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THE SCREENING ROOM

 

A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California

 Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay

1994

May 25:
Little Buddha
ARRI System 765 & Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Miramax

Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)

[Film also released in 35mm-Dolby Digital]




July 15:
True Lies
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
20th Century Fox

Century City: [Cineplex Odeon] Century Plaza (THX)
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese (THX)
Orange: [Century] Cinedome
Universal City: [Cineplex Odeon] Universal City 18 (on two screens) (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)

Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screenings on July 14

[70mm Trailers: "Airheads," "The River Wild"]

[Arnold Schwarzenegger placed his hand and foot prints at the Chinese Theatre in connection with "True Lies" on July 15, 1994]

[Film also released in 35mm-Dolby Digital & DTS]




September 23:
My Fair Lady
(Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox

"Brilliantly And Fully Restored For Its 30th Anniversary — More 'Loverly' than ever."

Century City: [Cineplex Odeon] Century Plaza (THX)

Additional 70mm Screenings:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian [1] (November 3, 2000)
Beverly Hills: [AMPAS] Samuel Goldwyn [2] (January 27, 2003)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian [3] (September 28, 2012)

[1] Shown during the "Blow Your Mind: The 2nd Great Big 70mm Film Festival!"
[2] Shown during the "Facets of the Diamond: 75 Years of Best Picture Winners"
[3] Shown once. Actor Theodore Bikel in person.


Also see 1964 & 1971, plus Special Screenings and Film Festival (2000) entry. The film also screened in 70mm at the annual "Widescreen Film Festival" in Long Beach, CA, but we're researching the date.

[Film also re-issued in 35mm-Dolby Digital & DTS]

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