70mm Presentations in Palm Springs | Read more at in70mm.com The 70mm Newsletter |
| Compiled by: Michael Coate & William Kallay | Date: 08.02.2023 |
 What follows is a chronology of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Palm Springs region of the Low Desert in California, 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. A 70mm presentation provided a superior projection and audio experience in comparison to same motion pictures 35mm presentation. Part 1: The 70mm-Equipped Cinemas PALM SPRINGS Camelot / Festival of Arts / Palm Springs Cultural Centers Camelot Courtyard (?) PALM DESERT Town Center / Cinemas Palme DOr INDIO MKA / Cine-Mex (?) 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] 1967-02-05 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Camelot (4) 1967-03-08 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Camelot (11) 1968-10-30 GONE WITH THE WIND Camelot (6) 1970-09-16 PATTON Camelot (4) 1977-12-21 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND Camelot (12) 1980-??-?? THE BLACK HOLE MKA (?) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Camelot (5) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Camelot (17) 1983-11-11 BRAINSTORM Camelot (3) 1983-11-11 BRAINSTORM Town Center (2) 1983-11-11 THE RIGHT STUFF Town Center (5) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Camelot (9) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Town Center (12) 1984-07-27 INDIANA JONES / SUPERMAN III Camelot (1) 1984-12-07 2010 Camelot (6) 1985-02-01 AMADEUS Camelot (14) 1985-06-21 COCOON Camelot (6) 1988-01-15 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Camelot (2) 1988-06-10 THE LAST EMPEROR Camelot (1) 1989-05-24 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE Town Center (10) [70mm from Week 3] 1989-10-06 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Camelot (2) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK Camelot (1+) 2022-05-06 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Camelot [Palm Springs 70mm Getaway] 2022-05-07 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Camelot [Palm Springs 70mm Getaway] 2022-05-08 WEST SIDE STORY Camelot [Palm Springs 70mm Getaway] 2023-05-05 THE MASTER Camelot [Palm Springs 70mm Getaway] 2023-05-06 TITANIC Camelot [Palm Springs 70mm Getaway] (Reel 1 in 35mm) 2023-05-07 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Camelot [Palm Springs 70mm Getaway] 2025-03-22 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Camelot [70mm festival] 2025-03-22 VERTIGO Camelot [70mm festival] 2025-03-23 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Camelot [70mm festival] 2025-03-23 INTERSTELLAR Camelot [70mm festival] 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. References: Various issues of Boxoffice, Motion Picture Exhibitor and Variety; The Desert Sun and Los Angeles Times; projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Daniel Schulz, Jeff Thurman and Lauren Wolfer. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. | More in 70mm reading: 70mm Cinemas in North America in70mm.com's list of films blown up to 70mm 70mm Engagements by Title 35mm to 70mm Engagements by Year Large Format 7OMM Engagements Month by month premiere list of wide gauge and 3-strip films Chronological premiere list of major 70mm films 70mm Blow Up List Dolby Stereo |
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