THE SCREENING ROOM

1969

March 12:
Where Eagles Dare
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
MGM

"In Spectacular 70mm"

Hollywood: [Loew's]



 

March 26:
Ben-Hur (Re-Issue)
MGM Camera 65 / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
MGM

Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire

Expanded release on July 16:
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 21

Also see 1959 & 1990 entries


 

March 29:
Sweet Charity
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Universal

“70mm/Panavision With Full Dimensional Sound”

Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pantages

Includes Southern California Premiere on March 28




May 15:
Krakatoa East Of Java
Uncredited 65mm / “Cinerama” / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
ABC/Cinerama, Inc.

"The New Cinerama Hurls You Into The Incredible Day That Shook The Earth To Its Core!"

Hollywood [Pacific] Cinerama Dome

Includes Earth-Shaking U.S. Premiere on May 14



 

June 25:
MacKenna’s Gold
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Stereo
Columbia

Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Cinema*
Hollywood: [Loew’s]

*Includes West Coast Premiere on June 24

 

October 1:
South Pacific (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo

"Original 70mm Stereo Sound Version...As You Loved It Before!"

Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire

Also see 1958 & 1964 entries




October 23:
Paint Your Wagon
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Paramount

Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome

Includes West Coast Premiere on October 22

Additional 70mm engagements:
Westminster: [Edwards] Cinema West 1 (Sep. 16, 1970)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Mesa (Oct. 14, 1970)




November 8:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
MGM

Beverly Hills: [NGC] Fox Wilshire

Includes West Coast Premiere on November 7




December 13:
Marooned
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
Columbia

Hollywood: [UA] Egyptian

Includes World Premiere on December 12

December 18:
Anne Of The Thousand Days
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Stereo
Universal

Beverly Hills: [Loew's] Beverly

One-week Academy Award-consideration engagement

Release on March 11, 1970:

Beverly Hills: [Loew's] Beverly




December 20:
Hello, Dolly!
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
Reserved Seat Engagement
20^th Century Fox

Hollywood: [NGC] Grauman's Chinese

Includes Southern California Premiere on December 19

Expanded release on May 28, 1970:
Orange: [Syufy] Cinedome 21

Includes Orange County Premiere on May 27, 1970

Additional 70mm engagements:
Beverly Hills: [Mann] Fox Wilshire* (Oct. 1, 1975)
Beverly Hills: [Mann] Fox Wilshire* (Sep. 8, 1976)
Westwood Village: [Mann] National* (Sep. 24, 1976)
Beverly Hills: [Mann] Fox Wilshire* (June 15, 1977)

*Double Feature with "Camelot"

[Gene Kelly placed his hand and foot prints at the Chinese Theatre in connection with "Hello, Dolly!" on Nov. 24, 1969]