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70mm Blow Up
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Updated 12-05-2008 | ||
| Title | Format | Opening | Sound | Studio | Notes |
| 2010 | Panavision | Dec 7 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | MGM/UA | 200+ 70mm prints. This wasn’t quite “2001,” was it? AKA: “2010: The Year We Make Contact.” 70mm trailer: “A View To A Kill” |
| Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai, The | Panavision | Aug 15 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records and the book “Wide Screen Movies.” AKA: “Buckaroo Banzai’ & ‘The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension.” |
| Amadeus | Panavision | Sept 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion | One of only a few films of the Dolby era to prominently promote “70mm Dolby Stereo,” rather than simply “Dolby Stereo,” on the one-sheet posters, trailers and artwork section of newspaper ads. |
| Bear, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | Sept 28 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Embassy | OAR blow-up. This was the film about coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, not to be confused with the Jean-Jacques Annaud animal film of the same title from 1988/89. |
| Carmen | Panavision | Mar 14 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Triumph | US 35mm release: Sept 20. AKA: “Bizet’s Carmen.” |
| City Heat | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 7 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | World Premiere: Dec 5 (Los Angeles). OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “Ladyhawke.” |
| Cotton Club, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Orion | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailers: “The Falcon And The Snowman” & “The Mean Season” |
| Country | Spherical (1.85:1) | Sept 28 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Walt Disney | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records and the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Dune | Todd-AO 35 | Dec 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | Some theatres handed out a ‘Dune Facts’ booklet which explained some of the complex story elements. Re-edited for TV. |
| Fort Saganne | Technovision | May 11 (France) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Roissy | |
| Ghostbusters | Panavision | June 8 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia | Nothing beats getting slimed in 70mm! 70mm trailer: “The Karate Kid.” |
| Give My Regards To Broad Street | Spherical (1.85:1) | Oct 26 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records. |
| Gremlins | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 8 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | OAR blow-up. This release debuted a new WB logo. 70mm trailer: “The NeverEnding Story.” |
| Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes | Super 35 | Mar 30 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | This was the first feature-length Super 35 production (aka ‘Super Techniscope’ & ‘System 35’) to be blown up to 70mm in a full-width ratio. Just over a dozen 70mm prints struck (reportedly off the original negative for exceptional image quality). 70mm trailers: “Once Upon A Time In America” & “Gremlins.” |
| Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom | Panavision | May 23 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | Paramount | 240+ 70mm prints (the most ever produced for a single release). 70mm trailer: “Rhinestone” |
| Killing Fields, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | Nov 2 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| Last Starfighter, The | Panavision | July 13 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | 70mm trailer: “Dune” |
| Metropolis (Re-Issue) | Spherical (1.33:1) | Aug 3 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Cinecom | OAR release. This re-issue was reduced from 120 to 87 minutes, and included color-tinted scenes and a Georgio Moroder rock music score. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in Dolby’s records and the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
| NeverEnding Story, The | Technovision | July 20 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Warner Bros. | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” Originally released in West Germany (possibly in 70mm) as “Die Geschichte Unedliche” |
| Razor’s Edge, The | J-D-C | Oct 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia | 70mm trailer: “Starman” |
| River, The | Spherical (1.85:1) | Dec 19 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | OAR blow-up. |
| Romancing The Stone | Panavision | Mar 30 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | 20th Century Fox | US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title was advertised in the LA Times for one day only (Mar 25). |
| Sohni Mahiwal | NA | June (India) | 6-Track Stereo | NA | |
| Star Trek III: The Search For Spock | Panavision | June 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Paramount | 100+ 70mm prints. 70mm trailers: “The Last Starfighter” & “2010” (teaser) |
| Starman | Panavision | Dec 14 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Columbia | AKA: “John Carpenter’s Starman” |
| Streets Of Fire | Spherical (1.85:1) | June 1 (USA) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo | Universal | OAR blow-up. 70mm trailer: “The Last Starfighter” |
| Supergirl | Panavision | July 19 (UK) | 6-Track Dolby Stereo (SS) | TriStar | US release: Nov 23. US 70mm release unconfirmed. Title is listed in the book “Wide Screen Movies.” |
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