“That’s Entertainment!”: The North American 70mm
Engagements |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 30.07.2018 |
 The
following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
engagements of “That’s Entertainment!” in North America. These were the
cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture. “That’s Entertainment!” was among five confirmed first-run films released in 1974 with 70mm prints for selected engagements. Forty-eight 70mm prints of the film were reportedly struck for worldwide distribution with about half of them booked in North America. The MGM presentation and United Artists release — directed by Jack Haley, Jr. and narrated by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart, and Elizabeth Taylor — premiered in Beverly Hills on May 17th. The 70mm prints of “That’s Entertainment!” featured six-track stereophonic sound and variable aspect ratio imagery blown up from a combination of anamorphic and spherical 35mm. Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … city — venue (duration in weeks) [notes] 1974-05-17 … Los Angeles (Beverly Hills) — Beverly (25) 1974-05-23 … New York — Ziegfeld (18) 1974-06-26 … Boston — Cinema 57 Twin (16) 1974-06-26 … Chicago — McClurg Court (16) 1974-06-26 … Detroit (Southfield) — Northland (16) 1974-06-26 … Philadelphia — SamEric (13) 1974-06-26 … San Francisco — Northpoint (14) 1974-06-26 … Toronto — Eglinton (26) 1974-06-26 … Washington — Uptown (20) 1974-07-17 … San Diego — Valley Circle (14) 1974-07-17 … Seattle — Cinerama (17) 1974-07-19 … Dallas — Preston Royal (14) 1974-07-19 … Houston — Windsor (23) 1974-07-19 … Minneapolis (St. Louis Park) — Cooper (17) 1974-07-19 … Montreal (Westmount) — Westmount Square (15) 1974-07-26 … Denver — Cooper (11) 1974-08-02 … Kansas City (Overland Park) — Glenwood Twin (12) 1974-08-07 … Des Moines — River Hills (10) 1974-08-09 … Omaha — Indian Hills (10) SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS 1974-08-07 … Oxnard, CA — Carriage Square Twin (9) 1974-09-27 … New York, NY — Rivoli (3) 1974-10-18 … Northbrook, IL — Edens Twin (8) 1974-11-20 … San Diego, CA — Capri (4) 1974-11-27 … Tulsa, OK — Continental (1) 1975-04-23 … San Francisco, CA — Parkside (1) 1975-09-12 … Southfield, MI — Northland (1) 1975-12-10 … Toronto, ON — Science Centre 1976-09-10 … Chicago, IL — McClurg Court (1) [w/ “That’s Entertainment Part II”] 1978-07-31 … Atlanta, GA — Fox [1st Annual Summer Film Festival] 1978-08-01 … Toronto, ON — Science Centre [70mm festival] 1980-07-01 … Toronto, ON — Science Centre [70mm Classics series] 1981-09-25 … Cleveland, OH — Colony (2 days) 1982-06-28 … Atlanta, GA — Fox [5th Annual Summer Film Festival] 1982-09-10 … Portland, OR — Bagdad Triplex (5 days) [w/ “That’s Entertainment Part II”] 1989-10-20 … Fremont, CA — GCC’s Fremont Hub 8 (4 days) [THX] 1990-04-21 … Dayton, OH — Neon Movies 1990-10-05 … San Francisco, CA — Alhambra (1) [Best of 70mm festival] 1991-01-25 … Creve Coeur, MO — Creve Coeur Triplex (1) [70mm festival] The information included in this article was principally referenced from film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, and print enclosures. Special thanks to Jeffry Johnson, Bill Kallay, Bill Kretzel and Stan Malone. International 70mm presentations of this title have not been accounted for in this work. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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