THE SCREENING ROOM

There were no new first-run 70mm films during 1999, but there were special screenings of...

February 5:
Blade Runner
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Ladd (Warner Bros.)

Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome

[Special one-week engagement of 70mm work-in-progress version of "Blade Runner" originally shown in Spring 1982 test screenings in Denver and Dallas — First Los Angeles engagement of this version — Previously shown in Los Angeles on a few occasions, including a Spring 1990 70mm Film Festival at the Fairfax Theatre]

Also see 1982 entry




May 14:
Tron (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Walt Disney (Buena Vista)
"The Game Begins...Again — Back On The Big Screen! — Brand-New 70mm Print Only On The Big Screen At The El Capitan Theatre In Hollywood"

Hollywood: [Pacific] El Capitan (THX)

Additional 70mm Screenings/Engagements:
Long Beach: [CSULB] Richard And Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center [1] (Oct. 23, 1999)
Hollywood: [Pacific] El Capitan** [2] (May 6, 2004)
Beverly Hills: [AMPAS] Samuel Goldwyn [3] (June 7, 2006)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero [4] (June 17, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero [5] (March 5, 2011)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian [6] (March 17, 2012)

[1] Shown once during the annual Wide Screen Film Festival
[2] Limited return engagement
[3] Shown once during the "Movie Magic" celebration. Writer/Director Steven Lisbeger and Richard Winn Taylor II dicussed the film with moderator Bill Kroyer
[4] Shown once during a special "Tron" cast & crew celebration
[5] Shown once during a special "Tron" cast & crew celebration featuring Steven Lisberger, Harrison Ellenshaw, Richard Taylor, Bill Kroyer, Bruce Logan A.S.C. and John Scheele
[6] Shown once. Featured book signing by author William Kallay for his book, "The Making of Tron: How Tron Changed Visual Effects and Disney Forever"

Also see 1982 entry




November 13:
Tomorrow Never Dies
Anamorphic Blow-Up / DTS
MGM/UA

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

[U.S. Premiere of 70mm Print — Shown once during "The Great Big 70mm Festival" — Print originally struck for special presentation in Oslo, Norway — Original U.S. 35mm release in Dec. 1997]




November 20:
Godzilla
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / DTS
TriStar

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

[U.S. Premiere of 70mm Print — Shown once during "The Great Big 70mm Festival" — Print originally struck for special presentation in Oslo, Norway — Original U.S. 35mm release in May 1998]




November 21:
War And Peace ("Vojna I Mir")
Sovscope 70 / Six-Track Stereo

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

[Shown once during "The Great Big 70mm Festival"... all 8 hours of it! — Original 1968 Los Angeles engagements appear to have been in 35mm]