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
2002
There were no new first-run 70mm films during 2002, but there
were special screenings of...
September 25:
Lawrence Of Arabia (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Columbia
"The 40th Anniversary Presentation — Newly Remastered Digital
Sound — Fresh 70mm Prints in Select Locations"
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome/ArcLight Hollywood
Additional 70mm Screenings/Engagements:
Beverly Hills: [AMPAS] Samuel Goldwyn
(January 13, 2003)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian* (Oct. 10-12, 2003)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque]
Egyptian** (Nov. 26-28, 2004)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero*** (Feb. 3, 2005)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero**** (May 5-8, 2005)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero (July 2, 2006)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero (December 23, 2006)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian***** (April 7, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero (June 23, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero****** (Sept. 15, 2007)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian (Nov. 23-25, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero (November 25, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero******* (May 9, 2008)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero (December 13, 2008)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian******* (May 8, 2009)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero******** (May 24, 2009)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero********* (December
19, 2009)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian********** (March 6,
2010)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero*********** (May 30,
2010)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero************ (Dec. 18,
2010)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian************* (July
10, 2011)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero************** (Dec.
9, 2011)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian************** (June
30, 2013)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero**************** (August
3, 2013)
Shown during the "Facet of the Diamond: 75 Years of Best Picture
Winners"
*Shown as part of "These Mad Places: The Epic Cinema of David
Lean" festival
**Special return engagement
***Shown once during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival"
****Limited 4-day return engagement
Shown once during the "Seeing The Big Picture: 70mm" festival
Shown once during the "Holiday Classics" festival
*****Shown once during "The Big Picture Strikes Back: 70mm
Delights" festival
Shown once
******Shown once during the "Seeing The Big Picture: 70mm"
festival
Shown for two days
Shown once
*******Shown once during the "These Mad Places: The Epic Cinema
of David Lean" festival
Shown once
********Shown during the "Bigger Than Life: 70mm Returns"
festival
*********Shown once
**********Shown once
***********Shown once with publisher/author Johan Wolthuis
promoting his book, "Digital and 65mm —
Today's Technology For Tomorrow's Cinema!"
************Shown once
*************Shown once during "The Big Picture: 70mm at the
American Cinematheque" film festival
**************Shown once during the "Bigger than Life: 70mm!"
film festival
***************Shown once
****************Shown once during the "Set the Aspect Ratio to
Stun: Movies in 70mm"
Also see 1962 & 1989 entries
[Film also re-issued in 35mm-Dolby Digital, DTS & SDDS]
September 26:
Lord Jim (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / DTS
Columbia
"U.S. Premiere of Brand New Super Panavision 70 Print!!"
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian
Shown once during "The 3rd Great Big 70mm Festival"
Additional 70mm Screenings:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian* (Jan. 23, 2005) and
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (Feb. 2, 2005)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian** (Nov. 30, 2006)
Westwood: [Hammer Museum/UCLA] Billy Wilder Theater*** (May 16,
2011)
*Shown once during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival" in
conjunction between the Egyptain and Aero theatres
**Shown once during "70mm Nights" festival
***Shown once
Also see 1965 entry
September 28:
Hello, Dolly! (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / DTS
20th Century Fox
”Brand New Todd-AO 70mm Print!!”
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian
Shown once during "The 3rd Great Big 70mm Festival"
Additional 70mm Screenings:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian* (Jan. 24, 2004)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero** (Jan. 30, 2005)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero*** (Mar. 29, 2008)
*Shown once during "The 4th Great Big 70mm Festival"
**Shown once during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival"
***Shown once during the "Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The
Musicals" festival
Also see 1969 entry
November 13:
Baraka (Special Engagement)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian
[New 70mm Print — Five-Day Engagement]
Additional 70mm Screenings:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque]
Egyptian* (July 8-11, 2004)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero** (Jan. 28 & Feb. 4,
2005)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero*** (Nov. 24, 2006)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian**** (April 6, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero***** (Sept. 14, 2007)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero****** (April 22,
2010)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian******* (June
9, 2010)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian******** (June 29,
2011)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian********* (March 18,
2012)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian********** (August 6,
2012)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian*********** (February
17,
2013)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero ************(August 10,
2013)
*Special limited engagement —
Producer Mark Magidson was present for discussion on July 10
**Shown twice during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival"
***Shown during the "Cinematheque Favorites" festival
****Shown as part of "The Big Picture Strikes Back: 70mm
Delights" film festival
*****Shown once during the "Seeing The Big Picture: 70mm"
festival
******Shown once during Earth Day —
Producer Mark Magidson and director Ron Fricke were scheduled to
discuss the film
*******Shown once
********Shown once during "The Big Picture: 70mm at the American
Cinematheque" film festival
*********Shown once during its 20th anniversary celebration.
Producer Mark Magidson was present for discussion
********* Shown once for film's 20th anniversary celebration
**********Shown once with "Samsara" (which was presented
digitally)
***********Shown once during the "Set the Aspect Ratio to Stun:
Movies in 70mm" festival. Producer Mark Magdison in person.
Also see 1993 entry
November 15:
Ryan's Daughter (Special Screening)
Super Panavision 70
MGM (Warner Bros.)
Beverly Hills: [AMPAS] Samuel Goldwyn
[New 70mm Print — Shown One-Time-Only — Presentation sourced
from an unsounded 70mm print (for image) and interlocked with a
magnetic printmaster (for audio)]
Also see 1970 entry
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