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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

2002

There were no new first-run 70mm releases during 2002, but there were special screenings of...



September 25:
Lawrence Of Arabia (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Columbia
"The 40^th Anniversary Presentation — Newly Remastered Digital Sound — Fresh 70mm Prints in Select Locations"

Hollywood: [Pacific] Cinerama Dome/ArcLight Hollywood

Additional 70mm Screenings/Engagements:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (Feb. 3, 2005)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero** (May 5, 2005)

*Shown once during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival"
**Limited 4-day return engagement

Also see 1962 & 1989 entries

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




September 26:
Lord Jim (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / DTS
Columbia
"U.S. Premiere of Brand New Super Panavision 70 Print!!"

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

Shown once during "The 3rd Great Big 70mm Festival"

Additional 70mm Screenings:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian* (Jan. 23, 2005)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (Feb. 2, 2005)

*Shown once during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival"

Also see 1965 entry




September 28:
Hello, Dolly! (Re-Issue)
Todd-AO / DTS
20th Century Fox
”Brand New Todd-AO 70mm Print!!”

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

Shown once during "The 3rd Great Big 70mm Festival"

Additional 70mm Screenings:
Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian* (Jan. 24, 2004)
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero** (Jan. 30, 2005)

*Shown once during "The 4th Great Big 70mm Festival"
**Shown once during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival"

Also see 1969 entry




November 13:
Baraka (Special Engagement)
Todd-AO / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

[New 70mm Print — Five-Day Engagement]

Additional 70mm Screenings:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero* (Jan. 28 & Feb. 4, 2005)

*Shown twice during "The (5th) Great Big 70mm Festival"

Also see 1993 entry




November 15:
Ryan's Daughter (Special Screening)
Super Panavision 70
MGM (Warner Bros.)

Beverly Hills: [AMPAS] Samuel Goldwyn

[New 70mm Print — Shown One-Time-Only — Presentation sourced from an unsounded 70mm print (for image) and interlocked with a magnetic printmaster (for audio)]

Also see 1970 entry

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