70mm Presentations in Memphis |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 02.10.2021 |
 ‘Lawrence
of Arabia’ Memphis premiere advert, The Commercial Appeal, 27th March 1963What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in Memphis, Tennessee, 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 Crosstown Paramount Park Winchester Court 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) 1959-11-05 … THE BIG FISHERMAN* … Crosstown (5) 1960-03-31 … AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS … Crosstown (1) 1960-04-14 … SOLOMON AND SHEBA … Crosstown (1) 1960-06-23 … CAN-CAN* … Crosstown (7) 1960-08-11 … OKLAHOMA! … Crosstown (5) 1961-06-23 … SPARTACUS … Crosstown (11) 1961-09-08 … EXODUS … Crosstown (1) 1962-07-03 … WEST SIDE STORY … Crosstown (13) 1962-10-03 … EL CID … Crosstown (2) 1963-03-27 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA* … Crosstown (13) 1963-06-26 … CLEOPATRA* … Crosstown (29) 1964-01-23 … MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY … Crosstown (1) 1964-07-08 … IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD … Crosstown (13) 1964-10-07 … MEDITERRANEAN HOLIDAY … Crosstown (2) 1964-12-25 … MY FAIR LADY* … Crosstown (26) 1965-04-07 … THE SOUND OF MUSIC* … Paramount (79) 1965-06-23 … THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES* … Crosstown (15) 1965-12-25 … THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY* … Crosstown (12) 1966-06-15 … DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* … Crosstown (27) 1966-12-23 … THE BIBLE* … Crosstown (18) 1967-04-27 … THE SAND PEBBLES* … Crosstown (17) 1967-08-24 … GRAND PRIX* … Crosstown (10) 1967-11-01 … GONE WITH THE WIND* … Crosstown (49) 1967-12-22 … CAMELOT* … Paramount (13) 1968-07-25 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* … Paramount (11) 1968-10-09 … DOCTOR DOLITTLE* … Crosstown (9) 1968-12-19 … ICE STATION ZEBRA* … Paramount (10) 1968-12-19 … STAR!* … Crosstown (11) 1969-08-07 … SWEET CHARITY* … Paramount (8) 1969-10-09 … THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN … Crosstown (3) 1969-12-17 … GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* … Crosstown (8) 1969-12-17 … HELLO, DOLLY!* … Paramount (20) 1970-03-04 … PATTON* … Crosstown (36) 1970-12-25 … SONG OF NORWAY* … Paramount (10) 1974-10-18 … 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY … Crosstown (6) 1980-05-21 … THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK … Park (23) 1981-02-06 … ALTERED STATES … Park (9) 1983-02-11 … LET’S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER … Park (2) 1983-04-01 … E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL … Park (2) 1983-09-16 … GONE WITH THE WIND … Park (2) 1983-09-30 … BRAINSTORM … Park (8) 1984-06-01 … STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK … Park (6) 1984-12-07 … 2010 … Paramount (9) 1988-02-05 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Winchester Court (3) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1988-02-26 … ALTERED STATES … Winchester Court (2) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1988-03-11 … ALIENS … Winchester Court (2) [Fri/Sat midnight] 1989-05-24 … INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE … Winchester Court (12) 1989-09-08 … LAWRENCE OF ARABIA … Winchester Court (5) 1990-08-10 … PINK FLOYD: THE WALL … Winchester Court [Fri/Sat midnight] 1992-05-16 … FAR AND AWAY … Winchester Court (sneak preview) 1992-05-22 … FAR AND AWAY … Winchester Court (8) 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 distributor’s 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 Boxoffice, The Commercial Appeal, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Bert Branson and Scott Healy (Memphis Public Library). If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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