Showcase Presentations in Phoenix, USA
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| Compiled By: Michael Coate |
Date:
13 March 2018 Updated: 15.10.2023 |
 What
follows is a title-based chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound
feature-film presentations in the Phoenix region of Arizona, USA.The focus of this work is publicly-promoted 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX and Special Venue presentations have not been included. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas GLENDALE Bell Park 6 Gateway Village 10 Westgate 20 MESA Superstition 5 Three Fountains 4 PHOENIX Bethany / Bethany West Chris-Town 5 (Mann) Chris-Town Mall / Cinema 6 (UA) Cine Capri Fox Palms Paramount Southwest 8 Vista SCOTTSDALE Camelview 5 Fashion Square 7 Kachina Round-Up Drive-In Scottsdale 101 14 Scottsdale Pavilions 11 TEMPE Tempe Marketplace 16 An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] * Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1959-02-19 SOUTH PACIFIC* Vista (39) 1959-06-12 SLEEPING BEAUTY Fox (4) 1959-11-18 THE BIG FISHERMAN* Vista (9) 1960-01-22 PORGY AND BESS* Vista (8) 1960-03-18 SOLOMON AND SHEBA* Vista (5) 1960-04-22 OKLAHOMA! Vista (8) 1960-06-17 CAN-CAN* Vista (15) 1960-11-02 BEN-HUR* Vista (45) 1961-03-17 EXODUS* Palms (9) 1961-04-21 KING OF KINGS Kachina [sneak preview] 1961-05-19 SPARTACUS* Palms (8) 1961-12-21 KING OF KINGS* Vista (11) 1962-03-08 EL CID* Vista (20) 1962-03-28 WEST SIDE STORY* Kachina (15) 1963-01-25 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Vista (10) 1963-01-31 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Palms (24) 1963-06-26 CLEOPATRA* Paramount (33) 1964-05-15 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Kachina (40) 1965-02-18 CIRCUS WORLD* Kachina (6) 1965-03-31 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Kachina (21) 1965-03-31 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Vista (115) 1965-04-14 CHEYENNE AUTUMN Bethany West (2) 1965-04-21 BECKET Round-Up Drive-In (1) 1965-04-28 CHEYENNE AUTUMN Round-Up Drive-In (1) 1965-06-30 MY FAIR LADY* Palms (25) 1965-08-25 THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL* Kachina (17) 1965-12-22 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Kachina (12) 1966-03-16 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Kachina (41) # 1966-03-31 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Cine Capri (13) 1966-12-21 THE BIBLE* Cine Capri (22) 1966-12-25 KHARTOUM* Kachina (7) 1967-02-14 HAWAII* Kachina (34) # 1967-02-21 GRAND PRIX* Bethany (35) 1967-06-14 THE SAND PEBBLES* Vista (20) # 1967-10-25 GONE WITH THE WIND* Bethany (29) 1968-02-21 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Kachina (7) 1968-04-10 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Kachina (7) 1968-05-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Kachina (25) 1968-06-12 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Palms (15) 1968-09-18 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Bethany (1) 1968-11-20 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Kachina (14) 1968-12-06 SWEET CHARITY* Bethany [sneak preview] 1968-12-11 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Bethany (1) 1968-12-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG* Bethany (14) # 1968-12-25 FINIANS RAINBOW* Cine Capri (8) # 1969-02-19 STAR!* Vista (6) 1969-02-26 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Kachina (11) 1969-03-28 BEN-HUR* Bethany (10) 1969-05-10 MACKENNAS GOLD Chris-Town [U.S. premiere engagement] 1969-05-15 SWEET CHARITY* Kachina (15) 1969-06-04 SOUTH PACIFIC Bethany (3) 1969-06-25 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Bethany (9) 1969-12-10 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Kachina (1) 1969-12-17 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Kachina (10) 1969-12-25 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Cine Capri (29) 1970-02-11 HELLO, DOLLY!* Palms (23) # 1970-04-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Bethany (2) 1970-07-22 AIRPORT Kachina (18) # 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Cine Capri (19) 1971-02-10 RYANS DAUGHTER Palms (18) 1973-06-01 THIS IS CINERAMA Cine Capri (7) 1974-08-28 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Kachina (4) 1974-09-25 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY / MAN OF LA MANCHA Kachina (5) 1974-10-18 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cine Capri (1) 1974-11-27 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Chris-Town (1) 1974-12-25 GONE WITH THE WIND Palms (6) 1975-09-26 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Kachina (3) 1975-10-31 VOLCANO (aka KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA) Kachina (1) 1976-09-22 GONE WITH THE WIND Palms (1) 1976-09-29 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Bethany (3) 1976-11-18 HELLO, DOLLY! Cine Capri [matinee] 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Cine Capri (60) [70mm from Week 17] 1978-05-19 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Bethany (4) 1978-05-19 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Kachina (4) 1978-08-25 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cine Capri (6) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Cine Capri (20) 1979-12-21 THE ROSE Cine Capri (10) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cine Capri (30) 1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Chris-Town (5) 1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Kachina (8) 1981-05-08 THE BLACK HOLE / SLEEPING BEAUTY Chris-Town (2) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Cine Capri (9) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Kachina (4) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Kachina (10) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Chris-Town (6) 1983-04-23 KRULL Chris-Town [sneak preview] 1983-04-23 WARGAMES Chris-Town [sneak preview] 1983-04-30 BRAINSTORM Chris-Town [sneak preview] 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Chris-Town Mall (29) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Kachina (17) 1983-08-05 GANDHI Cine Capri (2) 1983-09-09 OKLAHOMA! Cine Capri (3) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Cine Capri (10) 1983-10-15 THE RIGHT STUFF Chris-Town [sneak preview] 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Chris-Town (8) 1983-12-16 THE RIGHT STUFF Kachina (5) 1984-05-16 THE RIGHT STUFF Cine Capri (1) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Chris-Town (12) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cine Capri (17) 1984-11-16 GHOSTBUSTERS Cine Capri (1) 1984-11-23 APOCALYPSE NOW Cine Capri (1) 1984-12-07 2010 Chris-Town (9) 1984-12-07 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Cine Capri (1) 1984-12-14 DUNE Chris-Town Mall (5) 1985-06-21 COCOON Chris-Town Mall (8) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Chris-Town (5) 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Superstition [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Superstition (5) 1985-08-30 E.T. / THE BLACK CAULDRON Superstition (3) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Chris-Town (5) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Cine Capri (4) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Kachina (8) 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Superstition (6) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Cine Capri (13) 1986-09-12 GONE WITH THE WIND Kachina (1) 1986-09-19 OKLAHOMA! Kachina (1) 1986-09-26 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Kachina (1) 1986-10-03 APOCALYPSE NOW Kachina (1) [canceled] 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Chris-Town (13) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Kachina (7) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Superstition (18) [70mm from Week 3] 1987-01-16 THE MISSION Cine Capri (7) [70mm from Week 3] 1987-01-16 THE MISSION Kachina (7) [70mm from Week 4] 1987-03-26 RETURN OF THE JEDI Chris-Town [THX event] 1987-09-18 APOCALYPSE NOW Cine Capri (1) 1988-12-17 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Southwest [grand opening festival] 1988-02-19 CRY FREEDOM Cine Capri (3) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Cine Capri (8) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Kachina (6) 1989-04-21 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cine Capri (5) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Chris-Town (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Cine Capri (11) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Superstition (13) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Cine Capri (10) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Gateway Village (20) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Three Fountains (21) 1990-06-27 DAYS OF THUNDER Cine Capri (7) 1990-09-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cine Capri (1) 1990-10-12 MEMPHIS BELLE Cine Capri (6) 1991-09-27 FANTASIA Cine Capri (2) 1992-05-09 FAR AND AWAY Cine Capri [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Cine Capri [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Cine Capri (4) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Camelview (8) [70mm from Week 5] 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Cine Capri (3) 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Camelview (8) 1994-02-25 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Cine Capri (1) 1995-03-31 THE WILD BUNCH Cine Capri (2) 1997-01-24 HAMLET Camelview (8) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Scottsdale 101 (2) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Tempe Marketplace (3) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Westgate (2) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Tempe Marketplace (6) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Westgate (1+) 2018-03-28 READY PLAYER ONE Tempe Marketplace (1+) 2018-06-15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Tempe Marketplace (1+) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Tempe Marketplace (7) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Westgate (6) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print) or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure. During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure. References: Various issues of The Arizona Republic, Boxoffice, The Hollywood Reporter, Motion Picture Exhibitor, and Variety, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: David C. Fein, Mike Matessino; Floyd Newton; the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; and the libraries at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. 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