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A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
1990
February 23:
Mountains Of The Moon
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
TriStar
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
Expanded release on March 9:
Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Showcase
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Fairfax (July 13)
[70mm Trailers: "The Freshman," "Lord Of The Flies," "Total Recall"]
March 1:
"XX Years Of .Zoetrope."
Apocalypse Now / One From The Heart
Anamorphic & Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Zoetrope
"70mm Quadrophonic Sound"
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
[Special one-night-only 20th Anniversary of Zoetrope (AKA American Zoetrope
and Omni Zoetrope) screenings of "Apocalypse Now" and "One From The Heart" —
Entry included here since this is the only known public Los Angeles
screening of "One From The Heart" in 70mm]
March 2:
The Hunt For Red October
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] National (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Crazy People," "Days Of Thunder," "Flight Of The Intruder," "Nuns On The Run"]
Additional 70mm engagements:
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (May 16) (THX)
Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Fairfax (June 22)
May 16:
The Ten Commandments (Re-Issue)
Anamorphic Blow-Up* / "Super VistaVision" / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin (May 25) (THX)
[*Film was photographed in VistaVision — This 70mm version was blown up from
a CinemaScope alternate version derived from the VistaVision original
— First time in 70mm in Los Angeles]
May 25:
Back To The Future Part
III
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby
Stereo
Universal
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome*
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport*
Orange: [Century] Cinedome**
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18* (THX)
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center* (THX)
Also included a "See The Future Back-To-Back-To-Back" Triple Feature on May
24 (*"Part II & III" in 70mm — **"Part III" in 70mm)
[70mm Trailers: "Darkman," "Days Of Thunder," "Die Hard 2," "Ghost Dad"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Hollywood: [Cineplex Odeon] Showcase (June 22)
June 1:
Total Recall
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
TriStar
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (THX)
Westwood Village: [UA] Coronet (on two screens) (THX)
[70m Trailers: "Air America," "Days Of Thunder," "Die Hard 2," "The Doors,"
"Flatliners," "The Freshman"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6 (June 6) (THX)
June 15:
Dick Tracy
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up
Touchstone (Buena Vista)
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Cinema Digital Sound (CDS)
Anaheim Hills: [SoCal] Cinemapolis*
Azusa: [Edwards] Foothill Center*
Carlsbad: [SoCal] Plaza Camino Real* (Showscan Stereo Acoustics)
Century City: [AMC] Century 14** (on two screens) (THX)
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] South Coast Plaza*
Hollywood: [Pacific] Hollywood Pacific*
Huntington Beach: [Edwards] Charter Centre*
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center*
Mission Viejo: [Edwards] Crown Valley*
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport**
North Hollywood: [Century] Century 7* (THX)
Pasadena: [Pacific] Hastings*
Puente Hills: [AMC] Plaza 10* (THX)
Redondo Beach: [GCC] Galleria South Bay* (THX)
Riverside: [SoCal] Canyon Springs*
Santa Ana: [Edwards] Hutton Centre 8* (THX)
Santa Ana: [AMC] MainPlace** (THX)
Sherman Oaks: [GCC] Sherman Oaks* (THX)
Stanton: [Edwards] Village Center*
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple*
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18* (THX)
Ventura: [Century] Century 8*
West Hills: [GCC] Fallbrook 7* (THX)
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6** (on three screens) (THX)
Westwood Village: [Pacific] Crest** (June 15 - Aug. 16) (THX)
Engagement included Roger Rabbit animated short "Rollercoaster Rabbit"
Includes Los Angeles Premiere on June 14 (Century 14) and special screening
on June 15 (Directors Guild)
[70mm Trailer: "Betsy's Wedding"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Westwood Village: [Pacific] Crest*** (Sep. 14)
***Double Feature with "Arachnophobia"
June 15:
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Spherical Blow-Up
Warner Bros.
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center*
Hollywood: [Mann] Vogue**
Orange: [Century] Cinedome*
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18* (THX)
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6** (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin** (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Memphis Belle," "My Blue Heaven," "Quick Change"]
June 27:
Days Of Thunder
Anamorphic Blow-Up
Paramount
"You Can't Outrun The Thunder"
*Cinema Digital Sound (CDS)
**Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese* (THX)
Lakewood: [Pacific] Lakewood Center*
Orange: [Century] Cinedome**
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18** (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] National* (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Ghost," "The Godfather Part III," "The Two Jakes"]
[Historical Footnote: A couple of days into the release, Paramount withdrew
the 70mm-CDS prints and had them replaced with 70mm-magnetic Dolby Stereo
prints]
July 4:
Die Hard 2
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (THX)
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6 (THX)
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (on two screens) (THX; Screen #1)
Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on July 3
[70mm Trailers: "The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane," "Predator 2"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Fashion Island (July 27) (THX)
July 18:
Arachnophobia
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Hollywood (Buena Vista)
"Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude."
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Temple City: [Edwards] Temple
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (THX)
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Mr. Destiny," "Taking Care Of Business"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Westwood Village: [Pacific] Crest* (Sep. 14) (THX)
*Double Feature with "Dick Tracy"
August 10:
Air
America
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up /
Six-Track Dolby Stereo
TriStar
"Anything. Anywhere. Anytime."
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Jacob's Ladder," "Narrow Margin"]
August 10:
Flatliners
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese* (THX)
Westwood Village: [Cineplex Odeon] Odeon (THX)
*Includes World Premiere on Aug. 4
[70mm Trailers: "Misery," "Postcards From The Edge," "Sibling Rivalry,"
"Texasville"]
August 10:
The Two Jakes
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Regent
[70mm Trailers: "Funny About Love," "The Godfather Part III," "Welcome Home,
Roxy Carmichael"]
August 24:
The Sound Of Music (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Stereo
20th Century Fox
"The Hills Are Alive...Once Again!"
Century City: [Cineplex Odeon] Century Plaza (HPS-4000)
Includes 25th Anniversary Re-Premiere on Aug. 23
Also see 1965, 1973 & 1978 entries
September 14:
Ben-Hur (Re-Issue)
MGM Camera 65 / Six-Track Stereo
MGM
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome
[Charlton Heston made an appearance preceding the opening night screening]
Also see 1959 & 1969 entries
October 5:
Fantasia (Re-Issue)
Spherical Blow-Up
Walt Disney (Buena Vista)
"Restored To Its Original Brilliance"
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Fantasound 6 Channel Discrete Dolby Stereo SR
Century City: [AMC] Century 14* (THX)
Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome**
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport*
Santa Ana: [AMC] MainPlace* (THX)
Westwood Village: [Pacific] Crest* (THX)
[70mm Trailer: "The Rescuers Down Under"]
Additional 70mm Engagements:
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6** (Nov. 2) (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village** (May 24, 1991) (THX)
Hollywood: [Pacific] El Capitan** (Sep. 13, 1991) (THX)
October 12:
Memphis Belle
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
"Brave young men who rode on the wings of victory."
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6 (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza
[70mm Trailers: "The Bonfire Of The Vanities," "The Rookie," "The Sheltering
Sky"]
November 21:
Predator 2
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
"The Ultimate Hunter"
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "Edward Scissorhands," "Sleeping With The Enemy"]
December 7:
Edward Scissorhands
Spherical Blow-Up / Cinema Digital Sound
20th Century Fox
"A Heart-Warming, Thought-Provoking, Hedge-Trimming Comedy"
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)
[70mm-CDS print delivered to theatre but soon thereafter replaced with
35mm-CDS test print — 70mm print shipped to San Francisco — Advertised as a
70mm presentation first week only — Historical Footnote: "Edward
Scissorhands" was the first film exhibited in the U.S. in 35mm with on-print
digital sound]
[70mm Trailers: "Come See The Paradise," "The Five Heartbeats," "Sleeping
With The Enemy"]
December 7:
The Rookie
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Bruin (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "New Jack City," "Out For Justice"]
December 12:
Havana
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby
Stereo
Universal
Costa Mesa: [Edwards] Town Center
Santa Ana: [AMC] MainPlace (THX)
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (THX)
West Hollywood: [GCC] Beverly Connection 6 (THX)
Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center
December 12:
The Sheltering Sky
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
December 21:
The Bonfire Of The Vanities
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Century City: [AMC] Century 14 (THX)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza
December 25:
The Godfather Part
III
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up
Paramount
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
**Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese* (THX)
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport**
Orange: [Century] Cinedome**
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18** (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village* (THX)
[70mm Trailers: "He Said, She Said," "The Naked Gun 2 1/2"]
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