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A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in New York City & Vicinity
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
1989
February 8:
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Re-Issue)
Super Panavision 70 / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Columbia
“Newly Restored Director’s Cut In 70mm Dolby Stereo”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
Includes World Re-Premiere on Feb. 4
Additional 70mm Engagements
Valley Stream: [Cineplex Odeon] Green Acres (June 23) (THX)
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Warner (June 30) (THX)
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin (July 7)
Manhattan: [?] Paris* (Sep. 5, 1997)
Manhattan: [Sony] Lincoln Square** (Feb. 12, 1999) (THX)
*“Exclusive Engagement Of A Brand New 70mm Print—First New York Theatrical Release In Over Eight Years—Four Weeks Only”
**Shown on Feb. 12 & 13 during the Columbia Pictures 75th Anniversary Film Festival
[Also see 1962, 1971 & 2002 entries]
May 24:
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Anamorphic Blow-Up
Lucasfilm Ltd./Paramount
“Have the adventure of your life keeping up with the Joneses.”
*Six-Track Dolby Stereo
**Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Bridgewater: [GCC] Bridgewater Commons 7* (THX)
Bronx: [National Amusements] Whitestone Multiplex*
Commack: [National Amusements] Commack Multiplex*
Garden City: [Loews] Roosevelt Field*
Hicksville: [Town & Country] Mid-Plaza Cinema 6*
Levittown: [Loews] Nassau Six*
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace**
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six*
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza**
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin*
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin*
Medford: [National Amusements] Brookhaven Multiplex* (THX)
Paramus: [Cineplex Odeon] Route 4 Tenplex*
Queens: [Cineplex Odeon] Fresh Meadows*
Ridgefield Park: [Loews] Ridgefield Park*
Rockville Centre: [Cineplex Odeon] Fantasy*
Sayreville: [National Amusements] Amboy Multiplex*
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six*
Stamford: [Trans-Lux] Ridgeway*
Valley Stream: [National Amusements] Sunrise Multiplex*
Wayne: [Loews] Wayne*
West Orange: [GCC] Essex Green* (THX)
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 2* (July 11)
[Also see 1989 Double Feature entry]
June 2:
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Touchstone/Silver Screen Partners IV/Buena Vista
“He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.”
Manhattan: [Guild] 50th Street
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [City] Cinema 1
Manhattan: [City] Gramercy
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Loews] Paramount (July 14)
June 9:
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“This summer, adventure and imagination meet at the final frontier.”
Commack: [National Amusements] Commack Multiplex
Garden City: [Loews] Roosevelt Field
Greenwich: [Trans-Lux] Plaza
Levittown: [Loews] Nassau Sixplex
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 1
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Valley Stream: [National Amusements] Sunrise Multiplex
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 2 (June 16)
[Also see 1989 Double Feature entry]
June 23:
BATMAN
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [City] Cinema 1
Manhattan: [UA/B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
Paramus: [Cineplex Odeon] Route 4 Tenplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six
Valley Stream: [National Amusements] Sunrise Multiplex
All engagements included 70mm Sneak Preview screening on June 22
July 7:
LETHAL WEAPON 2
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
“The magic is back!”
Bronx: [National Amusements] Whitestone Multiplex
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] 23rd Street West Triplex
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Ridgefield Park: [Loews] Ridgefield Park Tenplex
Sayreville: [National Amusements] Amboy Multiplex
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Six
Valley Stream: [National Amusements] Sunrise Multiplex
Woodbury: [UA] Cinema 150
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Chelsea (July 14) (THX)
August 9:
THE ABYSS
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
20th Century Fox
Brooklyn: [UA] Movies at Sheepshead Bay
Edison: [GCC] Menlo Park
Garden City: [Loews] Roosevelt Field Eightplex
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Bay
Manhattan: [Trans-Lux] Gotham
Manhattan: [Loews] Orpheum Twin
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
Paramus: [Cineplex Odeon] Route 4 Tenplex
Queens: [UA] Continental 3
Secaucus: [Loews] Meadow Plaza 8
Syosset: [UA] Syosset Triplex
West Orange: [GCC] Essex Green (THX)
Includes World Premiere on Aug. 8 at Radio City Music Hall
August 18:
CASUALTIES OF WAR
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Columbia
“Even in war…murder is murder.”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Baronet
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] National Twin
September 1:
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE / STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER
(Double Feature Re-Issue)
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“Two times the adventure. Together on the same screen!”
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 2
[Also see 1989 first-run entries for both films]
September 15:
IN COUNTRY
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
“The Story of an American Family.”
Manhattan: [City] Cinema 1
Includes World Premiere on Sep. 12
September 22:
BLACK RAIN
Spherical (Super-35) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Paramount
“An American Cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 34th Street Showplace
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [Loews] Astor Plaza
Manhattan: [Loews] New York Twin
Includes (World?) Premiere on Sep. 18 (theatre ?)
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Guild] Embassy 2 (Nov. 3)
October 25:
THE BEAR (“L’Ours”)
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Price/Renn/TriStar
“It’s been a long time since one movie captured the hearts and minds of so many people…”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
Includes 70mm Sneak Preview screening on Oct. 24
November 15:
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Spherical (Super 1.85) Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Walt Disney/Silver Screen Partners IV/Buena Vista
Manhattan: [Guild] 50th Street
Manhattan: [Loews] 84th Street Six
Manhattan: [City] Gramercy
November 17:
VALMONT
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Claude Berri/Renn/Orion
“As unpredictable as love itself.”
Manhattan: [Loews] 19th Street East Sixplex
Manhattan: [City] Cinema 1
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Regency
Includes World Premiere on Nov. 13 (theatre ?)
November 22:
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/Universal
“Getting back was only the beginning.”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Coronet
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Baronet (Dec. 8)
December 14:
GLORY
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
TriStar
Manhattan: [UA] Gemini Twin
December 20:
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo SR
Universal
“A true story of innocence lost and courage found.”
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Ziegfeld
Additional 70mm Engagement
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] National Twin (Feb. 23, 1990)
December 22:
ALWAYS
Spherical Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Amblin/United Artists/Universal
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Beekman
Manhattan: [Cineplex Odeon] Regency
December 22:
TANGO & CASH
Anamorphic Blow-Up / Six-Track Dolby Stereo
Warner Bros.
“Two of L.A.’s top rival cops are going to have to work together… Even if it kills them.”
Manhattan: [UA/B.S. Moss] Criterion Center
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