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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