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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

1996

 

October 16:
Vertigo
(Re-Issue)
VistaVision / "Super VistaVision" / DTS
Universal
"The classic thriller fully restored and presented for the first time in 70mm and DTS Stereo."

Westwood Village: [GCC] Avco Center (THX)

Includes West Coast Re-Premiere on October 14 in Century City (Century Plaza)

Expanded Release on Nov. 15:
Hollywood: [GCC] Galaxy 6 (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza (move-over from Avco)

Additional 70mm Screenings:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (June 29, 2006)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero** (Aug. 22, 2007)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian*** (May 13, 2009)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero*** (May 23, 2009)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero**** (March 12, 2010)

*Shown once during the "Seeing The Big Picture: 70mm" festival
**Shown once during the "Hitchcock Part II" series
***Shown once during the "Bigger Than Life: 70mm Returns" festival in conjunction with the Aero
***Shown once during the "Bigger Than Life: 70mm Returns" festival in conjunction with the Egyptian
****Shown once

[Film also re-issued in 35mm-DTS]




December 25:
Hamlet
Panavision Super 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
"Photographed And Presented in 70mm Format"

West Los Angeles: [Laemmle] Royal

Expanded Release on Jan. 24, 1997:
Newport Beach: [Edwards] Newport

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

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