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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

SPECIAL SCREENINGS AND FILM FESTIVALS

1997

"Late Shows"

February 21-23:
Top Gun

February 28-March 2:
The Wild Bunch*
2001: A Space Odyssey*

July 4-6:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza

*Two separate flyers from the Mann Plaza listed these two films as being shown in 70mm on the same date.

Also see 1968, 1995, 1986, and 1989 entries



"Weekend Late Shows"

May 30-June 1:
The Hunt for Red October

Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza

Also see 1990 entry


"The Big Sound"

July 12:
Ben-Hur

August 1:
The Exorcist

Miracle Mile (Los Angeles): Leo S. Bing

Also see 1959 and 1979 entries



"Weekend Late Shows Horror Fest"

October 31-November 2:
The Exorcist

Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza

Also see 1979 entry


"Widescreen Film Festival"

November 1:
Sleeping Beauty

Long Beach: [CSULB] Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Also see 1959 entry

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