Showcase Presentations in Phoenix, USA | All 70mm film lists |
| Compiled By: Michael Coate | Date: 13 March 2018 |
 Continuing the Showcase Presentations in
series, we now present: Phoenix, Arizona.Part 1: The Cinemas The Valley of the Suns 70mm-equipped cinemas are/were GLENDALE Bell Park Gateway Village Westgate MESA Superstition Three Fountains PHOENIX Bethany / Bethany West Chris-Town Chris-Town Mall / Cinema 6 Cine Capri Fox Palms Paramount Vista SCOTTSDALE Camelview Kachina Round-Up Drive-In Scottsdale 101 Scottsdale Pavilions TEMPE Tempe Marketplace An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. | Further in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas 70mm Cinemas in Denmark and the first 70mm film CDS Cinemas Now showing in 70mm in a theatre near you! Internet link: |
Part 2: The Engagements | |
| Showcase Presentations = 70mm + Cinerama + 6-track magnetic stereo + reserved-seat engagements. This project excludes IMAX and other Special Venue presentations. (They might be added in a forthcoming revision.) Regarding image: To simplify the presentation of the information, no distinction has been made between those movies originated in 70mm (65mm) and those originated in 35mm and blown up to 70mm. Such details can be found in numerous articles and reference material elsewhere on this website. Regarding audio: The majority of the titles featured in this chronology showcased some flavor of six-track stereo. (The noted 35mm presentations used in some roadshow situations were often 4-track magnetic stereo or, in some cases, standard optical mono.) The 70mm prints issued from 1977 typically were encoded with Dolby Noise Reduction and often included baby boom low-frequency enhancement and occasionally split surrounds. Most of the recently-struck prints featured digital sound (DTS aka Datasat). The roadshows (i.e. reserved-seat engagements) have an asterisk after the applicable title. m/o = a move-over engagement (i.e. a continuation of a booking from another cinema) YYYY-MM-DD TITLE Cinema (duration in weeks) [notes or projection process if other than 70mm] 1957-03-06 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS* Palms (9) [35mm] 1957-12-19 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Vista (11) [35mm] 1959-02-19 SOUTH PACIFIC* Vista (39) 1959-06-12 SLEEPING BEAUTY Fox (4) 1959-11-18 THE BIG FISHERMAN* Vista (9) 1960-01-22 PORGY AND BESS* Vista (8) 1960-03-18 SOLOMON AND SHEBA* Vista (?) 1960-06-?? CAN-CAN* Vista (15) 1960-11-02 BEN-HUR* Vista (45) 1961-03-17 EXODUS* Palms (9) 1961-04-21 KING OF KINGS Kachina (sneak preview) 1961-05-19 SPARTACUS* Palms (8) 1961-12-21 KING OF KINGS* Vista (11) 1962-03-08 EL CID* Vista (20) 1962-03-28 WEST SIDE STORY* Kachina (15) 1963-01-17 THE LONGEST DAY* Paramount (10) [35mm] 1963-01-25 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Vista (10) 1963-01-31 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Palms (24) 1963-05-16 THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM* Kachina (13) [Cinerama] 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Paramount (33) 1963-08-15 HOW THE WEST WAS WON* Kachina (39) [Cinerama] 1964-05-15 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Kachina (40) [Cinerama] 1965-02-18 CIRCUS WORLD* Kachina (6) [Cinerama] 1965-03-31 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Kachina (21) [Cinerama] 1965-03-31 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Vista (115) 1965-04-14 CHEYENNE AUTUMN Bethany West (2) 1965-04-21 BECKET Round-Up Drive-In (1) 1965-04-28 CHEYENNE AUTUMN Round-Up Drive-In (1) 1965-06-30 MY FAIR LADY* Palms (25) 1965-08-25 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Kachina (17) [Cinerama] 1965-12-22 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Kachina (12) [Cinerama] 1966-03-16 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Kachina (41) 1966-03-31 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Cine Capri (13) 1966-06-28 THE BLUE MAX* Cine Capri (17) [35mm] 1966-12-21 THE BIBLE* Cine Capri (22) 1966-12-25 KHARTOUM* Kachina (7) [Cinerama] 1967-02-14 HAWAII* Kachina (34) [35mm] 1967-02-21 GRAND PRIX* Bethany (35) [Cinerama] 1967-05-24 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW* Camelback Mall (16) [35mm] 1967-06-14 THE SAND PEBBLES* Vista (20) [35mm] 1967-07-14 THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE* Palms (27) [35mm] 1967-10-25 GONE WITH THE WIND* Bethany (29) 1967-12-21 CAMELOT* Camelback Mall (23) [35mm] 1968-02-21 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Kachina (7) 1968-04-10 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Kachina (7) 1968-05-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Kachina (25) [Cinerama] 1968-06-12 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Palms (15) 1968-09-18 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Bethany (1) 1968-11-20 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Kachina (14) [Cinerama] 1968-12-06 SWEET CHARITY* Bethany (sneak preview) 1968-12-11 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Bethany (1) 1968-12-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Bethany (14) 1968-12-25 FINIANS RAINBOW* Cine Capri (8) [35mm] 1969-01-29 FUNNY GIRL* Palms (36) [35mm] 1969-02-04 THE LION IN WINTER* Thomas Mall (22) [35mm] 1969-02-05 OLIVER!* Camelback Mall (23) [35mm] 1969-02-19 STAR!* Vista (6) 1969-02-26 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Kachina (11) 1969-03-28 BEN-HUR* Bethany (10) 1969-05-10 MACKENNAS GOLD Chris-Town (7) [U.S. premiere] 1969-05-15 SWEET CHARITY* Kachina (15) 1969-06-04 SOUTH PACIFIC Bethany (3) 1969-06-25 KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA Bethany (9) 1969-07-16 OLIVER!* Hayden East (m/o from Camelback Mall, 12 [35]) [35mm] 1969-08-08 WAR AND PEACE: PART I* Valley (1) [35mm] 1969-08-15 WAR AND PEACE: PART II* Valley (1) [35mm] 1969-10-08 FUNNY GIRL* Hayden East (m/o from Palms, 6 [42]) [35mm] 1969-10-08 OLIVER!* Hayden West (m/o from Hayden East, 6 [41]) [35mm] 1969-12-10 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Kachina (1) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Kachina (10) 1969-12-25 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Cine Capri (29) [35mm] 1970-02-11 HELLO, DOLLY!* Palms (23) 1970-04-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Bethany (2) 1970-07-22 AIRPORT Kachina (18) 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Cine Capri (19) 1971-02-10 RYANS DAUGHTER Palms (18) 1972-02-16 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Thomas Mall (30) [35mm] 1973-02-14 MAN OF LA MANCHA* El Camino (9) [35mm] 1973-06-01 THIS IS CINERAMA Cine Capri (7) 1974-08-28 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Kachina (4) 1974-09-25 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / MAN OF LA MANCHA Kachina (5) 1974-10-18 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cine Capri (1) 1974-11-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Chris-Town (1) 1974-12-25 GONE WITH THE WIND Palms (6) 1975-09-26 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Kachina (3) 1975-10-31 VOLCANO (aka KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA) Kachina (1) [Feelarama] 1976-09-22 GONE WITH THE WIND Palms (1) 1976-09-29 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Bethany (3) 1976-11-18 HELLO, DOLLY! Cine Capri (1 day, matinee only) 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Cine Capri (60) [70mm from Week #17] 1978-05-19 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Bethany (4) 1978-05-19 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Kachina (4) 1978-08-25 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cine Capri (6) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Cine Capri (20) 1979-12-21 THE ROSE Cine Capri (10) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cine Capri (30) 1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Chris-Town (5) 1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Kachina (8) 1981-05-08 THE BLACK HOLE / SLEEPING BEAUTY Chris-Town (2) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Cine Capri (9) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Kachina (4) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Kachina (10) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Chris-Town (6) 1983-04-23 WARGAMES Chris-Town (sneak preview) 1983-04-30 BRAINSTORM Chris-Town (sneak preview) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Chris-Town Mall (29) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Kachina (17) 1983-08-05 GANDHI Cine Capri (2) 1983-09-09 OKLAHOMA! Cine Capri (3) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Cine Capri (10) 1983-10-15 THE RIGHT STUFF Chris-Town (sneak preview) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Chris-Town (8) 1983-12-16 THE RIGHT STUFF Kachina (5) 1984-05-16 THE RIGHT STUFF Cine Capri (1) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Chris-Town (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cine Capri (17) 1984-11-16 GHOSTBUSTERS Cine Capri (1) 1984-11-23 APOCALYPSE NOW Cine Capri (1) 1984-12-07 2010 Chris-Town (9) 1984-12-07 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Cine Capri (1) 1984-12-14 DUNE Chris-Town Mall (5) 1985-06-21 COCOON Chris-Town Mall (8) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Chris-Town (5) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Superstition (sneak preview) 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Superstition (5) 1985-08-30 THE BLACK CAULDRON / E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Superstition (3) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Chris-Town (5) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Cine Capri (4) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Kachina (8) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Superstition (6) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Cine Capri (13) 1986-09-12 GONE WITH THE WIND Kachina (1) 1986-09-19 OKLAHOMA! Kachina (1) 1986-09-26 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Kachina (1) 1986-10-03 APOCALYPSE NOW Kachina (1) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Chris-Town (13) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Kachina (7) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Superstition (18) [70mm from Week #3] 1987-01-16 THE MISSION Cine Capri (7) [70mm from Week #3] 1987-01-16 THE MISSION Kachina (7) [70mm from Week #4] 1987-09-18 APOCALYPSE NOW Cine Capri (1) 1988-02-19 CRY FREEDOM Cine Capri (3) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Cine Capri (8) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Kachina (6) 1989-04-21 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cine Capri (5) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Chris-Town (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cine Capri (11) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Superstition (13) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Cine Capri (10) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Gateway Village (20) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Three Fountains (21) 1990-06-27 DAYS OF THUNDER Cine Capri (7) 1990-09-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cine Capri (1) 1990-10-12 MEMPHIS BELLE Cine Capri (6) 1991-09-27 FANTASIA Cine Capri (2) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Cine Capri (sneak preview) 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Cine Capri (sneak preview) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Cine Capri (4) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Camelview (8) [70mm from Week #5] 1992-12-25 HOFFA ? 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Cine Capri (3) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Camelview (8) 1994-02-25 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Cine Capri (1) 1995-03-31 THE WILD BUNCH Cine Capri (2) 1997-01-24 HAMLET Camelview (8) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Scottsdale 101 (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Tempe Marketplace (3) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Westgate (2) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Tempe Marketplace (6) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Westgate (?) | |
References | |
| Note that some of the presentations included in this listing were presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of its engagement due to print damage and the distributors unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print or because the booking was moved to a smaller, 35mm-only 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. Also, regarding roadshow presentations, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the latter weeks of the run. References: Various issues of Boxoffice, The Arizona Republic, and Variety; Dolby sound system installation records; and projector and sound system trade advertisements. Special Thanks: Floyd Newton. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | |
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