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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 27.04.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Long Island 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, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision). The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, Digital Intermediate source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.). Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas BAY SHORE Bay Shore Cinema COMMACK Commack Multiplex Cinemas CORAM The Movies at Coram EAST MEADOW Meadowbrook EAST SETAUKET Fox FARMINGDALE Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas GARDEN CITY Roosevelt Field FRANKLIN SQUARE Franklin (?) HICKSVILLE Twin North / Twin South / Mid-Island Plaza 6 / Mid-Plaza 6 HUNTINGTON Shore ISLIP Islip LAWRENCE Lawrence LEVITTOWN Nassau Mall / Loews Quad / Loews 4 / Loews 6 / Loews 10 LYNBROOK Lynbrook MASSAPEQUA Pequa MEDFORD Brookhaven Multiplex Cinemas OYSTER BAY Pine Hollow (?) PATCHOGUE The Movies at Patchogue PLAINVIEW Plainview PORT WASHINGTON Sands Point ROCKVILLE CENTRE Fantasy SYOSSET Syosset VALLEY STREAM Green Acres Sunrise Cinemas WEST BABYLON South Bay WOODBURY Cinema 150 / The Syosset An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. Note the 70mm-equipped cinemas located in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens have not been included in this work despite technically being located on Long Island; instead those locales will be included in a forthcoming article pertaining to New York City. 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 1956-11-20 OKLAHOMA! Syosset [preview / venue grand opening] 1956-12-09 OKLAHOMA! Syosset (2) 1958-07-16 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Syosset (15) 1959-02-11 SOUTH PACIFIC* Syosset (16) 1960-11-17 CAN-CAN* Syosset (12) 1962-03-02 OKLAHOMA!* Syosset (6) 1962-04-13 WEST SIDE STORY* Syosset (38) 1963-05-29 MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY* Syosset (10) 1963-06-12 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Shore (16) 1963-10-22 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD Syosset [world press preview] 1964-05-27 CLEOPATRA* Twin North (16) 1964-05-27 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Syosset (30) 1965-03-10 CHEYENNE AUTUMN* Syosset (5) 1965-04-14 MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY* Syosset (10) 1965-06-23 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Syosset (78) 1965-09-22 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Pine Hollow (15) 1965-12-22 MY FAIR LADY* Plainview (25) 1966-06-22 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Lynbrook (26) # 1966-12-21 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Syosset (6) # 1967-02-01 HAWAII* Syosset (24) # 1967-03-15 THE SAND PEBBLES* Plainview (20) 1967-03-22 GRAND PRIX* Twin South (22) 1967-07-18 THE BIBLE* Syosset (22) 1967-12-21 GONE WITH THE WIND* Syosset (52) 1968-01-18 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Fantasy (6) 1968-06-19 CAMELOT* Lynbrook (21) 1968-06-26 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Twin South (39) 1968-07-03 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Franklin (13) # 1968-12-19 STAR!* Syosset (10) 1969-02-05 FINIANS RAINBOW* Lynbrook (14) 1969-02-05 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN* Plainview (13) 1969-03-26 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Twin South (9) 1969-06-18 OLIVER!* Lynbrook (26) 1969-06-19 BEN-HUR* Plainview (10) 1969-06-25 FUNNY GIRL* Syosset (31) # 1969-06-25 SWEET CHARITY* Twin South (8) 1969-08-20 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Twin South (11) 1970-01-28 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Syosset (14) # 1970-02-11 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS Plainview (6) # 1970-03-26 HELLO, DOLLY!* Cinema 150 (21) 1970-05-06 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Syosset (7) 1970-06-24 PATTON Bay Shore (8) 1970-06-24 PATTON Syosset (8) 1970-08-21 HELLO, DOLLY! Bay Shore (4) 1970-08-21 PATTON Cinema 150 (1) 1971-02-10 SONG OF NORWAY* Cinema 150 (12) 1972-06-21 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF* Cinema 150 (25) # 1972-12-12 MAN OF LA MANCHA* Cinema 150 (15) # 1973-03-02 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Plainview (7) 1973-08-08 THIS IS CINERAMA Cinema 150 (9) 1974-09-11 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Cinema 150 (5) 1976-05-16 THATS ENTERTAINMENT PART II Cinema 150 (6) 1976-07-28 THE RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE Cinema 150 (5) 1976-09-01 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 (3) 1976-09-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (2) 1976-12-25 A STAR IS BORN Syosset (7) 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Twin South (29) 1977-08-03 STAR WARS Lawrence (29) [70mm from Week 21] 1977-12-16 STAR WARS Nassau Mall (31) 1978-06-02 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Sands Point (3) 1978-07-21 SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Cinema 150 (7) 1978-08-25 SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Meadowbrook (3) 1978-09-01 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (4) 1979-05-23 THE ROSE Nassau Mall [sneak preview] 1979-05-25 ALIEN Syosset (12) 1979-09-28 SLEEPING BEAUTY Bay Shore (3) 1979-11-07 THE ROSE Nassau Mall (14) 1979-12-14 1941 Cinema 150 (6) 1979-12-21 THE BLACK HOLE Syosset (6) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Lawrence (20) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Nassau Mall (23) 1980-08-01 RAISE THE TITANIC Syosset (6) 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Sunrise (8) 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Syosset (7) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Sunrise (5) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Syosset (5) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Nassau Mall (27) [70mm from Week 4] 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Sunrise (15) [70mm from Week 4] 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Nassau Mall (10) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Sunrise (8) 1982-05-21 ANNIE Nassau Mall (11) 1982-05-21 ANNIE Sunrise (11) 1982-05-28 ROCKY III Sunrise (12) 1982-05-28 ROCKY III Syosset (8) 1982-06-04 POLTERGEIST Green Acres (11) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Nassau Mall (7) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Sunrise (6) 1982-07-09 TRON Cinema 150 (6) 1982-07-23 ROCKY III Meadowbrook (6) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Green Acres (19) 1983-01-21 GANDHI Nassau Mall (16) 1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Nassau Mall (4) 1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Sunrise (2) 1983-02-18 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Meadowbrook (3) 1983-02-18 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Twin South (3) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Meadowbrook (16) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Roosevelt Field (17) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Sunrise (17) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Twin South (18) 1983-06-03 WARGAMES Green Acres (12) 1983-06-03 WARGAMES Nassau Mall (9) 1983-06-10 OCTOPUSSY Cinema 150 (8) 1983-06-10 OCTOPUSSY Sunrise (9) 1983-06-17 SUPERMAN III Syosset (6) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Nassau Mall (9) 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Sunrise (10) 1983-07-29 STAR WARS and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Syosset (4) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Cinema (4) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Cinema 150 (3) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Sunrise (4) 1983-10-15 THE RIGHT STUFF Twin South [sneak preview] 1983-10-21 BRAINSTORM Meadowbrook (2) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Sunrise (7) 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Twin South (7) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Commack (18) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Nassau Mall (14) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Roosevelt Field (18) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Sunrise (13) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Nassau Mall (7) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Sunrise (7) 1984-07-13 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Cinema 150 (4) 1984-07-13 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Commack (5) 1984-07-13 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Sunrise (5) 1984-12-07 2010 Nassau Mall (9) 1984-12-07 2010 Sunrise (8) 1984-12-14 DUNE Mid-Island Plaza (4) 1984-12-14 DUNE Sunrise (4) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Meadowbrook (5) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Mid-Island Plaza (6) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Roosevelt Field (2) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Syosset (3) 1985-06-21 COCOON Green Acres (16) 1985-06-21 COCOON Syosset (1) 1985-06-28 COCOON Cinema 150 (4) 1985-06-29 SILVERADO Sunrise [sneak preview] 1985-07-06 SILVERADO Sunrise [sneak preview] 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Coram (5) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Meadowbrook (5) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Mid-Island Plaza (6) 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Sunrise (6) 1985-07-26 THE BLACK CAULDRON Cinema 150 (2) 1985-07-26 THE BLACK CAULDRON Sunrise (8) 1985-07-26 COCOON Syosset (8) 1985-11-22 WHITE NIGHTS Cinema 150 (9) 1985-11-22 WHITE NIGHTS Commack (10) 1985-11-22 WHITE NIGHTS Sunrise (10) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Brookhaven (7) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Commack (7) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Nassau Mall (7) 1985-12-10 A CHORUS LINE Sunrise (7) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Commack (11) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Green Acres (16) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Mid-Island Plaza (9) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Nassau Mall (9) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Brookhaven (10) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Nassau Mall (13) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Patchogue (10) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Pequa (9) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Sunrise (12) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION Cinema 150 (6) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION Commack (5) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION Roosevelt Field (11) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION Sunrise (5) 1987-01-30 THE MISSION Syosset (2) 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Nassau Mall (11) 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Cinema 150 (5) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Nassau Mall (9) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Sunrise (11) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Brookhaven (12) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Commack (13) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Fantasy (9) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Mid-Island Plaza (9) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Nassau Mall (9) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Roosevelt Field (10) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Sunrise (13) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Commack (4) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Nassau Mall (4) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Roosevelt Field (4) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Sunrise (4) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Sunrise (18) 1989-06-23 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Green Acres (3) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Cinema 150 (8) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Sunrise (19) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Roosevelt Field (5) 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Syosset (5) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Brookhaven (9) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Commack (10) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Nassau Mall (8) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Sunrise (8) 1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA Commack (5) 1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA Nassau Mall (5) 1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY The Syosset (7) 1991-08-23 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Syosset (5) 1991-12-10 HOOK Commack (11) [70mm from Week 3] 1991-12-10 HOOK The Syosset (7) 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Commack [sneak preview] 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Fantasy [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Brookhaven (8) [70mm from Week 4] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Commack (8) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Fantasy (5) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Coram (4) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Roosevelt Field (4) 1992-12-25 HOFFA The Syosset (4) 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO The Syosset (4) 1994-09-30 MY FAIR LADY The Syosset (1) 2006-04-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA South Bay (1) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Farmingdale (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Farmingdale (1+) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER Farmingdale (9) 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 Newsday, (New York) Daily News and The New York Times, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special thanks: Bill Huelbig and Bill Kallay. 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