francisco, CA Castro 2018-09-08 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2018-09-19 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2019-07-12 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian 2019-08-30 New York, NY Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn (3 days) 2019-11-01 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2019-11-05 Seattle, WA Cinerama [70mm festival] 2019-11-?? Portland, OR Hollywood [70mm festival] 2020-01-09 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [Jimmy Stewart series] 2020-01-10 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [Jimmy Stewart series] 2020-01-11 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [Jimmy Stewart series] 2020-01-12 Toronto, ON TIFF Bell Lightbox [Jimmy Stewart series] 2020-02-01 Austin, TX Alamo Drafthouse Ritz 2020-03-19 San Francisco, CA Castro (2 days) [canceled] 2021-06-19 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2021-06-20 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2021-12-21 Brookline, MA Coolidge Corner 4 2021-12-23 Brookline, MA Coolidge Corner 4 2022-01-15 Santa Monica, CA Aero 2022-03-06 San Francisco, CA Castro [canceled] 2022-03-26 Santa Monica, CA Aero 2022-06-09 Somerville, MA Somerville 3 [70mm & widescreen festival] 2022-07-22 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2022-09-03 San Francisco, CA Castro [Movies for Maniacs] 2022-10-14 Columbus, OH Gateway Film Center [Hitchcock festival] PART 2: NEW 70MM PRINTS 2024-07-19 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival] 2024-07-20 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival] 2024-07-21 Los Angeles, CA Egyptian [70mm festival] 2024-07-26 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2024-07-27 Santa Monica, CA Aero [70mm festival] 2024-08-23 New York, NY Paris [Big & Loud! series] 2024-08-25 New York, NY Paris [Big & Loud! series] 2024-08-29 New York, NY Paris [Big & Loud! series] 2024-08-31 New York, NY Paris [Big & Loud! series] 2024-09-03 New York, NY Paris [Big & Loud! series] 2024-09-13 Brookline, MA Coolidge Corner 6 [70mm festival] 2024-09-14 Chicago, IL Music Box 2024-09-15 Chicago, IL Music Box 2024-09-16 Chicago, IL Music Box 2024-09-17 Brookline, MA Coolidge Corner 6 [70mm festival] 2024-09-17 Chicago, IL Music Box 2024-09-19 Chicago, IL Music Box 2024-09-28 San Francisco, CA Alamo Drafthouse New Mission 5 2024-09-30 San Francisco, CA Alamo Drafthouse New Mission 5 2024-11-02 Somerville, MA Somerville 3 2024-11-03 Somerville, MA Somerville 3 2024-12-07 Atlanta, GA Tara 4 2024-12-08 Atlanta, GA Tara 4 2024-12-12 Atlanta, GA Tara 4 The information included in this article was referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion. Special thanks to Jim Barg, David Cash, Robert A. Harris, Jeffry Johnson, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel, Morgan Montague and Tim ONeill. International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this article. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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