“Silverado”: 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
engagements of “Silverado” in the United States and Canada. These were the
cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.“Silverado” was among twenty-three confirmed first-run films released in 1985 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. Approximately one-hundred 70mm prints were struck for distribution in North America and represented about ten percent of the film’s total initial print run. The Columbia release — directed by Lawrence Kasdan (“Body Heat,” “The Big Chill”) and starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, and Linda Hunt — opened July 10th. For the release of “Silverado,” Columbia employed the services of Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the cinemas selected to book a 70mm print. Pre-release screenings included the world premiere held July 8th at the Chinese in Los Angeles. Numerous locales ran a sneak preview screening June 29th and/or July 6th. The 70mm prints of “Silverado” featured magnetic Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded Baby Boom format [Dolby processor setting “42”]) and 2.20:1 full-frame imagery blown up from Super-35 (billed as “Super Techniscope”) and provided a superior projection and sound experience in comparison to the film’s 35mm prints. Note that some cinemas may have screened a 70mm Six-Track Dolby Stereo print utilizing Dolby-compatible equipment from another manufacturer (EPRAD, Smart, Ultra Stereo, etc.), and in some instances an exhibitor may have made a special request for a 70mm print that lacked Dolby Noise Reduction so that it could be played on a cinema’s older, pre-Dolby-era sound system. Columbia circulated 70mm Six-Track Dolby coming-attraction trailers for “Agnes of God,” “The Bride,” “Fright Night,” “Jagged Edge” and “White Nights” during the release of “Silverado.” Other studios circulated 70mm trailers during this period, as well. Ultimately, any 70mm trailers screened during 70mm presentations of “Silverado” varied by venue and screening. The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) is included in parenthesis following the applicable cinema name. ALABAMA Birmingham — Cobb’s Village East Twin (4) Dothan — Davis’ Northside Mall 7 (12) [70mm during weeks 1-7 & 11-12] Huntsville — Cobb’s Madison Square 8 (10) ALBERTA Calgary — Cineplex Odeon’s North Hill (13) Calgary — Cineplex Odeon’s Odeon Twin (19) [70mm from Week 2] Edmonton — Cineplex Odeon’s Capilano (11) Edmonton — Cineplex Odeon’s Plaza Twin (5) ARKANSAS Little Rock — UA’s Heights (8) ARIZONA Phoenix — Mann’s Chris-Town 5 (5) [THX] Tucson — Plitt’s El Dorado Twin (8) BRITISH COLUMBIA New Westminster — Cineplex Odeon’s Westminster Mall Triplex (12) Vancouver — Cineplex Odeon’s Oakridge Centre Triplex (12) [THX] Vancouver — Cineplex Odeon’s Vogue (5) CALIFORNIA Costa Mesa — Edwards’ Town Center 4 (4) Daly City — Plitt’s Plaza Twin (13) Irvine — Edwards’ University 6 (10) Los Angeles — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (5) [THX] Los Angeles — Mann’s Village (5) [THX] Oakland — Renaissance Rialto’s Grand Lake 4 (11) Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 6 (11) Sacramento — Syufy’s Century 6 (17) Sacramento — Syufy’s Cinedome 5 (14) San Diego — Mann’s Cinema 21 (12) San Francisco — Plitt’s Northpoint (5) San Jose — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (13) COLORADO Denver — Commonwealth’s Continental (10) Littleton — Commonwealth’s Cooper 7 (17) [HPS-4000] CONNECTICUT East Hartford — Redstone’s Showcase 9 (2) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — Circle’s Avalon Twin [June 29th sneak preview only] Washington — Circle’s Uptown (12) FLORIDA Coral Gables — GCC’s Riviera Twin (5) Coral Springs — GCC’s Coral Square 8 (5) Fort Lauderdale — GCC’s Galleria 4 (4) GEORGIA Atlanta — Plitt’s Phipps Plaza Triplex (12) College Park — Storey’s National 6 (5) [70mm?] Union City — GTC’s Shannon 8 (5) [70mm?] ILLINOIS Calumet City — Plitt’s River Oaks 8 (3) Chicago — Plitt’s Esquire (5) Niles — Essaness’ Golf Mill Triplex (4) Schaumburg — Plitt’s Woodfield 9 (4) MANITOBA Winnipeg — Cineplex Odeon’s Odeon (11) MARYLAND Baltimore — Durkee’s Senator (10) Baltimore — JF’s 5-Star Reisterstown Plaza 5 (9) Catonsville — Einbinder & Brehm’s Westview 8 (14) MASSACHUSETTS Boston — Sack’s Cinema 57 Twin (3) Dedham — Redstone’s Showcase 10 (3) [70mm during Week 3] Seekonk — Redstone’s Showcase 7 (1+) MICHIGAN Ann Arbor — UA’s Fox Village 4 (13) [70mm from Week 5] Dearborn — UA’s The Movies at Fairlane 10 (15) Lansing — UA’s Spartan Triplex (13) Southfield — NGT’s Americana 5 (5) [Cinemagic] Troy — UA’s The Movies at Oakland 5 (4) MINNESOTA Roseville — GCC’s Har-Mar 11 (6) [THX] MISSOURI Kansas City — Commonwealth’s Bannister Mall 5 (7) Sunset Hills — Wehrenberg’s Mark Twain (4) NEVADA Las Vegas — Syufy’s Parkway Triplex (13) NEW JERSEY Paramus — RKO Century’s Route Four 10 (6) Sayreville — Redstone’s Amboy 11 (5) Secaucus — Loews’ Meadow 6 (4) NEW YORK Cheektowaga — AMC’s Holiday 6 (12) Coram — UA’s The Movies at Coram 10 (5) East Meadow — UA’s Meadowbrook 4 (5) Henrietta — Loews’ Towne Triplex (5) Hicksville — Town & Country’s Mid-Plaza 6 (6) New York (Brooklyn) — RKO Century’s Kingsway 5 (5) New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s 23rd Street West Triplex (6) New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s Coronet (9) New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s Ziegfeld (6) Valley Stream — Redstone’s Sunrise 12 (6) NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh — Litchfield’s Mission Valley 5 (6) OHIO Cincinnati — Redstone’s Showcase Eastgate 7 (5) [70mm from Week 3] Springdale — Redstone’s Showcase 8 (2) ONTARIO Etobicoke — Cineplex Odeon’s Albion Twin (1) Hamilton — Cineplex Odeon’s Centre Twin (4) [opened July 12th] North York — Cineplex Odeon’s Don Mills (5) Ottawa — Cineplex Odeon Somerset (11) Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s Humber Twin (4) Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s Showcase (5) Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s York Twin (9) [THX] OREGON Beaverton — LT’s Westgate Triplex (11) PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia — SamEric’s Sam’s Place Twin (5) Pittsburgh — Cinemette’s North Hills (5) QUEBEC Montreal — Cineplex Odeon’s Place du Canada (5) [opened July 12th] RHODE ISLAND Warwick — Redstone’s Showcase 8 (1+) SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville — Litchfield’s Bijou 8 (5) North Charleston — Litchfield’s Aviation Avenue 8 (6) TEXAS Arlington — AMC’s Green Oaks 8 (12) [70mm from Week 6] Arlington — UA’s Bowen 8 (12) [THX] Austin — Mann’s Fox Triplex (7) Austin — Presidio’s Arbor 4 (12) [THX] Dallas — AMC’s Prestonwood 5 (16) Dallas — UA’s Cine Twin (12) Dallas — UA’s Skillman 6 (8) [THX] Dallas — UA’s South 8 (12) [THX] Fort Worth — UA’s Hulen 6 (11) [THX] Houston — Cineplex’s Windsor Twin (5) Houston — GCC’s Meyerland Plaza Triplex (10) Mesquite — UA’s Town East 6 (13) [THX] UTAH Holladay — Mann’s Cottonwood Mall 4 (8) Salt Lake City — Plitt’s Crossroads Triplex (11) South Salt Lake — Syufy’s Century 5 (13) Taylorsville — Plitt’s Midvalley 6 (13) VIRGINIA Richmond — Litchfield’s Midlothian 6 (6) WASHINGTON Bellevue — SRO’s Factoria 5 [June 29th sneak preview only] Lynnwood — SRO’s Grand Alderwood 5 (14) Seattle — SRO’s Cinerama (7) Tukwila — SRO’s Lewis & Clark 7 (15) WISCONSIN Milwaukee — UA’s Southgate (5) Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of engagement due to contractual terms or print damage and the distributor’s 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 (or movement out of a branded auditorium) has been included in the duration figure. SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS AND SCREENINGS 1985-08-02 … Boston, MA — Sack’s Copley Place 9 (4) 1985-08-30 … Chicago, IL — Plitt’s Carnegie (2) 1985-08-30 … Homewood, IL — Plitt’s Diana 4 (4) 1985-08-30 … Oak Brook, IL — Plitt’s Oakbrook Triplex (4) 1985-08-30 … San Francisco, CA — Syufy’s Cinema 21 (2) 1985-08-30 … Skokie, IL — M&R’s Old Orchard 4 (3) 1985-09-06 … Chicago, IL — GCC’s Ford City 5 (5) 1985-09-06 … Norridge, IL — M&R’s Norridge 7 (1) 1985-09-06 … Orland Park, IL — Plitt’s Orland Square 8 (3) 1985-09-06 … Troy, MI — UA’s The Movies at Oakland 5 (6) 1985-09-13 … Livonia, MI — NGT’s Mai Kai (2) 1985-09-13 … Mount Prospect, IL — GCC’s Randhurst 4 (2) 1985-09-13 … New York, NY — Reade’s Bay (3) 1985-09-13 … Schaumburg, IL — Plitt’s Woodfield 9 (4) 1985-09-27 … Northbrook, IL — Center’s Edens Twin (2) 1985-10-02 … Cleveland, OH — Colony (1) 1985-10-04 … Washington, DC — Circle’s Tenley Triplex (1) 1985-10-11 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 24 Twin (1) 1985-10-11 … Washington, DC — Circle’s MacArthur Triplex (2) 1985-10-17 … Norfolk, VA — Naro (3 days) 1985-10-18 … Augusta, GA — GTC’s National Hills (1) 1985-10-18 … Los Angeles, CA — Plitt’s Century Plaza Twin (1) 1985-10-18 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 25 Twin (1) 1985-11-15 … Roseville, MN — UA’s The Movies at Pavilion Place 7 (2) 1986-01-06 … Norfolk, VA — Naro 1986-02-28 … Cleveland, OH — CWRU’s Strosacker [CWRU Film Society series] 1988-12-14 … Niagara Falls, ON — Niagara Falls IMAX (5 days) 1991-10-18 … Richmond, VA — Cineplex Odeon’s Ridge 7 (1) [70mm festival] 1996-07-13 … Calgary, AB — Cineplex Odeon’s Eau Claire Market 5 [midnight] 1999-08-06 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Plaza [Fri-Sat-Sun midnight] 2000-12-09 … Los Angeles, CA — Egyptian [70mm festival] 2004-03-07 … Seattle, WA — Cinerama [Cinerama and 70mm festival] 2010-03-03 … Santa Monica, CA — Aero [70mm festival; w/ 25th anniversary cast & crew reunion and Q&A] 2018-09-23 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm festival] 2018-09-25 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm festival] 2018-09-26 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm festival] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print enclosures, TAP records, Dolby records, etc. Special thanks to Bill Kallay and Bill Kretzel. 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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