THE SCREENING ROOM
A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
1975
May 23:
The Wind And The Lion
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
MGM (United Artists)
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian
Westwood Village: [Mann] National
June 25:
Rollerball
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
United Artists
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
August 28:
The Jolson Story (Re-Issue)
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Columbia
"For the first time - In full stereophonic sound…Wide screen 70mm color"
Beverly Hills: [GCC] Beverly
Includes Gala Friars Club Salute & West Coast Premiere (of
70mm-Stereophonic Sound version) on August 27
November 6:
Paper Tiger
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Avco Embassy
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Includes World Premiere on November 5
December 25:
Lucky Lady
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
20th Century Fox
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian
Westwood Village: [Mann] National
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (Jan. 30, 1976)
More 70mm
70mm In New York
70mm In Orange County