70mm Presentations in Utica | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 23.04.2025 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Utica region of New York, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special venue presentations, etc., have not been included. A 70mm presentation provided a superior projection and audio experience in comparison to same motion pictures 35mm presentation. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas NEW HARTFORD Kallet Cinema / Cinema UTICA Uptown 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] 1959-07-01 SLEEPING BEAUTY Uptown (3) 1960-02-19 SOLOMON AND SHEBA Uptown (3) 1960-05-25 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Uptown (1) 1960-09-14 CAN-CAN Uptown (4) 1960-10-13 BEN-HUR* Uptown (10) # 1962-06-27 WEST SIDE STORY Uptown (4) # 1963-08-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown (3) # 1964-06-25 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY Uptown (3) 1965-12-25 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Uptown (26) # 1966-09-23 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Cinema (3) 1966-09-28 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown (21) # 1966-12-14 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD Cinema (4 days) 1967-03-08 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cinema (6) 1968-03-06 GONE WITH THE WIND* Cinema (12) 1968-10-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema (7) # 1969-04-23 STAR! Uptown (2) # 1970-09-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema (2) 1985-11-25 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Uptown (4 days) 1986-08-01 TOP GUN Uptown (2) 1986-10-10 ALIENS Uptown (1) 1987-02-27 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Uptown (2) 1987-07-31 PREDATOR Uptown (1) 1988-05-27 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Uptown (2) 1989-09-14 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Uptown (2) * Roadshow (i.e. reserved-seat engagement) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm References: Various issues of Utica Daily Press and Utica Observer-Dispatch, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Robert Throop and Vincent Vendetta. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo |
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