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“Starman”: The North American 70mm Engagements
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Compiled by:
Michael Coate |
Date:
26.02.2020 |
The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
large-format engagements of John Carpenter’s “Starman” in the United States and
Canada. These were the best cinemas in which to experience this motion picture.
“Starman” was among sixteen confirmed first-run films released in 1984 with 70mm
prints for selected engagements. Approximately sixty 70mm prints were struck for
distribution in North America and represented about five percent of the film’s
total initial print run. The Columbia release — directed by John Carpenter and
starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen — opened December 14th.
Pre-release screenings included an invitational preview November 30th at Samuel
Goldwyn in Beverly Hills, a sneak preview in numerous locales December 1st, and
the film’s world premiere December 11th at the Chinese in Los Angeles.
For the release of “Starman,” 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 “Starman” featured full-frame imagery blown up from
anamorphic 35mm and Six-Track Dolby Stereo (“A” encoded “baby boom” format).
Seventy-millimeter trailers for Columbia’s “Fast Forward,” “Just One of the
Guys,” “A Passage to India,” “Perfect,” “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Silverado” and “The
Slugger’s Wife” circulated during the release of “Starman” 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 presentations of “Starman” varied by venue and
screening.
The duration of the engagements (measured in weeks) has been included in
parenthesis following the applicable cinema name.
Note that some of the presentations included in this listing may have been
presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of engagement because the booking
was moved to a smaller, non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex or due
to print damage and the distributor’s unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement
print. 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 audio auditorium) has been included in the duration figure.
ALBERTA
Calgary — Cineplex Odeon’s North Hill (9)
Edmonton — Cineplex Odeon’s Meadowlark (9)
ARIZONA
Tucson — Plitt’s Foothills 4-plex (9) [70mm from Week 6]
ARKANSAS
Little Rock — UA’s Cinema 150 (8)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver — Cineplex Odeon’s Vogue (9)
CALIFORNIA
Costa Mesa — Edwards’ South Coast Plaza Triplex (8)
Daly City — Plitt’s Plaza Twin (7)
Los Angeles (Hollywood) — Mann’s Chinese Triplex (5) [THX]
Los Angeles (Tarzana) — Mann’s Valley West 6-plex (7)
Los Angeles (Westwood Village) — Mann’s National (Dec. 1st sneak preview only)
Los Angeles (Westwood Village) — Mann’s Plaza (5)
Oakland — Cinerama’s Piedmont (5)
Orange — Syufy’s Cinedome 6-plex (8)
Sacramento — Syufy’s Century 6-plex (12)
Sacramento — Syufy’s Cinedome 5-plex (9)
San Francisco — Plitt’s Northpoint (8)
San Jose — Syufy’s Century 24 Twin (8)
San Rafael — Marin’s Regency 6-plex (8)
COLORADO
Colorado Springs — Commonwealth’s Mall of the Bluffs Twin (9)
Denver — Commonwealth’s Continental (4+)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington — Circle’s MacArthur Triplex (4+)
GEORGIA
Atlanta — Plitt’s Phipps Plaza Triplex (5)
Union City — GTC’s Shannon 8-plex (10) [opened Dec. 21st]
HAWAII
Honolulu — Consolidated’s Waikiki Twin (5) [HPS-4000]
ILLINOIS
Chicago — Plitt’s Esquire (4)
Skokie — M&R’s Old Orchard 4-plex (8)
Schaumburg — Plitt’s Woodfield 4-plex (4)
LOUISIANA
Metairie — GCC’s Lakeside 5-plex (4)
MANITOBA
Winnipeg — Towne 8-plex (14) [ownership change to Cineplex Odeon during run]
MARYLAND
Baltimore — Durkee’s Senator (8)
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston — Sack’s Cheri Triplex (8)
MISSOURI
Independence — Mid-America’s Blue Ridge East 5-plex (6)
Kansas City — Commonwealth’s Bannister Mall 5-plex (4)
Shrewsbury — Wehrenberg’s Kenrick 8-plex (8)
NEVADA
Las Vegas — Syufy’s Red Rock 11-plex (14)
NEW JERSEY
Cedar Grove — UA’s Cinema 23 (6)
Paramus — RKO Century’s Route Four 10-plex (9)
NEW YORK
East Meadow — UA’s Meadowbrook 4-plex (5)
Hicksville — Town & Country’s Mid-Plaza 6-plex (6)
New York (Brooklyn) — RKO Century’s Kingsway 5-plex (7)
New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s 23rd Street West Triplex (8)
New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s Bay (9)
New York (Manhattan) — Reade’s Coronet (6)
New York (Manhattan) — UA’s United Artists Twin (5) [HPS-4000]
Niskayuna — Cinema National’s Mohawk Mall Triplex (5)
OHIO
Springdale — Mid States’ Tri-County 7-plex (15)
ONTARIO
Ottawa — Famous Players’ Rideau Centre Triplex (14)
Toronto — Famous Players’ Uptown 5-plex (14)
PENNSYLVANIA
King of Prussia — Sameric’s Eric King Twin (6)
Philadelphia — Sameric’s Sam’s Place Twin (8)
Pittsburgh — Cinemette’s North Hills (7)
Upper Darby — Sameric’s Eric Pilgrim Gardens (8)
QUEBEC
Montreal — United’s York (14)
TENNESSEE
Knoxville — UA’s East Towne 7-plex (7)
TEXAS
Addison — UA’s Prestonwood Creek 5-plex (4+) [THX]
Austin — Mann’s Fox Triplex (8)
Austin — Presidio’s Southpark Triplex (9)
Dallas — UA’s Cine Twin (4+)
Houston — Cineplex’s Windsor Twin (7)
Houston — Plitt’s Cinema 5-plex (6)
San Antonio — Santikos’ Westlakes 9-plex (4+)
WASHINGTON
Bellevue — SRO’s Factoria 5-plex (4+)
Lynnwood — SRO’s Grand Alderwood 5-plex (4+)
Seattle — GCC’s King (4+)
Tukwila — SRO’s Lewis & Clark 7-plex (4+)
SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS
1985-01-18 … Irvine, CA — Edwards’ University 6-plex (4)
1985-01-18 … New York (Manhattan), NY — Guild’s Embassy 1 (6)
1985-01-25 … Escondido, CA — AIT’s Carousel 6-plex (3) [w/ “2010”]
2002-01-30 … Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA — American Cinematheque’s Egyptian
[John Carpenter fest]
2004-09-?? … Boston, MA — Sheraton Hotel [World Sci-Fi / Noreascon 4]
2007-09-24 … San Francisco, CA — Castro [70mm fest; w/ “Brainstorm”]
2012-09-09 … Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA — American Cinematheque’s Egyptian
[70mm fest]
2016-03-04 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm fest]
2016-03-06 … Chicago, IL — Music Box [70mm fest]
2016-09-13 … Seattle, WA — Cinerama [70mm fest]
2018-09-20 … Somerville, MA — Somerville (postponed) [70mm & Widescreen fest]
2018-09-27 … Somerville, MA — Somerville [70mm & Widescreen fest]
2019-05-24 … Santa Monica, CA — American Cinematheque’s Aero [John Carpenter
double feature w/ “The Thing”]
The information included in this article was principally referenced from film
industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to
Bill Kretzel, Kenneth Mitchell and Scott Norwood, 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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