“Silverado”: The North American 70mm Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 11.10.2020 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
engagements of “Silverado” in the United States and Canada. These were the best
cinemas in which to experience this motion picture.“Silverado” was among twenty-three confirmed first-run films released in 1985 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. Approximately one-hundred 70mm prints were struck for distribution in North America and represented about ten percent of the film’s total initial print run. The Columbia release — directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, and Linda Hunt — opened July 10th. Pre-release screenings included the world premiere held July 8th at the Chinese in Los Angeles. Numerous locales ran a sneak preview screening June 29th and/or July 6th. For the release of “Silverado,” Columbia employed the services of Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and approve the cinemas selected to book a 70mm print. The 70mm prints of “Silverado” featured full-frame imagery blown up from Super-35 and Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format). Seventy-millimeter trailers for Columbia’s “Agnes of God,” “The Bride,” “Fright Night,” “Jagged Edge” and “White Nights” circulated during the release of “Silverado” and which the distributor recommended be screened with the presentation. Additional 70mm trailers from other studios circulated during this period as well. Which trailers, if any, seen during the “Silverado” presentations varied by venue and screening. The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in parenthesis following the applicable cinema name. ALABAMA Birmingham — Cobb’s Village East Twin (4+) Huntsville — Cobb’s Madison Square 8-plex (10) ALBERTA Calgary — Cineplex Odeon’s North Hill (13) Calgary — Cineplex Odeon’s Odeon Twin (19) [70mm from Week 2] Edmonton — Cineplex Odeon’s Capilano (11) Edmonton — Cineplex Odeon’s Plaza Twin (5) ARKANSAS Little Rock — UA’s Heights (8) ARIZONA Phoenix — Mann’s Chris-Town 5-plex (5) [THX] Tucson — Plitt’s El Dorado Twin (8) BRITISH COLUMBIA New Westminster — Cineplex Odeon’s Westminster Mall Triplex (12) Vancouver — Cineplex Odeon’s Oakridge Centre Triplex (12) [THX] Vancouver — Cineplex Odeon’s Vogue (5) CALIFORNIA Costa Mesa — Edwards’ Town Center 4-plex (4) Daly City — Plitt’s Plaza Twin (13) Irvine — Edwards’ University 6-plex (10) Los Angeles — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (5) [THX] Los Angeles — Mann’s Village (5) [THX] Oakland — Renaissance Rialto’s Grand Lake 4-plex (11) Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 6-plex (11) Sacramento — Syufy’s Century 6-plex (17) Sacramento — Syufy’s Cinedome 5-plex (14) San Diego — Mann’s Cinema 21 (12) San Francisco — Plitt’s Northpoint (5) San Jose — Syufy’s Century 22 Triplex (13) COLORADO Denver — Commonwealth’s Continental (4+) Littleton — Commonwealth’s Cooper 7-plex (4+) [HPS-4000] CONNECTICUT East Hartford — Redstone’s Showcase 9-plex (2) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — Circle’s Avalon Twin (June 29th sneak preview only) Washington — Circle’s Uptown (12) FLORIDA Coral Gables — GCC’s Riviera Twin (5) Coral Springs — GCC’s Coral Square 8-plex (5) Fort Lauderdale — GCC’s Galleria 4-plex (4) GEORGIA Atlanta — Plitt’s Phipps Plaza Triplex (12) College Park — Storey’s National 6-plex (5) [unconfirmed] Union City — GTC’s Shannon 8-plex (5) [unconfirmed] ILLINOIS Calumet City — Plitt’s River Oaks 8-plex (3) Chicago — Plitt’s Esquire (5) Niles — Essaness’ Golf Mill Triplex (4) Schaumburg — Plitt’s Woodfield 9-plex (4) MANITOBA Winnipeg — Cineplex Odeon’s Odeon (11) MARYLAND Baltimore — Durkee’s Senator (10) Baltimore — JF’s 5-Star Reisterstown Plaza 5-plex (9) Catonsville — Einbinder & Brehm’s Westview 8-plex (14) MASSACHUSETTS Boston — Sack’s Cinema 57 Twin (3) Dedham — Redstone’s Showcase 10-plex (3) [70mm during Week 3] Seekonk — Redstone’s Showcase 7-plex (4+) MICHIGAN Dearborn — UA’s The Movies at Fairlane 10-plex (15) Southfield — NGT’s Americana 5-plex (5) [Cinemagic] Troy — UA’s The Movies at Oakland 5-plex (5) MINNESOTA Roseville — GCC’s Har-Mar 11-plex (6) [THX] MISSOURI Kansas City — Commonwealth’s Bannister Mall 5-plex (7) Sunset Hills — Wehrenberg’s Mark Twain (4) NEVADA Las Vegas — Syufy’s Parkway Triplex (13) NEW JERSEY Paramus — RKO Century’s Route Four 10-plex (6) Sayreville — Redstone’s Amboy 11-plex (5) Secaucus — Loews’ Meadow 6-plex (4) NEW YORK Coram — UA’s The Movies at Coram 10-plex (5) East Meadow — UA’s Meadowbrook 4-plex (5) Henrietta — Loews’ Towne Triplex (5) Hicksville — Town & Country’s Mid-Plaza 6-plex (6) New York (Brooklyn) — RKO Century’s Kingsway 5-plex (5) New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s 23rd Street West Triplex (6) New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s Coronet (9) New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s Ziegfeld (6) Valley Stream — Redstone’s Sunrise 12-plex (6) NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh — Litchfield’s Mission Valley 5-plex (6) OHIO Cincinnati — Redstone’s Showcase Eastgate 7-plex (5) [70mm from Week 3] Springdale — Redstone’s Showcase 8-plex (2) ONTARIO Etobicoke — Cineplex Odeon’s Albion Twin (1) North York — Cineplex Odeon’s Don Mills (5) Ottawa — Cineplex Odeon Somerset (11) Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s Humber Twin (4) Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s Showcase (5) Toronto — Cineplex Odeon’s York Twin (9) [THX] OREGON Beaverton — LT’s Westgate Triplex (11) PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia — SamEric’s Sam’s Place Twin (5) Pittsburgh — Cinemette’s North Hills (5) QUEBEC Montreal — Cineplex Odeon’s Place du Canada (5) [opened July 12th] RHODE ISLAND Warwick — Redstone’s Showcase 8-plex (4+) SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville — Litchfield’s Bijou 8-plex (5) TEXAS Arlington — AMC’s Green Oaks 8-plex (12) [70mm from Week 6] Arlington — UA’s Bowen 8-plex (12) [THX] Austin — Mann’s Fox Triplex (7) Austin — Presidio’s Arbor 4-plex (12) [THX] Dallas — AMC’s Prestonwood 5-plex (4+) Dallas — UA’s Cine Twin (4+) Dallas — UA’s Skillman 6-plex (4+) [THX] Dallas — UA’s South 8-plex (4+) [THX] Fort Worth — UA’s Hulen 6-plex (11) [THX] Houston — Cineplex’s Windsor Twin (5) Houston — GCC’s Meyerland Plaza Triplex (10) Mesquite — UA’s Town East 6-plex (4+) [THX] UTAH Holladay — Mann’s Cottonwood Mall 4-plex (8) Salt Lake City — Plitt’s Crossroads Triplex (11) South Salt Lake — Syufy’s Century 5-plex (13) Taylorsville — Plitt’s Midvalley 6-plex (13) VIRGINIA Richmond — Litchfield’s Midlothian 6-plex (6) WASHINGTON Lynnwood — SRO’s Grand Alderwood 5-plex (4+) Seattle — SRO’s Cinerama (4+) Tukwila — SRO’s Lewis & Clark 7-plex (4+) WISCONSIN Milwaukee — UA’s Southgate (5) Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of 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 (or movement out of a branded auditorium) has been included in the duration figure. SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS AND SCREENINGS 1985-08-02 … Boston, MA — Sack’s Copley Place 9-plex (4) 1985-08-30 … Chicago, IL — Plitt’s Carnegie (2) 1985-08-30 … Homewood, IL — Plitt’s Diana 4-plex (4) 1985-08-30 … Oak Brook, IL — Plitt’s Oakbrook Triplex (4) 1985-08-30 … San Francisco, CA — Syufy’s Cinema 21 (2) 1985-08-30 … Skokie, IL — M&R’s Old Orchard 4-plex (3) 1985-09-06 … Chicago, IL — GCC’s Ford City 5-plex (5) 1985-09-06 … Norridge, IL — M&R’s Norridge 7-plex (1) 1985-09-06 … Orland Park, IL — Plitt’s Orland Square 8-plex (3) 1985-09-13 … Mount Prospect, IL — GCC’s Randhurst 4-plex (2) 1985-09-13 … New York, NY — Reade’s Bay (3) 1985-09-13 … Schaumburg, IL — Plitt’s Woodfield 9-plex (4) 1985-09-27 … Northbrook, IL — Center’s Edens Twin (2) 1985-10-02 … Cleveland, OH — Colony (1) 1985-10-04 … Washington, DC — Circle’s Tenley Triplex (1) 1985-10-11 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 24 Twin (1) 1985-10-11 … Washington, DC — Circle’s MacArthur Triplex (2) 1985-10-18 … Augusta, GA — GTC’s National Hills (1) 1985-10-18 … Los Angeles, CA — Plitt’s Century Plaza Twin (1) 1985-10-18 … San Jose, CA — Syufy’s Century 25 Twin (1) 1985-??-?? … Norfolk, VA — ARF’s Naro (?) 1991-10-18 … Richmond, VA — NTI’s Ridge 7-plex (1) [70mm fest] 1999-08-06 … Los Angeles, CA — Mann’s Plaza (midnight; 3 days) 2000-12-09 … Los Angeles, CA — American Cinematheque’s Egyptian [70mm fest] 2010-03-03 … Santa Monica, CA — American Cinematheque’s Aero [70mm fest w/ 25th anniversary cast & crew reunion and Q&A] 2018-09-23 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm fest] 2018-09-25 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm fest] 2018-09-26 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm fest] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kretzel, and an extra special thank-you to all of the librarians who helped with this project. International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in this article. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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