70mm Presentations in Indianapolis |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 02.10.2021 |
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Indianapolis opening-day advert, Indianapolis Star, 25th May 1979What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Indianapolis region of Indiana, 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 focus 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 CARMEL Woodland INDIANAPOLIS Circle College Park Eastwood Georgetown (?) Indiana Irving Lyric Twin Theatair Drive-In Walker White River State Park IMAX 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] * Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema 1956-08-29 OKLAHOMA!* Lyric (22) 1957-08-08 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Lyric (26) 1958-04-24 SOUTH PACIFIC* Lyric (45) 1959-03-27 SLEEPING BEAUTY Lyric (6) 1959-12-25 PORGY AND BESS* Lyric (8) 1960-02-23 BEN-HUR* Lyric (36) 1960-03-23 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Twin Theatair Drive-In (1) 1960-11-09 CAN-CAN* Lyric (9) 1961-03-09 SPARTACUS* Lyric (10) 1961-05-17 EXODUS* Lyric (11) 1961-12-21 KING OF KINGS* Lyric (10) 1962-03-01 EL CID* Lyric (11) 1962-05-18 OKLAHOMA! Lyric (2) 1962-06-27 WEST SIDE STORY* Lyric (11) 1962-03-20 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Indiana (12) 1963-04-05 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Lyric (12) 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Lyric (31) 1964-03-27 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Lyric (4) 1964-04-24 THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE* Lyric (10) 1964-06-10 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Indiana (27) 1964-09-23 BECKET Lyric (3) [70mm?] 1964-12-17 CIRCUS WORLD* Indiana (12) 1964-12-25 MY FAIR LADY* Circle (34) 1965-03-12 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Indiana (5) 1965-03-31 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Lyric (94) 1965-04-14 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Indiana (27) 1965-08-18 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Circle (16) 1965-10-20 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Indiana (9) 1965-12-22 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Indiana (15) 1966-03-31 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Circle (46) 1966-04-06 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Indiana (12) 1966-06-29 KHARTOUM* Indiana (7) 1966-11-09 THE BIBLE* Indiana (27) 1967-01-18 IS PARIS BURNING?* Lyric (4) [70mm?] 1967-02-14 HAWAII* Circle (27) [70mm?] 1967-03-01 THE SAND PEBBLES* Lyric (24) [70mm?] 1967-05-18 GRAND PRIX* Indiana (25) 1967-11-08 GONE WITH THE WIND* Indiana (33) 1967-12-21 CAMELOT* Circle (23) 1967-12-22 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Lyric (9) 1968-02-21 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Lyric (13) 1968-06-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Indiana (20) 1968-06-27 GONE WITH THE WIND* Circle m/o (19 [52]) 1968-10-23 FUNNY GIRL* Eastwood (34) [70mm?] 1968-11-06 FINIANS RAINBOW* Circle (15) [70mm?] 1968-11-13 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Indiana (19) 1968-12-19 STAR!* Lyric (8) 1969-02-12 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Lyric (7) [70mm?] 1969-03-26 BEN-HUR* Indiana (9) 1969-06-05 SWEET CHARITY* Georgetown (10) [70mm?] 1969-06-18 OLIVER!* Eastwood (21) [70mm?] 1969-07-17 KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA Indiana (7) 1969-11-12 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Eastwood (18) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Indiana (11) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* Circle (37) 1970-03-04 PATTON* Indiana (16) 1970-07-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Twin Theatair Drive-In (1) 1970-10-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Eastwood (1) 1970-11-06 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Eastwood (1) [70mm?] 1970-11-13 PATTON Eastwood (1) [70mm?] 1970-11-20 FUNNY GIRL Eastwood (1) [70mm?] 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Eastwood (10) 1971-12-14 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Circle (26) [70mm?] 1972-04-26 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLADESH Indiana (2) 1972-06-28 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Eastwood (12) [70mm?] 1973-03-16 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Eastwood (12) 1973-10-26 THIS IS CINERAMA Eastwood (5) 1974-05-15 PANORAMA BLUE Eastwood (7) 1974-07-03 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Eastwood (1) 1975-02-21 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Eastwood [Fri/Sat midnight] 1975-09-05 GONE WITH THE WIND Eastwood (2) 1975-09-19 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Eastwood (1) 1975-09-26 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Eastwood (1) 1976-09-24 GONE WITH THE WIND Eastwood (4) 1976-10-20 GONE WITH THE WIND Woodland (1) 1976-10-29 CAMELOT Eastwood (2) 1976-11-10 FINIANS RAINBOW Woodland (1) 1976-11-24 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART 2 Woodland (1) 1976-12-24 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Woodland (1) 1977-06-29 A STAR IS BORN Woodland (1) 1977-09-21 A STAR IS BORN Woodland (1) 1978-10-13 PANORAMA BLUE Eastwood [Fri/Sat midnight] 1978-11-10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Eastwood (2) 1978-11-24 PANORAMA BLUE Eastwood [Fri/Sat midnight] 1978-12-01 TOMMY Eastwood (2) 1978-12-13 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Woodland (1) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Eastwood (13) 1979-10-24 SLEEPING BEAUTY Eastwood (6) 1979-12-21 THE BLACK HOLE Eastwood (11) [70mm from Week 7] 1980-01-30 SLEEPING BEAUTY Woodland (1) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Eastwood (23) 1980-12-03 THE BLACK HOLE / SLEEPING BEAUTY Woodland (1) 1980-12-19 THE JAZZ SINGER Eastwood (7) 1981-01-30 ALTERED STATES Eastwood (sneak preview) 1981-02-06 ALTERED STATES Eastwood (4) 1981-04-03 THE BLACK HOLE / SLEEPING BEAUTY Eastwood (1) 1981-04-15 ALTERED STATES Woodland (1) 1981-05-20 THE JAZZ SINGER Woodland (6) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Eastwood (4) [70mm from Week 3] 1981-07-15 OUTLAND Woodland (1) 1981-10-07 THE JAZZ SINGER Woodland (1) 1981-11-26 THE JAZZ SINGER Eastwood (2) 1982-05-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Woodland (1) 1982-05-26 THE JAZZ SINGER Woodland (2) 1982-09-01 TRON Woodland (2) 1982-09-10 THE JAZZ SINGER Eastwood [Fri/Sat lateshow] 1982-09-17 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Eastwood (9) 1982-12-10 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Woodland (1) 1982-12-10 TRON / THE JAZZ SINGER Eastwood (1) 1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Eastwood (2) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Eastwood (18) 1983-06-24 NAPOLEON Woodland (2) 1983-07-14 OKLAHOMA! Woodland (3) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Eastwood (5) 1983-11-04 PANORAMA BLUE Eastwood (2) 1983-11-18 BRAINSTORM Woodland (1) 1983-12-02 GANDHI Eastwood (1) 1983-12-09 THE JAZZ SINGER Eastwood (1) 1983-12-09 THE JAZZ SINGER Woodland (1) 1983-12-21 RETURN OF THE JEDI Woodland (4) 1984-08-31 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Woodland (2) 1984-10-19 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Eastwood (1) 1984-11-09 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Eastwood (2) 1984-12-07 2010 College Park (6) 1984-12-07 THE JAZZ SINGER Eastwood (1) 1984-12-14 DUNE Eastwood (6) 1984-12-21 GHOSTBUSTERS Woodland (5) 1985-01-25 DUNE Woodland (1) 1985-02-01 AMADEUS Woodland (13) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Eastwood (4) 1985-05-03 RETURN OF THE JEDI Woodland (1) 1985-06-21 COCOON College Park (6) 1985-06-21 COCOON Eastwood (6) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON College Park (sneak preview) 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON College Park (2) 1985-08-02 RETURN TO OZ / PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Woodland (1) 1985-09-13 THE BLACK CAULDRON Woodland (1) 1985-10-18 COCOON Woodland (4) 1985-11-28 CAMELOT Eastwood (1) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES College Park (5) 1985-12-06 AMADEUS Woodland (1) 1986-07-02 TOP GUN Eastwood (6) 1987-03-13 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Eastwood (2) 1987-03-13 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Woodland (2) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE College Park (10) 1989-12-01 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA College Park (3) 1990-09-14 DICK TRACY Woodland (3) 1991-02-22 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Woodland (1) 1991-03-22 FANTASIA Woodland (1) 1998-07-02 INDEPENDENCE DAY White River State Park IMAX (3 days) 1998-07-09 TITANIC White River State Park IMAX (6) 1998-09-28 ALIENS White River State Park IMAX (1) 1998-10-26 GHOSTBUSTERS White River State Park IMAX (1) 1999-02-17 THE WILD BUNCH White River State Park IMAX (1) 1999-03-31 BEN-HUR White River State Park IMAX (1) 1999-06-30 INDEPENDENCE DAY White River State Park IMAX (1) 1999-07-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA White River State Park IMAX (2) 1999-08-04 APOCALYPSE NOW White River State Park IMAX (2) 1999-08-18 TITANIC White River State Park IMAX (3) 2016-01-21 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY White River State Park IMAX (?) 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. During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure. References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Indianapolis News, The Indianapolis Star, Motion Picture Exhibitor, Variety, and projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Laura Eliason (Indiana State Library) and Aaron Garman. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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