70mm Presentations in Atlantic City |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 01.04.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound
feature-film presentations in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, 8-perf and 15-perf (IMAX, Iwerks, etc.) and Special Venue presentations have not been included (but consideration will be given to adding them in a revision). The emphasis here is on the titles that received publicly-promoted, commercial exhibition in 70mm and their playdates. To facilitate an easy-to-reference title- and date-based layout, no details have been provided pertaining to the brand of 70mm (i.e. Todd-AO, Super Panavision, Ultra Panavision, Cinerama, D-150, etc.) or technical particulars of each presentation (i.e. O-neg source, inter-neg source, blow-up, pillarboxed, letterboxed, Dolby A, Dolby SR, five screen channels vs. three, baby boom, split surround, digital sound, etc.). Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas ATLANTIC CITY Center Virginia EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Towne 12 / Towne 16 An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. Part 2: The 70mm Presentations Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] * Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) m/o = continuation of a booking from another cinema 1957-05-29 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Virginia (20) 1957-10-17 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS* Center m/o (13 [33]) 1958-05-23 SOUTH PACIFIC* Virginia (28) 1959-07-30 SLEEPING BEAUTY Center (2) 1960-05-25 CAN-CAN* Virginia (19) 1961-05-25 SPARTACUS* Virginia (19) 1962-06-27 WEST SIDE STORY Virginia (16) 1963-05-29 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* Center (17) 1965-05-25 MY FAIR LADY* Center (27) 1965-05-27 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Virginia (79) 1968-05-22 GONE WITH THE WIND* Virginia (17) 1969-05-28 SWEET CHARITY* Virginia (10) 1969-08-06 KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA Virginia (5) 1973-06-27 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Virginia (2) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Towne 12 (15) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Towne 12 (13) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Towne 12 (12) 1988-07-20 DIE HARD Towne 16 (18) [70mm during weeks 9-15] 1989-09-27 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Towne 16 (1) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology were presented in 35mm during the latter week(s) of their engagement due to contractual terms or print damage (and the distributors unwillingness to supply a 70mm replacement print) or because the booking was moved to a non-70mm-equipped auditorium within a multiplex. As well, the reverse may have been true in some cases whereas a booking began with a 35mm print because the lab was unable to complete the 70mm print order in time for an opening-day delivery or the exhibitor negotiated a mid-run switch to 70mm. In these cases, any 35mm portion of the engagement has been included in the duration figure. During the roadshow era, the reserved-seat policy, in some instances, was relaxed during the summer and/or latter weeks of the run. Any non-roadshow portion of such an engagement has been included in the applicable duration figure. References: Various issues of The Press of Atlantic City plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: New Jersey State Library and Jim Perry. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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