70mm Presentations in Californias Central Coast | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 01.04.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Central Coast region of California, 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 is on the titles that were given publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in the 70mm format in the region along with 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, 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 ARROYO GRANDE Festival Cinemas MONTEREY Cinema 70 OXNARD Carriage Square SANTA BARABARA Arlington Granada Riviera SANTA MARIA Santa Maria 10 VENTURA Buenaventura Century Complex Fox 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] 1968-07-03 CAMELOT Cinema 70 (15) 1972-12-14 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Fox (6) 1973-05-09 MAN OF LA MANCHA Fox (1) 1976-08-04 LOGANS RUN Fox (3) 1976-10-06 CAMELOT Fox (1) 1977-09-18 STAR WARS Granada (14) 1977-12-21 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Cinema 70 (12) 1977-12-21 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Granada (12) 1980-??-?? APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema 70 (?) 1980-06-18 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Cinema 70 (15) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Granada (3) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Cinema 70 (8) 1982-04-02 QUEST FOR FIRE Granada (4) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Arlington (16) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Cinema 70 (18) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Granada (6) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Arlington (12) 1984-12-07 2010 Arlington (8) 1984-12-07 2010 Cinema 70 (7) 1985-02-01 AMADEUS Festival (12) 1985-06-21 COCOON Cinema 70 (15) 1985-06-21 COCOON Granada (15) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Buenaventura (28) [70mm from Week 16] 1986-07-18 ALIENS Arlington (9) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Cinema 70 (13) 1986-10-10 ALIENS Century (3) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Buenaventura (#1: 26) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Buenaventura (#2: 1) [interlock] 1986-12-25 THE MISSION Century (21) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Carriage Square (11) 1988-05-06 THE LAST EMPEROR Arlington (3) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Arlington (4) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Carriage Square (16) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Arlington (7) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Century (16) [70mm during Weeks 4-8] 1989-06-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Granada (2) 1989-09-22 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Arlington (2) 1989-11-03 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Festival (1) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Century (13) 1992-05-16 FAR AND AWAY Granada [sneak preview] 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Arlington (3) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Carriage Square (5) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Riviera (1+) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm 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. References: Various issues of Los Angeles Times, The Monterey Peninsula Herald and Santa Barbara News-Press, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. other 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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