70mm Presentations in Huntsville |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 06.09.2023 |
 What
follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film
presentations in Huntsville, Alabama, 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 Madison Madison Square 8 Westbury An overview of each cinema will be provided in a forthcoming revision. Part 2: The 70mm Presentations * = Reserved-seat engagement (i.e. roadshow) # Presentation not explicitly or consistently promoted as 70mm suggesting presentation may have been 35mm Opening date YYYY-MM-DD TITLE cinema (duration in weeks) [notes] 1967-06-30 GRAND PRIX* Westbury (13) 1967-12-22 THE SAND PEBBLES* Westbury (5) # 1968-01-26 THE BIBLE* Westbury (5) # 1968-06-07 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Madison (1) 1968-06-28 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Westbury (9) 1968-08-16 GONE WITH THE WIND* Madison (8) 1969-03-14 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Westbury (6) 1969-11-27 KRAKATOA EAST OF JAVA Westbury (2) # 1970-09-18 HELLO, DOLLY! Westbury (4) # 1972-02-18 GONE WITH THE WIND Madison (1) 1972-02-25 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Madison (1) 1972-03-03 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Madison (1) 1973-06-29 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Westbury (4) 1982-02-26 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Madison (15) 1982-07-09 TRON Madison (7) 1982-08-27 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN Madison (3) 1982-09-17 POLTERGEIST Madison (3) 1982-11-19 ANNIE Madison (2) 1982-12-10 FIREFOX Madison (1) 1983-04-15 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Madison (2) 1983-05-27 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Madison (2) 1983-07-01 GANDHI Madison (1) 1983-11-04 DELIVERANCE Madison (1) 1984-06-08 GHOSTBUSTERS Madison (26) 1984-12-07 2010 Madison (10) 1985-11-27 ROCKY IV Madison (21) [70mm from Week 11] 1986-06-02 SPACECAMP Madison Square [premiere] # References: Various issues of The Huntsville Times and projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special thanks: David Lilly (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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