70mm Presentations in Little Rock | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 27.05.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Little Rock, Arkansas, 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. 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 Cinema 150 Cinema City Heights 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) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1956-09-26 OKLAHOMA!* Capitol (9) 1957-05-15 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Capitol (9) 1958-10-16 SOUTH PACIFIC* Capitol (10) 1959-03-20 SLEEPING BEAUTY Capitol (3) 1959-11-11 THE BIG FISHERMAN Capitol (4) 1960-02-11 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Capitol (3) 1960-07-15 CAN-CAN* Capitol (5) 1960-10-13 BEN-HUR Capitol (7) # 1961-05-24 EXODUS Capitol (2) 1962-03-01 KING OF KINGS Capitol (3) 1962-05-16 OKLAHOMA! Capitol (2) 1962-05-30 EL CID Capitol (3) 1963-01-17 WEST SIDE STORY Capitol (3) # 1963-05-29 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Capitol (3) # 1965-01-20 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD Capitol (3) # 1965-09-22 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Capitol (13) 1965-12-22 MY FAIR LADY Capitol (6) 1966-05-04 OKLAHOMA! Capitol (4) 1966-09-28 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Capitol (8) # 1968-02-07 THE BIBLE Capitol (4) 1968-03-06 GONE WITH THE WIND* Capitol (12) 1968-10-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (7) 1968-12-15 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Cinema 150 (2) 1969-04-09 SOUTH PACIFIC Cinema 150 (6) 1969-05-21 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 (3) 1968-05-29 FINIANS RAINBOW Capitol (1) # 1968-06-04 DOCTOR DOLITTLE Capitol (1) 1969-06-11 STAR! Capitol (1) 1969-07-16 ICE STATION ZEBRA Capitol (2) 1969-07-30 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Capitol (2) 1969-09-24 ICE STATION ZEBRA Cinema 150 (1) 1969-11-19 SWEET CHARITY Cinema 150 (2) 1970-02-04 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Cinema 150 (7) # 1970-03-25 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS Capitol (2) 1970-04-22 BEN-HUR Cinema 150 (2) 1970-05-06 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (3) 1970-07-01 PATTON Cinema 150 (12) # 1970-09-23 HELLO, DOLLY! Cinema 150 (7) 1970-12-23 TORA! TORA! TORA! Cinema 150 (8) # 1971-06-16 SONG OF NORWAY Cinema 150 (4) 1971-06-18 PORGY AND BESS Capitol (1) 1971-08-04 RYANS DAUGHTER Cinema 150 (6) 1971-11-03 MY FAIR LADY Cinema 150 (1) 1972-12-13 HELLO, DOLLY! Cinema 150 (1) 1975-12-05 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 (1) 1975-12-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (1) 1975-12-19 CAMELOT Cinema 150 (1) 1976-08-27 HELLO, DOLLY! Cinema 150 (1) 1976-09-03 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 (1) 1976-09-10 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Cinema 150 (1) 1976-09-17 CAN-CAN Cinema 150 (1) 1976-09-24 THE SAND PEBBLES Cinema 150 (1) 1976-10-01 TORA! TORA! TORA! Cinema 150 (1) 1976-11-05 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Cinema 150 (2) 1977-05-27 CAMELOT Cinema 150 (1) 1977-06-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (1) 1978-09-22 PATTON Cinema 150 (1) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Cinema 150 (12) 1979-11-02 SLEEPING BEAUTY Cinema 150 (6) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema 150 (20) 1981-05-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (1) 1981-06-05 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 (1) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Cinema 150 (23) [70mm from Week 14] 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Cinema 150 (6) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Cinema 150 (8) 1982-12-10 ANNIE Cinema 150 (1) 1983-04-01 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Heights (2) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Heights (4) 1983-09-30 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 (2) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema 150 (11) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Heights (17) 1984-12-07 2010 Heights (8) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Cinema 150 (8) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Heights (8) 1985-08-30 COCOON Cinema 150 (4) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Cinema 150 (4) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Cinema 150 [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Cinema 150 (30) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Cinema City (11) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Cinema City (10) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cinema 150 (8) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Cinema 150 (8) 1988-09-16 THE PRESIDIO Cinema 150 (2) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Cinema 150 (7) [70mm-Dolby from Week 4] 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cinema 150 (12) 1989-10-06 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cinema 150 (3) 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Cinema City [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Cinema City (1+) 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 the Arkansas Gazette, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. 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