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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

1983

February 4:
The Entity
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox

Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome

Additional 70mm Engagement:
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific (Feb. 18)




February 11:
Let’s Spend The Night Together
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Embassy
"...live it!"

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Hollywood: [SRO] Paramount
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Orange: [Syufy] City Center
Torrance: [UA] Del Amo
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village
Woodland Hills: [UA] Warner Center




March 25:
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Re-Issue)
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Lucasfilm Ltd./Paramount
"The Return of the Great Adventure"

Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (Mar. 25 - Mar. 31)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Hollywood: [Mann] Fox (Apr. 1)
Riverside: [Sanborn] Canyon Crest (Apr. 1)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (May 20 - June 7)
Westwood Village: [Mann] National (Sep. 16)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (Sep. 16)

Also see 1981 & 1982 entries, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1990) entry




April 29:
Oklahoma! (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
Samuel Goldwyn
"The music. The magic. The memories. The movie."

Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian

Additional 70mm Engagement:
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome* (May 19, 1992)

*Shown during Pacific's "Exclusive 70mm Festival," which also included "West Side Story"

Also see 1955 & 1962 entries, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1990, 1992, and 1999)




May 6:
Rocky III (Re-Issue)
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
United Artists (MGM/UA)
"Go for it…again"

Hollywood: [SRO] Paramount
West Los Angeles: [Pacific] Picwood
[70mm Trailers: "Jinxed," "Pink Floyd: The Wall"]
Also see 1982 entry




May 13:
Blue Thunder
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
"He's out there..."

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese*
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Pasadena: [SRO] Hastings*
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center*/**

*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screenings on April 29 and May 7

**Also shown on April 13 (U.S. Premiere) as Opening Night screening of the Los Angeles International Film Exposition (FILMEX)

[70mm Trailers: "Breathless," "Krull," "Return Of The Jedi"]

Additional 70mm Screening:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian*** (June 19, 2011)

***Shown once during "The Big Picture: 70mm at the American Cinematheque" film festival. Double-feature with "The Untouchables" (1987)




May 25:
Return Of The Jedi
Anamorphic Blow-Up
Lucasfilm Ltd./20th Century Fox

*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Six-Track Stereo

Cerritos: [UA] Twin*
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center*
Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian*
La Mirada: [Pacific] La Mirada*
Long Beach: [UA] Movies*
Marina del Rey: [UA] Cinema*
Montclair: [UA] Movies*
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport*
North Hollywood: [UA] Movies*
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 20*
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 23*
Palm Springs: [Metropolitan] Camelot*
Riverside: [UA] Cinema 4*
Santa Barbara: [Metropolitan] Arlington*
Thousand Oaks: [UA] Movies*
Westminster: [UA] Twin*
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center*/*** (THX)
Woodland Hills: [UA] Warner Center**

***Includes Benefit Premiere on May 24

[Debut of the THX Sound System; THX "Wings" trailer introduced]

[70mm Trailer: "The Star Chamber"]

Also see 1985 re-issue entry, plus Special Screenings and Film Festivals (1987) entry




June 3:
WarGames
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
MGM/UA

Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Westwood Village: [SRO] Metro

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple (June 17)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport (Aug. 26)
Montclair: [SRO] Montclair (Sep. 16)

[70mm Trailers: "Brainstorm," "Strange Brew"]




June 10:
Octopussy
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
MGM/UA
"James Bond's all time action high."

Hollywood: [SRO] Paramount
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center

[70mm Trailer: "Brainstorm"]




June 17:
Superman III
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Orange: [Syufy] City Center
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple (July 29)
Montclair: [SRO] Montclair (Sep. 16)

[70mm Trailer: "Risky Business"]




July 15:
Staying Alive
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount

Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese*
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village

*Includes World Premiere on July 11
[70mm Trailer: "The Keep"]

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Riverside: [Sanborn] Canyon Crest (July 29)
Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza (Oct. 7)
Montclair: [SRO] Montclair (Nov. 11)

[Sylvester Stallone placed his hand and foot prints at the Chinese Theatre in connection with "Staying Alive" on June 29, 1983]




July 29:
Krull
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
"A world light years beyond your imagination."

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Orange: [Syufy] City Center
Pasadena: [SRO] Hastings
Westwood Village: [Mann] National

[70mm Trailer: "Yor: The Hunter From The Future"]




August 5:
The Star Chamber
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox

Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center




September 30:
Brainstorm
Super Panavision 70 & Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
MGM/UA
"...The Ultimate Experience"

Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome*
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Montclair: [UA] Movies
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
North Hollywood: [UA] Movies
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome
Pasadena: [UA] United Artists
Riverside: [UA] Tyler Mall
Santa Barbara: [Metropolitan] Granada
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple
Torrance: [UA] Del Amo
Westwood Village: [Mann] National
Woodland Hills: [Pacific] Topanga

*Includes (World?) Premiere on Sep. 29

Expanded Release on Nov. 11:
Palm Desert: [Metropolitan] Town Center
Palm Springs: [Metropolitan] Camelot
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West
Westminster: [UA] Twin

[70mm Trailer: "Yentl"]

Additional 70mm Engagement:
Hollywood: [SRO] Paramount (Nov. 18)

Additional 70mm Screening:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian* (May 10, 2006)

*A rare screening of the film in 70mm. Part of the "Seeing The Big Picture: 70mm" Festival




October 7:
Never Say Never Again
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.

Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
WestwoodVillage: [Mann] Village

Includes World Premiere on Oct. 6 in Westwood (National)

[70mm Trailer: "Deal Of The Century"]

Additional 70mm Engagements:
WestwoodVillage: [Mann] Plaza (Nov. 18)
Hollywood: [Mann] Hollywood (Dec. 9)




October 21:
The Right Stuff
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Ladd (Warner Bros.)
"How the future began."

Century City: [Plitt] Century Plaza* (on two screens)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center*
Pasadena: [SRO] Hastings

*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on Oct. 15

[70mm Trailer: "Greystoke"]

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Montclair: [SRO] Montclair (Dec. 9)
Monrovia: [Mann] Huntington Oaks 6 (Dec. 16)
Westwood Village: [SRO] Metro (Dec. 16)
Tarzana: [Mann] Valley West (Jan. 20, 1984)
Laguna Hills: [Edwards/Sanborn] Laguna Hills Mall (Jan. 27, 1984)
Hollywood: [Mann] Vogue (Feb. 17, 1984)
West Los Angeles: [Pacific] Picwood (Apr. 4, 1984)

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