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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

1999


"Large Format Cinema Association Conference"

May 22:
Lawrence of Arabia
Ben-Hur
(only the "chariot race" sequence was shown)

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

Also see 1959 and 1962 entries

"Blow Your Mind: The Great Big 70mm Film Festival!"

November 5:
Spartacus
(Jean Simmons and Nina Foch in person)

November 6:
A Year Along the Abandoned Road
(short)
A Trip To Mars
(short)
Comet Impact
(short)
A Place To Stand
(short)
Tour Eiffel
(short)
Lawrence of Arabia
(Andre de Toth in person)
Baraka

November 12:
The Wild Bunch (original 70mm print)
Lifeforce (double feature with Mad Max: The Road Warrior)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (double feature with Lifeforce)

November 13:
Tomorrow Never Dies
Apocalypse Now (John Milius in person. Print was an archive print from American Zoetrope)

November 14:
The Sound of Music
Oklahoma! (Shirley Jones in person)

November 19:
Edward Scissorhands (Anthony Michael Hall in person)
Total Recall (Michael Ironside in person)

November 20:
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (faded print)
Godzilla
Titanic (Gloria Stuart in person)

November 21:
War and Peace (shown all-day in five parts with intermission between each)

Hollywood: [American Cinematheque] Egyptian

Also see 1955, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1979, 1985, 1990, 1997 and 1999

"Weekend Lateshows"

February 5-7:
Glory

February 26-28:
Aliens

April 2-4:
Top Gun

May 7-9:
Ghost Busters

May 28-30:
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan

June 25-27:
Pink Floyd: The Wall

July 2-4:
Aliens

August 6-8:
Silverado

August 27-29:
Gremlins

September 3-5:
Superman: The Movie

September 24-26:
The Road Warrior

October 29-31:
Alien

Westwood Village: [Mann] Plaza

Also see 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1989 entries
 

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