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| Compiled by: Michael Coate & William Kallay | Date: 08.02.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the “Inland Empire” region of Southern California.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 is on the titles that were given publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in the 70mm format in the region along with 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 MONTCLAIR Montclair Montclair Plaza Towne Center Plaza / UA Movies 6 MORENO VALLEY Canyon Springs Towngate MURRIETA The Movie Experience (8-perf) RIVERSIDE Canyon Crest Park Sierra Tyler Mall SAN BERNARDINO Inland (?) Inland Center TEMECULA Temeku UPLAND Foothill 8 / Upland 8 VICTORVILLE Victor Valley 10 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] 1979-06-22 … ALIEN … Montclair (14) 1979-11-09 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Montclair (6) 1980-06-27 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Towne Center Plaza (32) 1980-11-07 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Montclair [Fri-Sat midnight] 1980-11-07 … RAISE THE TITANIC … Montclair (2) 1981-05-22 … SLEEPING BEAUTY … Montclair (3) 1981-06-12 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Montclair (27) [70mm from Week 23] 1981-07-31 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Towne Center Plaza (6) 1982-06-04 … STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN … Canyon Crest (8) 1982-07-09 … TRON … Montclair (12) 1982-07-16 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Canyon Crest (39) 1983-01-21 … GANDHI … Canyon Crest (18) [70mm from Week 16] 1983-03-25 … RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK … Canyon Crest (6) 1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Towne Center Plaza (28) 1983-05-25 … RETURN OF THE JEDI … Tyler Mall (41) 1983-06-24 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Canyon Crest (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four] 1983-07-01 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Canyon Crest (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four] 1983-07-08 … BEN-HUR … Canyon Crest (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four] 1983-07-15 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO … Canyon Crest (1) [MGM’s Fabulous Four] 1983-07-15 … STAYING ALIVE … Canyon Crest (15) [70mm from Week 3] 1983-07-22 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Tyler Mall (18) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1983-08-19 … APOCALYPSE NOW … Canyon Crest (1) 1983-09-16 … SUPERMAN III / WARGAMES … Montclair (7) 1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Towne Center Plaza (10) 1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Tyler Mall (7) 1983-11-04 … STAR TREK II / WARGAMES … Montclair (1) 1983-11-04 … SUPERMAN III / WARGAMES … Canyon Crest (5) 1983-11-11 … STAYING ALIVE / WARGAMES … Montclair (1) 1983-12-09 … THE RIGHT STUFF … Montclair (1) 1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Canyon Crest (18) 1984-05-23 … INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM … Montclair (19) 1984-06-01 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Park Sierra [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Tyler Mall (7) 1984-06-08 … GHOSTBUSTERS … Park Sierra (19) 1984-06-15 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Tyler Mall [Fri-Sat midnight] 1984-06-29 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Canyon Crest (7) 1984-12-07 … 2010 … Canyon Crest (9) 1984-12-07 … 2010 … Towne Center Plaza (10) 1984-12-07 … 2010 … Tyler Mall (5) 1984-21-21 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Tyler Mall (3) [Fri-Sat midnight] 1985-01-04 … AMADEUS … Canyon Crest (20) [70mm from Week 5] 1985-05-24 … AMADEUS … Montclair (2) 1985-06-07 … AMADEUS / LADYHAWKE … Montclair (3) 1985-06-21 … COCOON … Canyon Crest (14) 1985-06-21 … COCOON … Tyler Mall (8) 1985-06-21 … RETURN TO OZ … Towne Center Plaza (4) 1985-12-04 … YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES … Canyon Crest (5) 1986-05-16 … TOP GUN … Montclair (25) 1986-11-26 … STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME … Montclair (14) 1987-06-03 … THE UNTOUCHABLES … Montclair (9) 1987-12-11 … EMPIRE OF THE SUN … Montclair (13) 1989-05-12 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Towngate (4) 1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Canyon Crest (17) 1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Inland Center (18) 1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Montclair (16) 1990-06-15 … DICK TRACY … Canyon Springs (13) 1993-06-17 … LAST ACTION HERO … Park Sierra (4) [70mm from Week 3] Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of their 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 has been included in the duration figure. References: Various issues of Boxoffice, Motion Picture Exhibitor, and Variety; The Desert Sun, Los Angeles Times, The (Riverside) Press-Enterprise, The San Bernardino County Sun; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. 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