70mm Presentations in Oakland and the East Bay | 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 the East Bay sub-market of the greater San Francisco Bay region.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 BERKELEY Berkeley California / California Triplex CONCORD Capri EMERYVILLE Emery Bay 10 FREMONT Cinedome 8 East Fremont Hub 8 HAYWARD Festival 6 Hayward 5 NEWARK Cinedome 7 West OAKLAND Century 21 / Century 22 / Century Complex Grand Lake / Grand Lake Twin / Grand Lake 4 Paramount (special events / temporary ?) Piedmont / Piedmont Triplex Theatre 70 / Cinema 1 ORINDA Orinda PINOLE Century Complex / Century 9 PLEASANT HILL Century 21 / Century Complex / Century 5 Century 16 SAN RAMON Crow Canyon 6 UNION CITY Century 25 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 1967-02-21 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Century 21 Pleasant Hill (15) # 1968-09-11 CAMELOT* Century 21 Pleasant Hill (9) # 1968-10-29 GONE WITH THE WIND* Century 21 Oakland (15) 1969-02-11 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Century 21 Oakland (7) 1969-03-05 GONE WITH THE WIND* Century 21 Pleasant Hill (12) 1969-04-02 STAR!* Century 21 Oakland (2) # 1969-05-28 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Century 21 Pleasant Hill (3) # 1969-09-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Century 21 Oakland (11) 1969-12-17 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Century 21 Pleasant Hill (13) 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!* Century 21 Oakland (22) # 1970-03-17 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Century 21 Oakland (21) # 1970-08-14 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Century 21 Pleasant Hill (19) # 1970-10-28 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Century 21 Pleasant Hill (8) # 1974-08-21 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Century 21 Oakland (7) 1974-11-06 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Century 5 (6) 1976-02-04 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 1 (1) 1976-04-09 GONE WITH THE WIND Capri (1) 1980-09-12 2001 / CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Grand Lake (2) 1980-09-19 SLEEPING BEAUTY / THE BLACK HOLE Berkeley (1) 1980-10-31 THE EXORCIST Grand Lake (1) [late show] 1981-08-28 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK / ALIEN Grand Lake (2) 1981-09-11 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS / 2001 Grand Lake (1) 1981-12-03 NAPOLEON Paramount (4 days) [70mm for triptych sequence?] 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE California (10) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Century 5 (9) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II Cinedome East (6) [70mm from Week 2] 1982-06-11 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Grand Lake (36) 1982-06-18 ANNIE Century 5 (22) 1982-06-18 ANNIE Piedmont (5) 1982-10-06 STAR TREK II / POLTERGEIST Grand Lake (2) 1983-01-14 GANDHI Century 5 (20) 1983-01-14 GANDHI Piedmont (19) 1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER California (2) # 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Century 5 (28) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Hayward 5 (40) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Piedmont (18) 1983-09-07 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Grand Lake (1) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM California (3) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Century 5 (7) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Cinedome East (5) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Festival (3) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF California (10) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Grand Lake (12) 1984-02-17 THE RIGHT STUFF Grand Lake (3) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Berkeley (11) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Century 5 (19) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinedome East (21) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Festival (#1: 14) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Festival (#2: 5) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III Cinedome West (#1: 8) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III Cinedome West (#2: 4) 1984-06-01 STREETS OF FIRE Piedmont (2) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Century 5 (27) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Grand Lake (19) 1984-06-08 GREMLINS Grand Lake (15) [70mm from Week 7] 1984-09-19 AMADEUS Piedmont (12) 1984-09-21 STAR TREK III / GREMLINS Grand Lake (2) 1984-12-07 2010 Century 5 (9) 1984-12-07 2010 Cinedome East (7) 1984-12-07 2010 Hayward 5 (9) 1984-12-14 THE COTTON CLUB California (9) 1984-12-14 DUNE Grand Lake (7) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Piedmont (5) 1985-01-11 AMADEUS Crow Canyon (21) 1985-02-01 AMADEUS Grand Lake (4) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Grand Lake (5) [70mm from Week 4] 1985-06-21 COCOON Cinedome East (17) 1985-06-21 COCOON Crow Canyon (8) 1985-06-21 COCOON Grand Lake (13) 1985-06-21 COCOON Hayward 5 (15) 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Piedmont (3) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Grand Lake (11) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Piedmont [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Cinedome West (9) 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Piedmont (3) 1985-08-16 THE EMERALD FOREST Piedmont (6) 1985-11-22 AMERIAN FLYERS Piedmont (2) 1985-11-27 ROCKY IV Century 5 (9) [70mm from Week 5] 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Berkeley (5) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Cinedome East (6) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Festival 6 (8) 1985-12-06 AMERIAN FLYERS / THE EMERALD FOREST Piedmont (2) 1985-12-20 OUT OF AFRICA Piedmont (13) 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Berkeley [sneak preview] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Berkeley (10) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Century 9 (27) [70mm from Week 13] 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Cinedome East (35) 1986-06-06 SPACECAMP Grand Lake (3) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Century 9 (14) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Cinedome West (18) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Crow Canyon (11) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Grand Lake (12) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Hayward 5 (11) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV Cinedome East (18) [70mm from Week 4] 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Cinedome East (9) 1987-07-01 INNERSPACE Grand Lake (8) 1987-11-06 CRY FREEDOM Grand Lake (6) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Century 5 (9) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Piedmont (8) 1988-09-23 GORILLAS IN THE MIST Grand Lake (10) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Century 5 (7) 1989-05-12 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Emery Bay (25) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Berkeley (9) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 5 (17) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Festival (13) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Piedmont (9) 1989-06-22 BATMAN California (17) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Grand Lake (14) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Century 5 (12) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Century 5 (8) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Grand Lake (8) 1989-10-06 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Fremont Hub (2) 1989-10-20 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF / THATS ENTERTAINMENT! Fremont Hub (4 days) 1989-10-24 WILLOW / INNERSPACE Fremont Hub (3 days) 1989-10-27 ALIEN / ALIENS Fremont Hub (1) 1990-04-20 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Orinda (1) 1990-05-02 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Grand Lake (3) 1990-05-04 ALIEN / ALIENS Grand Lake (3 days) 1990-05-07 BLADE RUNNER / BATMAN Grand Lake (11 days) 1990-05-11 2001 / 2010 Grand Lake (1) 1990-05-18 BLADE RUNNER / 2001 Grand Lake (1) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Fremont Hub (16) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Grand Lake (6) 1990-07-03 DIE HARD 2 Grand Lake (12) 1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA Grand Lake (4) 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Grand Lake (10) 1991-06-21 THE ROCKETEER Grand Lake (6) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Century 5 [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY California [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Century 5 [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Cinedome West [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Crow Canyon [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY California (8) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Century 5 (8) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Cinedome West (11) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Crow Canyon (8) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Grand Lake (8) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY California (17) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Grand Lake (9) 1998-06-19 TITANIC Grand Lake (1) 2012-09-21 THE MASTER Grand Lake (6) 2014-11-04 INTERSTELLAR Grand Lake (6) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Century 16 (6) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Century 25 (6) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Grand Lake (7) 2016-03-25 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Grand Lake (3) 2016-11-18 FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Grand Lake (1+) 2017-03-10 KONG: SKULL ISLAND Grand Lake (6) 2017-06-02 WONDER WOMAN Grand Lake (6) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Grand Lake (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Century 25 (1+) 2017-11-17 JUSTICE LEAGUE Grand Lake (1+) 2018-03-29 READY PLAYER ONE Grand Lake (1+) 2018-08-17 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Grand Lake (1+) 2019-10-04 JOKER Grand Lake (1+) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Century 25 (6) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Grand Lake (9) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) 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 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 Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. 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