“Logan’s Run”: The 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 19.06.2016 |
 The
following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter presentations
of “Logan’s Run ” in North America. These were the cinemas worth seeking out to
experience this motion picture.“Logan’s Run” was among four confirmed first-run films released in 1976 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. Approximately two-dozen 70mm prints of the film were struck for distribution in North America. The MGM (though United Artists) release — directed by Michael Anderson and starring Michael York and Jenny Agutter — opened June 23rd (except where noted otherwise). The 70mm prints of “Logan’s Run” featured full-frame imagery blown up from anamorphic 35mm and a dual inventory of Dolby* and non-Dolby-encoded discrete six-track stereophonic sound. (*A few of the prints—noted in the listing below—were encoded with Dolby Noise Reduction, the first known usage of Dolby in connection with the 70mm format.) Pre-release screenings included a sneak preview held May 7th at Valley Circle in San Diego. (The sneak preview/test screening reportedly included “laser-beam holography to produce a three-dimensional image” and Dolby-encoded audio.) The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) is included in parenthesis following the cinema name. CALIFORNIA La Mesa — Pacific’s Cinema Grossmont (6) Los Angeles — Pacific’s Cinerama Dome (6) [Dolby] San Francisco — UA’s Alexandria (9) San Jose — Syufy’s Century 21 (16) COLORADO Denver — Commonwealth’s Continental (6) [opened June 30th] DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — K-B’s Apex (7) ILLINOIS Calumet City — Plitt’s River Oaks Triplex (7) Chicago — Center’s McClurg Court (5) North brook — Center’s Edens Twin (7) Oak Brook — UA’s Cinema Twin (7) MASSACHUSETTS Boston — Sack’s Cinema 57 Twin (5) [Dolby] MICHIGAN Southfield — SDT’s Northland (11) [Dolby] MINNESOTA Bloomington — GCC’s Southtown (7) NEBRASKA Omaha — Cooper-Highland’s Indian Hills (6) NEW JERSEY Upper Montclair — UA’s Bellevue (5) NEW YORK New York — Loews’ Astor Plaza (7) New York — Loews’ Orpheum (5) ONTARIO Toronto — Famous Players’ University (12) [Dolby] (opened June 25th) OREGON Portland — Mann’s Music Box (10) PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia — Sameric’s SamEric (7) Pittsburgh — Cinemette’s Warner (7) TEXAS Dallas — ABC Interstate’s Medallion (6) [Dolby] Houston — Tercar’s Gaylynn Terrace (6) [opened June 25th] UTAH Salt Lake City — Plitt’s Centre (5) [opened June 30th] WASHINGTON Seattle — SRO’s Cinerama (9) WISCONSIN Wauwatosa — UA’s Mayfair (7) Note that some engagements were double-billed with another MGM or United Artists film during the latter week(s) of run. SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 1976-08-04 … Beverly Hills, CA — Mann’s Wilshire (5) 1976-08-04 … Ventura, CA — Mann’s Fox (3) 1976-08-27 … Chicago, IL — Brotman & Sherman’s Lincoln Village (1) 1976-09-29 … Dayton, OH — Chakeres’ Dayton Mall Twin (2) 1976-12-03 … Toronto, ON — Ontario Science Centre 1978-07-12 … San Francisco, CA — Warfield (1) [w/ “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”] 1979-01-23 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (1) [70mm festival] 1980-01-28 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (1) [70mm festival] 1981-11-13 … Toronto, ON — Ontario Science Centre The information contained in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Claude Ayakawa, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel, Mark Lensenmayer, Kenneth Mitchell, Stan Malone, and Vince Young. International 70mm engagements have not been accounted for in this work. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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