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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 06.09.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the New Haven region of Connecticut, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special venue presentations, etc., have not been included. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas HAMDEN Cinemart MILFORD Showcase Cinemas NEW HAVEN Whalley NORTH HAVEN Showcase Cinemas (70mm x2) ORANGE Showcase Cinemas (70mm x3) An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. Part 2: The 70mm Presentations * = Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1960-04-20 PORGY AND BESS* Whalley (1+) 1960-??-?? CAN-CAN* Whalley (?) 1960-07-29 BEN-HUR* Whalley (36) 1961-05-17 EXODUS* Whalley (12) 1962-04-11 WEST SIDE STORY* Whalley (26) 1963-05-22 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Whalley (8) 1963-07-17 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Whalley (12) 1963-12-25 CLEOPATRA* Whalley (19) 1964-05-13 BECKET* Whalley (1+) 1965-04-07 MY FAIR LADY* Whalley (29) 1965-06-23 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Cinemart (73) 1965-10-27 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Whalley (1+) 1966-05-24 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Whalley (37) 1967-09-27 GRAND PRIX* Whalley (5) 1967-11-01 GONE WITH THE WIND* Whalley (24) 1968-04-17 CAMELOT* Whalley (23) 1968-09-25 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Cinemart (13) 1968-10-16 WAR AND PEACE* Whalley (1+) 1968-12-19 STAR* Cinemart (10) 1969-02-12 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Whalley (1+) 1969-05-16 SWEET CHARITY* Cinemart (15) 1969-08-06 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Showcase 1 (8) 1969-11-05 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Showcase 1 (19) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Showcase 3 (9) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* Cinemart (35) 1970-05-06 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Showcase 1 (3) 1970-05-27 PATTON* Showcase 1 (20) 1970-10-07 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinemart (1) 1970-12-16 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Showcase 1 (1) 1970-12-23 TORA! TORA! TORA! Showcase 1 (8) 1971-06-16 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Showcase 1 (1) 1971-12-08 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Showcase 1 (1) 1973-03-21 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Showcase 1 (6) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Showcase (10) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Showcase (18) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Showcase (1+) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Showcase (18) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Showcase (1+) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Showcase (1+) 1984-12-07 2010 Showcase (1+) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Showcase (1+) 1989-??-?? LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Showcase (?) 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Showcase [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Showcase (1+) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Showcase Milford (1+) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Showcase North Haven (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. References: Various issues of The New Haven Register, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Brian Kiss (Yale University) and Stephen Rice (Connecticut State Library). If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo |
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