70mm Presentations in Victoria | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 01.04.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.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 here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and 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 CAPITOL 6 70mm installed in 1989 Six-screen renovation in 1981 805 Yates Street Famous Players CORONET 70mm installed in 1984 Original name: Atlas 836 Yates Street Famous Players Single screen (898 seats) HAIDA 70mm installed in 1983 Original name: Plaza 808 Yates Street Canadian Odeon Single screen (579 seats) Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Haida (18) 1983-10-28 SUPERMAN Haida (1) [70mm festival] 1983-11-04 POLTERGEIST Haida (1) [70mm festival] 1983-11-10 TRON Haida (1) [70mm festival] 1983-11-18 THE ROAD WARRIOR Haida (1) [70mm festival] 1983-11-25 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Haida (1) [70mm festival] 1983-12-09 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Haida (1) [70mm festival] 1984-01-27 BRAINSTORM Haida (3) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Coronet (13) 1984-12-07 2010 Coronet (8) 1985-11-27 ROCKY IV Coronet (9) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Coronet [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Coronet (9) 1986-08-29 TOP GUN Coronet (6) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Coronet (12) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Coronet (8) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Coronet (9) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Capitol 6 (18) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Capitol 6 (7) 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 their 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 the Times-Colonist; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Bill Kretzel. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: 70mm, Cinerama, IMAX and Cinemas in Canda 70mm Cinemas in North America Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films 70mm Engagements 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo |
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