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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
1997
November 1:
Sleeping Beauty (Restoration/New Print)
Super Technirama 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Walt Disney (Buena Vista)
Long Beach: [CSULB] Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
Premiere screening of newly-struck 70mm print from restored elements
— shown once during the annual Wide Screen Film Festival
Additional 70mm Screenings/Engagements:
Hollywood: [Pacific] El Capitan* (Aug. 23, 2002)
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian** (Jan. 25, 2004)
*Includes Gala Event & Screening on Aug. 22
— two-week engagement
**Shown once during "The 4th Great Big 70mm Festival"
Also see 1959, 1979 & 1981 entries, and 1980 Double Feature entry
December 19:
Titanic
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / DTS
Paramount/20th Century Fox
"Nothing On Earth Could Come Between Them"
Hollywood: [Mann] Chinese* (THX)
Westwood Village: [Mann] Village (THX)
*Includes U.S. Premiere on Dec. 14
[70mm Trailers: "Deep Impact," "Hard Rain," "The Odd Couple II," "The Truman
Show"]
Additional 70mm Engagement:
Westwood Village: [Mann] National (Mar. 7, 1998) (THX)
[Film also released in 35mm-Dolby Digital, DTS & SDDS]
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