70mm Presentations in Colorado Springs |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 20.08.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound
feature-film presentations in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.The focus of this work is 5-perf 70mm feature films and the cinemas in which they were exhibited. Short subjects, IMAX, special venue presentations, etc., have not been included. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas Academy Station Chapel Hills Cinema 70 Cinema 150 Cooper 70 Mall of the Bluffs Ute 70 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) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm 1965-06-24 MY FAIR LADY* Cinema 70 (17) 1965-12-23 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Cooper (40) 1966-10-19 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Cooper (21) 1967-06-14 HAWAII* Cinema 70 (8) # 1968-04-25 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Ute (2) 1968-05-09 GONE WITH THE WIND* Ute (10) 1969-03-14 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Ute (4) # 1969-11-19 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Cinema 150 (3) 1970-10-16 HELLO, DOLLY! Cooper (4) # 1970-05-20 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (2) 1970-12-11 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Ute (2) # 1971-01-27 SOUTH PACIFIC Cinema 150 (2) 1971-05-19 SONG OF NORWAY Cinema 150 (6) 1972-09-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Ute (1) 1975-05-23 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 [Fri-Sat-Sun midnight] 1975-11-27 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 [Thurs-Fri-Sat midnight] 1975-12-17 ROLLERBALL Cinema 150 (2) 1976-11-12 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (2) 1977-05-18 CAMELOT Cinema 150 (1) 1977-09-10 ROLLERBALL Cinema 150 [Fri-Sat midnight] 1977-12-14 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Cinema 150 (23) [70mm from Week 14] 1978-08-04 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cinema 150 (6) 1979-07-13 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cinema 150 (1) 1980-09-12 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema 150 (1) 1980-09-19 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cinema 150 (1) 1981-01-30 ROLLERBALL Cinema 150 [Fri-Sat midnight] 1981-05-01 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Cinema 150 (1) 1981-05-08 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Cinema 150 (1) 1981-05-15 APOCALYPSE NOW Cinema 150 (1) 1981-05-22 OUTLAND Cinema 150 (7) 1981-06-19 DIVINE MADNESS Cinema 150 [Fri-Sat midnight] 1981-07-10 ALTERED STATES / OUTLAND Cinema 150 (1) 1981-07-31 CAMELOT Cinema 150 [matinee] 1982-03-12 QUEST FOR FIRE Ute (11) 1982-03-19 GONE WITH THE WIND Cinema 150 (1) 1982-06-25 BLADE RUNNER Cinema 150 (7) [70mm from Week 5] 1982-11-24 TRON Ute (2) 1982-12-10 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Ute (1) 1982-12-17 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Ute (14) 1983-04-15 PINK FLOYD: THE WALL Cinema 150 [Fri-Sat midnight] 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Cooper (19) 1983-10-07 BRAINSTORM Cooper (5) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Cinema 70 (20) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Mall of the Bluffs (15) 1984-06-01 STAR TREK III Cinema 150 (11) [70mm from Week 4] 1984-12-07 2010 Cinema 70 (8) 1984-12-14 DUNE Cinema 150 (5) 1984-12-14 STARMAN Mall of the Bluffs (9) 1985-06-21 COCOON Mall of the Bluffs (15) 1986-07-18 ALIENS Cinema 70 (11) 1986-12-19 TOP GUN Cooper (8) 1987-06-03 THE UNTOUCHABLES Chapel Hills (8) 1989-07-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Cinema 70 (5) 1990-04-27 MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON Academy Station (4) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been 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 Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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