Regarding the Washington Post article about the Uptown published a couple days ago, that people are having difficulty accessing, try this link Instead.
A chronology of Harrisburg’s 70mm presentations has recently been published for those interested in this aspect of the city’s motion picture exhibition history. The Eric at East Park Center gets several mentions in the piece.
A chronology of Little Rock’s 70mm presentations has recently been published for those interested in this aspect of the city’s motion picture exhibition history. The Cinema 150 gets several mentions in the piece.
Do any Twin Cities residents remember when the Uptown ran a 70mm double feature of Kubrick’s “2001” and Spielberg’s “Close Encounters”? I wish to confirm the playdate(s) of this booking. I’ve seen an un-dated photo of the marquee and have been unsuccessful in locating any newspaper advertising for such a screening.
I’m not sure what raysond5366 is going on about in his March 10th comment, but here is the link to the chronology of 70mm presentations at the Terrace in Greensboro.
The overview lists a seat-count of 950. However, grand-opening newspaper coverage lists 780 as the seat count of this venue in its initial single-screen configuration. “New Thruway Theater Will Open Tonight,” Winston-Salem Journal, February 20, 1969, p27.
Anyone familiar with this theater know which figure is correct?
Gerald: The Providence Cinerama’s roadshow booking of Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” commenced May 29th (1968) and ran 20 weeks. I wrote about its roadshow release, including a comprehensive bookings chronology, at The Digital Bits for its 50th anniversary, here at Cinema Treasures for its 45th anniversary, and several years ago at In70mm.
Mikeoaklandpark: Thomas Hauerslev is the owner/editor of the In70mm .com website. I am one of the contributing editors and the one who did up the Atlantic City article we’ve been discussing here.
I will double check the ACP ads for the films in question, though it was only a few weeks ago I did the research and is still fresh in my mind whereas I’m guessing you’re basing your claim off of a 50-plus-year-old memory of looking at those ads?
KevinEastwood and rl_83: Vancouver’s 70mm history is chronicled here.
Regarding the Washington Post article about the Uptown published a couple days ago, that people are having difficulty accessing, try this link Instead.
A chronology of 70mm presentations in Oakland and the East Bay has recently been published for those interested in this aspect of the East Bay region’s motion picture exhibition history. The Grand Lake gets several mentions in the piece.
A chronology of Harrisburg’s 70mm presentations has recently been published for those interested in this aspect of the city’s motion picture exhibition history. The Eric at East Park Center gets several mentions in the piece.
A chronology of Little Rock’s 70mm presentations has recently been published for those interested in this aspect of the city’s motion picture exhibition history. The Cinema 150 gets several mentions in the piece.
A chronology of 70mm presentations at Reno’s Century 21 / Century Dome complex has recently been published for those interested in that aspect of this venue and city’s history.
A chronology of the Virginia’s 70mm presentations history has recently been published.
Do any Twin Cities residents remember when the Uptown ran a 70mm double feature of Kubrick’s “2001” and Spielberg’s “Close Encounters”? I wish to confirm the playdate(s) of this booking. I’ve seen an un-dated photo of the marquee and have been unsuccessful in locating any newspaper advertising for such a screening.
A chronology of 70mm presentations in Northern New Jersey has been published. The Amboy Multiplex Cinemas is mentioned numerous in the article.
A chronology of 70mm presentations in Northern New Jersey has been published. Menlo Park gets several mentions in the article.
A chronology of 70mm presentations in Northern New Jersey has been published. The Route 4 complex gets several mentions in the article.
A chronology of 70mm presentations in Northern New Jersey has been published. The Bellevue gets several mentions in the article.
A chronology of Marin County’s 70mm presentations has been published. The Cinema in Corte Madera gets several mentions in the article.
A chronology of Winston-Salem’s 70mm presentations has been published. The Main theater of the ACE complex at UNCSA gets some mentions in the article.
A chronology of Winston-Salem’s 70mm presentations has been published. The Thruway gets several mentions in the article.
I’m not sure what raysond5366 is going on about in his March 10th comment, but here is the link to the chronology of 70mm presentations at the Terrace in Greensboro.
A chronology of Long Island’s 70mm presentations history has recently been published. The Cinema 150 gets several mentions in the piece.
A chronology of Long Island’s 70mm presentations history has recently been published. The Syosset gets several mentions in the piece.
What was the premiere date for “Oliver!” at this venue?
Is there any evidence the Community was ever capable of projecting 70mm prints?
Is there any evidence the Wellmont was ever capable of projecting 70mm prints?
Did this venue ever screen anything in 70mm other than that one-week run of “Lawrence of Arabia” back in 2006?
The overview lists a seat-count of 950. However, grand-opening newspaper coverage lists 780 as the seat count of this venue in its initial single-screen configuration. “New Thruway Theater Will Open Tonight,” Winston-Salem Journal, February 20, 1969, p27.
Anyone familiar with this theater know which figure is correct?
Gerald: The Providence Cinerama’s roadshow booking of Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” commenced May 29th (1968) and ran 20 weeks. I wrote about its roadshow release, including a comprehensive bookings chronology, at The Digital Bits for its 50th anniversary, here at Cinema Treasures for its 45th anniversary, and several years ago at In70mm.
Mikeoaklandpark: Thomas Hauerslev is the owner/editor of the In70mm .com website. I am one of the contributing editors and the one who did up the Atlantic City article we’ve been discussing here.
I will double check the ACP ads for the films in question, though it was only a few weeks ago I did the research and is still fresh in my mind whereas I’m guessing you’re basing your claim off of a 50-plus-year-old memory of looking at those ads?