Showcase Presentations in the Silicon Valley: | All 70mm film lists |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 12.02.2017 |
Part 1: The Cinemas | |
| CAMPBELL Pruneyard MILPITAS Milpitas 10 MOUNTAIN VIEW Century 10 PALO ALTO Stanford SAN JOSE Berryessa 10 California Century 21 Century 22 Century 23 Century 24 Century 25 Oakridge 20 Town & Country SANTA CLARA Cinema 150 Mercado 20 | Further in 70mm reading: 70mm Engagements CDS Cinemas 70mm Cinemas in San Francisco, USA 70mm Cinemas In Salt Lake City, USA 70mm Cinemas In Phoenix, USA 70mm cinemas in Southern California 70mm Cinemas In Detroit, USA 70mm Cinemas And Films In Chicago, USA 70mm Cinemas in Denmark and the first 70mm film Internet link: |
Part 2: The Engagements | |
| The (majority of the) titles cited below were presented in 70-millimeter and with some flavor of six-track stereophonic sound. The Cinerama-branded 70mm presentations during the 1963-69 period are noted as [Cinerama]. Details pertaining to origination format (i.e. 65mm or 35mm blow-up) are not addressed since the listing is meant to be an exhibition-based chronology. The roadshows have been listed with an asterisk. These were reserved-seat engagements with advanced pricing and limited, scheduled showtimes (typically ten-per-week or two-a-day). Souvenir programs were usually sold and often the presentations included an overture, intermission, entracte, and exit music. Many of the roadshows were actually screened in a 35mm presentation (rather than in 70mm) and effort has been made to identify these with a 35mm notation or with a double asterisk whenever the projection process could not be determined or was vaguely or ambiguously addressed in promotional material. The duration of the engagements, measured in weeks, is included in parenthesis for some of the entries. IMAX and other special venue presentations have not been included. m/o = a move-over engagement (i.e. a continuation of a booking from another theater) 1964-11-24 ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD* Century 21 (19 weeks) [Cinerama] 1965-04-06 MY FAIR LADY* Century 21 (33) 1965-11-24 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* Century 21 (15) 1966-03-08 THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN * Century 22 m/o (10 [25]) 1966-03-09 THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD* Century 21 (14) [Cinerama] 1966-05-17 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* Century 22 (8) 1966-06-15 BATTLE OF THE BULGE* Century 21 (9) [Cinerama] 1966-07-12 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Century 22 (67) 1966-08-17 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*/** Century 21 (58) 1967-03-08 HAWAII*/** Town & Country (32) 1967-03-14 THE SAND PEBBLES*/** Century 23 (34) 1967-09-26 GRAND PRIX* Century 21 (43) [Cinerama] 1967-10-24 THE BIBLE* Century 22 (23) 1967-11-07 THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE* Century 23 (29) [35mm] 1968-04-02 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD* Century 22 (9) 1968-05-28 CAMELOT*/** Century 23 (34) 1968-06-05 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Century 22 (28) 1968-07-17 GONE WITH THE WIND* Century 24 (44) 1968-07-23 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Century 21 (87) [Cinerama] 1968-12-17 THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN*/** Century 22 (22) 1969-01-21 FINIANS RAINBOW*/** Century 23 (17) 1969-05-20 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG*/** Century 24 (11) 1969-05-20 STAR!*/** Century 22 (5) 1969-05-21 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO*/** Century 23 (4) 1969-06-17 OLIVER!*/** Century 23 (34) 1969-06-24 FUNNY GIRL*/** Century 22 (47) 1969-08-01 KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA Town & Country (9) [Cinerama] 1969-08-06 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Century 24 (11) [Cinerama] 1969-08-06 SWEET CHARITY* Century 25 (11) 1969-10-22 BEN-HUR* Century 24 (8) 1969-10-22 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Century 25 m/o (2) [Cinerama] 1969-12-17 HELLO, DOLLY!*/** Century 24 (28) 1970-02-10 PAINT YOUR WAGON*/** Century 23 (56) 1970-03-25 ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS*/** Century 21 (9) 1970-04-29 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (4) 1970-05-19 PATTON*/** Century 22 (60) 1970-07-01 DARLING LILI*/** Century 24 (9) 1970-09-02 ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER* Century 24 (16) [35mm] 1970-10-21 TORA! TORA! TORA!*/** Century 25 (22) 1970-12-25 LOVE STORY* Century 24 (33) [35mm] 1970-12-25 SONG OF NORWAY* Century 21 (17) 1971-04-21 RYANS DAUGHTER*/** Century 21 (27) 1971-07-14 LE MANS* Century 22 (14) [35mm] 1971-08-13 CARNAL KNOWLEDGE* Century 24 (11) [35mm] 1972-02-15 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*/** Century 21 (56) 1972-03-01 CABARET* Century 25 (21) [35mm] 1972-12-14 MAN OF LA MANCHA*/** Century 24 (14) 1973-03-14 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Century 21 (15) 1973-04-04 LOST HORIZON* Century 23 (14) 1973-05-16 LAST TANGO IN PARIS* Century 24 (26) [35mm] 1973-08-29 THIS IS CINERAMA Cinema 150 (4) 1974-08-21 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Century 22 (6) 1976-06-23 LOGANS RUN Century 21 (5) 1976-07-28 LOGANS RUN / 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Century 21 (11) 1976-12-25 A STAR IS BORN Town & Country (25) 1977-05-25 STAR WARS Century 22 (60) [70mm from Week 27] 1977-12-14 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Cinema 150 (31) 1978-07-21 SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND Cinema 150 [70mm from Week 8] 1978-12-15 SUPERMAN Town & Country (25) [70mm from Week 7] 1979-05-25 ALIEN Century 22 (24) 1979-09-21 APOCALYPSE NOW Century 21 (12) 1979-11-08 THE ROSE Century 23 1979-11-09 SLEEPING BEAUTY Century 22 1979-12-14 1941 Century 21 (25) 1979-12-14 APOCALYPSE NOW Century 24 m/o 1979-12-21 THE BLACK HOLE Century 22 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Century 22 (43) 1980-09-26 DIVINE MADNESS Century 23 1981-01-16 ALTERED STATES Town & Country (sneak preview screening) 1981-01-23 ALTERED STATES Town & Country 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Town & Country 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Century 21 (25) 1981-06-12 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Century 23 (10) 1981-06-19 SUPERMAN II Century 22 (#1) 1981-06-19 SUPERMAN II Century 22 (#2) 1981-10-09 ZOOT SUIT Century 22 (6) [print destroyed in theater fire] 1981-12-04 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Century 25 m/o (56 [81]) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Cinema 150 (16) 1982-05-28 ROCKY III Century 22 1982-06-04 POLTERGEIST Century 24 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Century 23 (#1) 1982-06-04 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Century 23 (#2) 1982-06-11 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Century 21 (1) 1982-06-11 GREASE 2 Century 22 (3) 1982-06-17 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Century 23 m/o (2 [3]) 1982-06-18 ANNIE Century 21 (18) 1982-06-18 FIREFOX Town & Country 1982-06-25 BLADE RUNNER Century 22 1982-06-25 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Century 24 m/o 1982-07-02 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Century 22 m/o (3 [6]) 1982-07-09 TRON Century 24 (11) 1982-07-23 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Century 23 m/o (43 [49]) 1982-09-17 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Century 22 1982-12-17 THE DARK CRYSTAL Century 22 1983-01-14 GANDHI Century 24 1983-02-11 LETS SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER Century 21 1983-04-22 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Town & Country (3) 1983-05-13 BLUE THUNDER Town & Country (9) 1983-05-20 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Century 21 m/o (3 [52]) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Cinema 150 (29) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Pruneyard (38) 1983-06-03 WARGAMES Century 24 1983-06-10 OCTOPUSSY Century 24 1983-06-17 SUPERMAN III Century 22 1983-07-15 STAYING ALIVE Town & Country 1983-07-29 KRULL Century 21 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Century 21 1983-10-21 THE RIGHT STUFF Century 22 1984-03-30 GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN Century 21 (10) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Century 22 (#1) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Century 22 (#2: 8) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Century 22 (#3: 2) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Century 23 (#1) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK Century 23 (#2: 3) 1984-06-01 STREETS OF FIRE Century 24 (3) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Town & Country (26) 1984-06-08 GREMLINS Century 21 1984-07-13 THE LAST STARFIGHTER Century 23 1984-09-19 AMADEUS Cinema 150 1984-12-07 2010 Century 21 1984-12-07 CITY HEAT Town & Country 1984-12-14 DUNE Century 22 1984-12-14 STARMAN Century 24 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI Pruneyard 1985-05-22 RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II Town & Country 1985-06-07 THE GOONIES Century 22 1985-06-21 COCOON Cinema 150 1985-06-21 LIFEFORCE Century 22 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Century 23 1985-06-21 RETURN TO OZ Stanford 1985-07-10 MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME Century 22 1985-07-10 SILVERADO Century 22 1985-07-19 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Century 22 (3) 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Stanford 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Town & Country 1985-08-09 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Century 24 m/o (1) 1985-11-08 BRING ON THE NIGHT Century 23 1985-11-27 ROCKY IV Century 10 1985-11-27 ROCKY IV Century 21 1985-11-27 SANTA CLAUS Century 22 1985-12-04 YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES Century 22 1985-12-06 SPIES LIKE US Century 23 1985-12-06 WHITE NIGHTS Century 24 1985-12-20 A CHORUS LINE Century 22 1985-12-20 OUT OF AFRICA Century 10 1985-12-20 OUT OF AFRICA Town & Country 1986-01-24 THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR Century 22 1986-05-10 TOP GUN Town & Country (sneak preview screening) 1986-05-16 TOP GUN Town & Country (22) 1986-05-23 COBRA Century 21 (3) 1986-06-11 COBRA Century 22 m/o 1986-07-18 ALIENS Century 10 1986-07-18 ALIENS Cinema 150 1986-08-01 HOWARD THE DUCK Century 21 (3) 1986-10-17 THE COLOR OF MONEY Town & Country 1986-10-17 TOP GUN Century 22 m/o 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Century 21 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Century 22 1986-12-05 TOP GUN Century 25 m/o 1986-12-19 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Century 22 1986-12-25 THE MISSION Century 10 1986-12-25 THE MISSION Century 22 1987-03-06 LETHAL WEAPON Town & Country (13) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Town & Country (9) 1987-06-12 THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK Century 22 1987-06-24 SPACEBALLS Century 21 (1) 1987-07-01 ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING Century 24 1987-07-01 INNERSPACE Century 10 1987-07-01 INNERSPACE Century 21 (4) 1987-07-01 SPACEBALLS Century 23 m/o 1987-07-31 INNERSPACE Century 23 m/o 1987-07-31 THE LOST BOYS Century 21 1987-08-05 STAKEOUT Town & Country 1987-08-05 THE UNTOUCHABLES Century 24 m/o 1987-08-28 APOCALYPSE NOW Century 24 1987-11-06 CRY FREEDOM Century 22 1987-11-25 CRY FREEDOM Century 23 m/o 1987-11-25 THREE MEN AND A BABY Town & Country 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Century 10 1987-12-11 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Century 22 1988-01-15 GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM Century 21 1988-05-20 WILLOW Century 10 1988-05-20 WILLOW Town & Country (8) 1988-06-10 THE PRESIDIO Century 24 1988-06-22 WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT Century 22 1988-07-15 DIE HARD Town & Country 1988-07-15 WILLOW Century 25 m/o 1988-09-23 GORILLAS IN THE MIST Century 21 (7) 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Century 10 1988-11-23 COCOON: THE RETURN Century 21 1989-03-17 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Century 22 1989-06-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Berryessa [70mm from Week 5] 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 10 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 22 (#1: 5) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 22 (#2: 5) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 22 (#3: 3) 1989-06-09 DEAD POETS SOCIETY Century 23 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Century 21 (2) 1989-06-09 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Century 23 (2) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Century 10 1989-06-22 BATMAN Century 21 (1) 1989-06-22 BATMAN Century 22 1989-06-22 STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER Century 24 m/o 1989-06-30 BATMAN Century 22 m/o 1989-06-30 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 21 m/o (2 [7]) 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Century 10 1989-07-07 LETHAL WEAPON 2 Town & Country 1989-07-14 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Century 22 m/o 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Century 10 1989-08-09 THE ABYSS Century 21 1990-01-05 BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY Century 22 1990-01-12 GLORY Century 23 1990-03-02 THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER Century 22 1990-05-24 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART I / II / III Century 22 (triple feature screening) 1990-05-25 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III Century 22 1990-06-01 TOTAL RECALL Century 21 (2) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Century 10 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Century 22 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Milpitas 10 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Town & Country 1990-06-15 GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH Century 10 1990-06-15 GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH Century 21 (2) 1990-06-15 GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH Century 23 1990-06-27 DAYS OF THUNDER Century 10 1990-06-27 DAYS OF THUNDER Century 21 1990-07-03 DIE HARD 2 Century 10 1990-07-03 DIE HARD 2 Century 22 1990-07-03 DIE HARD 2 Century 23 1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA Century 10 1990-07-18 ARACHNOPHOBIA Century 22 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Century 10 1990-10-05 FANTASIA Century 22 1990-12-14 EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Century 22 1990-12-14 HAVANA Century 23 1990-12-25 THE GODFATHER PART III Century 21 1991-03-01 THE DOORS Century 21 1991-05-24 BACKDRAFT Century 22 1991-06-21 THE ROCKETEER Century 10 1991-06-21 THE ROCKETEER Century 22 1991-07-02 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY Century 22 1991-11-22 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Century 22 1991-12-06 STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY Century 21 1991-12-11 HOOK Century 10 1991-12-11 HOOK Century 22 1991-12-13 THE LAST BOY SCOUT Century 22 1992-05-15 LETHAL WEAPON 3 Century 21 (3) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Century 10 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Century 22 (#1) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY Century 22 (#2) 1992-06-05 LETHAL WEAPON 3 Century 23 m/o 1992-06-05 PATRIOT GAMES Century 10 1992-06-05 PATRIOT GAMES Century 21 1992-10-02 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE Century 24 1992-12-25 HOFFA Town & Country 1993-05-28 CLIFFHANGER Century 21 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Century 10 1993-06-17 LAST ACTION HERO Century 22 1993-07-09 IN THE LINE OF FIRE Century 21 1993-11-05 THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Century 25 1994-07-15 TRUE LIES Century 22 1997-12-19 TITANIC Century 22 (#1: 22) 1997-12-19 TITANIC Century 22 (#2: 18) 2009-07-31 CLEOPATRA California (2 days) [new print] 2009-??-?? THE SOUND OF MUSIC California [new print] 2009-??-?? PLAYTIME California [new print] 2009-??-?? WEST SIDE STORY California [new print] 2009-??-?? LAWRENCE OF ARABIA California [new print] 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Mercado 20 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT Oakridge 20 | |
Part 3: which 70mm releases did not play *in 70mm* in San Jose? | |
| Here is a listing of movies with a confirmed 70mm release in North America that played the San Jose market only in 35mm (or not at all). Titles marked with an asterisk played the San Jose area in 70mm only during a second run or revival booking. (The 1955-1963 70mm releases have been excluded since San Jose lacked any 70mm-equipped theaters during that period.) 1964 Cheyenne Autumn Mediterranean Holiday 1965 The Great Race The Hallelujah Trail In Harms Way Lord Jim 1966 Born Free Is Paris Burning? Khartoum Russian Adventure 1967 The Dirty Dozen 1968 Around the World in Eighty Days (re-release) Custer of the West Dr. Coppelius Half a Sixpence War and Peace 1969 MacKennas Gold Marooned The Stewardesses Where Eagles Dare The Wild Bunch 1970 Airport Anne of the Thousand Days Brewster McCloud Scrooge Too Late the Hero 1971 House of Wax (re-release) The Last Valley Lawrence of Arabia (re-release) Mary, Queen of Scots My Fair Lady (re-release) Waterloo 1972 The Concert for Bangladesh The Cowboys Deliverance The Great Waltz The Poseidon Adventure 1973 Tom Sawyer 1974 Jesus Christ Superstar (re-release) One by One Panorama Blue Thats Entertainment! The Towering Inferno The Trial of Billy Jack 1975 The Jolson Story (re-release) Lucky Lady Paper Tiger The Wind and the Lion 1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse Thats Entertainment, Part 2 1977 Tommy (re-release) 1978 Capricorn One Comes a Horseman Crossed Swords Days of Heaven The Deer Hunter Dersu Uzala Grease The Manitou The Sound of Music (re-release) Star Wars (re-release) 1979 The Exorcist (re-release) Hanover Street Hurricane The Muppet Movie Star Wars (re-release) 1980 The Blue Lagoon Cant Stop the Music Close Encounters of the Third Kind (The Special Edition re-release) Fame The Island The Jazz Singer The Ninth Configuration / Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane Raise the Titanic 1981 Dragonslayer The Empire Strikes Back (re-release) Heavens Gate Sharkys Machine Star Wars (re-release) Wolfen 1982 The Empire Strikes Back (re-release) Napoleon (re-release) One from the Heart The Road Warrior Star Wars (re-release) Tempest The Thing Yes, Georgio 1983 Around the World in Eighty Days (re-release) The Entity Never Say Never Again Oklahoma! (re-release) The Star Chamber Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back (double feature re-release) 1984 The Bear The Cotton Club The Razors Edge The River 1985 American Flyers Back to the Future* The Emerald Forest Explorers Ladyhawke Revolution Year of the Dragon 1986 Absolute Beginners Big Trouble in Little China Manhunter The Money Pit Nutcracker Sleeping Beauty (re-release) Spacecamp Tough Guys 1987 The Last Emperor Over the Top Predator The Running Man Whos That Girl 1988 Alien Nation Beaches The Big Blue The Last Temptation of Christ Shoot to Kill Tucker: The Man and his Dream 1989 Always Back to the Future Part II* The Bear Black Rain Casualties of War In Country The Little Mermaid Tango & Cash The Ten Commandments (re-release) Valmont 1990 Air America The Bonfire of the Vanities Flatliners Memphis Belle Mountains of the Moon Predator 2 The Rookie The Sheltering Sky The Sound of Music (re-release) The Two Jakes 1991 For the Boys Point Break Spartacus (re-release) 1992 Alien 3 Howards End The Last of the Mohicans Malcolm X Shining Through 1993 Baraka Geronimo: An American Legend Gettysburg Short Cuts 1994 Little Buddha My Fair Lady (re-release) 1995 The Wild Bunch (Directors Cut re-release) 1996 Hamlet Vertigo (re-release) 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey (re-release) 2002 Lawrence of Arabia (re-release) 2012 The Master 2014 Inherent Vice Interstellar 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them References: Dolby sound system installation records, and various issues of Boxoffice, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Variety. Special Thanks: Mike Hensley, Robert Smith, Sean Weitzel. | |
| Go: back - top - back issues Updated 06-05-22 |