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A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in New York City & Vicinity
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
1990
February 23:
MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Carolco/TriStar
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
Expanded Release on Mar. 9
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin
March 2:
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“Join The Hunt”
Manhattan: [Loews] 19th Street East
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 2 (May 4)
May 25:
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/Universal
“They’ve saved the best trip for last… But this time they may have gone too far.”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Coronet
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] National Twin
Engagements included a “See The Future Back-To-Back-To-Back” Triple Feature on May 24 (“Part III” in 70mm)
June 1:
TOTAL RECALL
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Carolco/TriStar
“They stole his mind. Now he wants it back.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 19th Street East
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [UA/B.S Moss] Criterion Center
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Regency (June 27)
June 15:
DICK TRACY
Spherical (Super 1.85) Blow-Up
Touchstone/Silver Screen Partners IV/Buena Vista
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Cinema Digital Sound (CDS)
Bronx: [GCC] Bay Plaza 10* (THX)
Bronx: [National Amusements] Whitestone Multiplex*
Brooklyn: [Cineplex Odeon] Kingsway Fiveplex*
Commack: [National Amusements] Commack Multiplex*
Greenwich: [Trans-Lux] Plaza*
Levittown: [Loews] Nassau Six*
Manhattan: [Guild] 50th Street*
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six**
Manhattan: [City] Cinema 1*
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1**
Manhattan: [City] Gramercy*
Medford: [National Amusements] Brookhaven Multiplex* (THX)
Morristown: [AMC] Headquarters 10*
Paramus: [Cineplex Odeon] Route 17 Triplex*
Ridgefield Park: [Loews] Ridgefield Park 10*
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Plaza Eightplex*
Valley Stream: [National Amusements] Sunrise Multiplex*
Wayne: [Loews] Wayne*
Yonkers: [GCC] Central Plaza 4*
June 15:
GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH
Spherical Blow-Up
Amblin/Warner Bros.
“Here they grow again.”
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six*
Manhattan: [UA/B.S. Moss] Criterion Center**
Manhattan: [City] Sutton**
June 27:
DAYS OF THUNDER
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Simpson-Bruckheimer/Paramount
“You Can’t Outrun The Thunder”
Manhattan: [Loews] 19th Street East
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
July 4:
DIE HARD 2
Anamorphic Blow-up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
“Die Harder”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Baronet
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Bay
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Coronet
Manhattan: [UA/B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
All engagements included 70mm Sneak Preview screening on July 3
July 18:
ARACHNOPHOBIA
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/Hollywood/Buena Vista
“Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.”
Commack: [National Amusements] Commack Multiplex
Levittown: [Loews] Nassau Six
Manhattan: [Loews] 19th Street East Six
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 2
Manhattan: [City] Sutton 2
August 10:
AIR AMERICA
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Carolco/TriStar
“Anything. Anywhere. Anytime.”
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin
August 10:
FLATLINERS
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
“Some lines shouldn’t be crossed.”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Chelsea (THX)
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
August 24:
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
20th Century Fox
“The Hills Are Alive…Once Again!”
Manhattan: [Trans-Lux] Gotham
[Also see 1965 & 1973 entries and 1970 special series entry]
October 5:
FANTASIA (Re-Issue)
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Walt Disney/Buena Vista
“Restored To Its Original Brilliance”
Manhattan: [Guild] 50th Street
Manhattan: Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [City] Gramercy
Manhattan: [City] Sutton 2
November 21:
PREDATOR 2
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
“He’s in town with a few days to kill.”
Manhattan: [UA/B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
Manhattan: [Trans-Lux] Gotham
December 7:
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Spherical Blow-Up / Cinema Digital Sound
20th Century Fox
“A Heart-Warming, Thought-Provoking, Hedge-Trimming Comedy”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
December 12:
HAVANA
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Universal
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Beekman
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Chelsea (THX)
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Regency
December 12:
THE SHELTERING SKY
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
“A woman’s dangerous and erotic journey beneath…The Sheltering Sky”
Manhattan: [City] 57th Street Playhouse
December 21:
THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Spherical (Super 1.85) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
“Take one Wall Street tycoon, his Fifth Avenue mistress, a reporter hungry for fame, and the wrong turn in The Bronx.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Chelsea (THX)
Manhattan: [UA] Criterion Center
Manhattan: [City] Murray Hill
Manhattan: [City] Sutton 2
December 25:
THE GODFATHER PART III
Spherical (Super 1.85) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Zoetrope/Paramount
Manhattan: [Loews] 19 th Street East Six
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [UA] East 85th Street
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1 (Feb. 14, 1991)
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