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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

1993

 

May 7:
Playtime (Restoration/New Print)
70mm Mitchell / Six-Track Stereo
CinéMemoire/Cinematheque Francaise

Hollywood: [DGA] Directors Guild

[Screened once during a series of newly-restored French films lent by the French Ministry of Culture in conjunction with CinéMemoire]

Additional 70mm Screening:
Beverly Hills: [AMPAS] Samuel Goldwyn (Mar. 28, 1994)

["Playtime" restored again in the early 2000s — Also see 2004 entry]

May 28:
Cliffhanger
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
TriStar

Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
Hollywood: [GCC] Galaxy 6 (THX)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)

[70mm Trailers: "Hard Target," "Last Action Hero," "Sleepless In Seattle," "Weekend At Bernie's II"]

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Westwood Village: [Mann] National (June 16) (THX)
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6 (June 25) (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Regent (June 30)
Century City: [Cineplex Odeon] Century Plaza (July 2) (THX)
Cerritos: [UA] Twin (July 2)
Torrance: [UA] Del Amo (July 2)
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (July 16) (THX)
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome (Aug. 13)

[Film also released in 35mm-Dolby Digital]

Additional 70mm Screening:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (Dec. 11, 2011)

*Shown once during "The Big Picture: 70mm at the American Cinematheque
/Double-feature with "Last Action Hero" in 70mm




June 18:
Last Action Hero
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia

Alhambra: [Edwards] Alhambra Place*
Anaheim Hills: [Edwards] Festival 8
Granada Hills: [UA] Movies* (THX)
Laguna Niguel: [Edwards] Rancho Niguel 8* (THX)
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center*
Marina del Rey: [UA] Movies*
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport *
Orange: [Century] Cinedome*
Pasadena: [Pacific] Hastings*
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (THX)
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6* (THX)
Woodland Hills: [UA] Warner Center* (THX)

*Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on June 17

[Includes (World?) Premiere on June 16 in Westwood (Village) — Regular Village engagement in 35mm-SDDS — Village premiere screening in 70mm including specially-struck 70mm-mag SDDS trailer]

[70mm Trailers: "In The Line Of Fire," "Poetic Justice," "Striking Distance"]

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Brea: [UA] Marketplace (July 2) (THX)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Fashion Island (July 2) (THX)
Riverside: [UA] Park Sierra (July 2)
Westwood Village: [UA] Westwood (July 9) (THX)

[Film also released in 35mm-SDDS]

Additional 70mm Screening:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (Dec. 11, 2011)

*Shown once during "The Big Picture: 70mm at the American Cinematheque
/Double-feature with "Cliffhanger" in 70mm





July 9:
In The Line Of Fire
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia

Hollywood: [GCC] Galaxy 6 (THX)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Sherman Oaks: [GCC] Sherman Oaks (THX)
Torrance: [UA] Del Amo
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6 (THX)
Westwood Village: [UA] Westwood (on two screens) (THX)

[70mm Trailers: "Needful Things," "So I Married An Axe Murderer"]

Additional 70mm Engagement:
Cerritos: [UA] Twin (Aug. 20)

[Film also released in 35mm-SDDS]




September 24:
Baraka
Todd-AO / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Samuel Goldwyn
"Photographed in 70mm in 24 Countries"

Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Showcase

[There were also 70mm screenings during the American Film Market held in Santa Monica (Criterion), February 1993]

Additional 70mm Engagement:
Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Fairfax (Oct. 8)

Also see 2002 entry




October 8:
Gettysburg
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
New Line
"Same Land. Same God. Different Dreams."

Century City: [Cineplex Odeon] Century Plaza (HPS-4000)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza
Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Showcase
Westwood: [UA] Westwood (THX)

Additional 70mm Engagements:
Glendale: [Pacific] Roxy (Oct. 22)
Glendale: [Mann] Exchange (Nov. 5) (THX)

[Film also released in 35mm-DTS]




October 8:
Short Cuts
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Fine Line

Century Plaza: [Cineplex Odeon] Century Plaza (THX)

Additional 70mm Engagement:
Westwood Village: [Mann] Regent (Nov. 19)




November 5:
The Remains Of The Day
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia

Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (on two screens) (THX)
Laguna Niguel: [Edwards] Rancho Niguel 8 (THX)
Santa Ana: [AMC] MainPlace (THX)
West Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Beverly Center (THX)
Westwood Village: [UA] Westwood (THX)

[70mm Trailer: "Geronimo: An American Legend"]

Additional 70mm Screenings:
Beverly Hills: [AMPAS] Samuel Goldwyn [1] (August 20, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero [2] (June 16, 2011)

[1] Shown once during the "Great To Be Nominated" series
[2] Shown once during "The Big Picture: 70mm at the American Cinematheque" film festival





December 10:
Geronimo: An American Legend
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
"His Name Would Never Be Forgotten"

Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Westwood Village: [UA] Westwood (THX)

[70mm Trailer: "I'll Do Anything"]

Additional 70mm Engagement:
Torrance: [UA] Del Amo (Dec. 17)

[Film also released in 35mm-SDDS]

Additonal 70mm Screening:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (June 17, 2006)

*Shown once as a double-feature with "The Long Riders" during the "Walter Hill In-Person Tribute"

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