70mm Presentations in the Quad Cities |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 20.08.2023 |
 What follows is a work-in-progress chronology
of 70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the Quad
Cities region of Iowa and Illinois, 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 DAVENPORT (Iowa) Coronet Showcase Cinemas MILAN (Illinois) Showcase 1 / Showcase 2 / Showcase Cinemas MOLINE (Illinois) Parkway ROCK ISLAND (Illinois) Capri 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 1965-11-10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC* Coronet (74) # 1967-04-12 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* Coronet (27) # 1967-10-20 GRAND PRIX* Coronet (9) # 1968-06-26 DOCTOR DOLITTLE* Coronet (10) # 1968-10-30 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* Showcase 1 (7) 1968-10-30 GONE WITH THE WIND* Showcase 2 (13) 1969-01-29 FINIANS RAINBOW* Showcase 2 (4) 1969-02-05 ICE STATION ZEBRA* Showcase 1 (8) 1969-02-12 STAR!* Coronet (10) # 1969-05-21 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Showcase 2 (2) 1969-06-11 CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Showcase 2 (4) # 1969-06-12 SWEET CHARITY* Capri (6) 1969-08-06 KRAKATOA, EAST OF JAVA Showcase 1 (5) 1969-08-27 BEN-HUR* Showcase 2 (6) 1970-02-10 PAINT YOUR WAGON* Showcase 1 (14) 1970-05-20 GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS* Showcase 1 (2) 1970-12-16 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Showcase 1 (1) 1971-05-26 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Showcase 1 (2) 1974-??-?? THIS IS CINERAMA Showcase [canceled] 1975-11-05 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Showcase (1) 1979-05-25 ALIEN Showcase (12) 1979-11-09 SLEEPING BEAUTY Showcase (5) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Parkway (26) 1982-03-19 QUEST FOR FIRE Parkway (7) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Parkway (21) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Showcase (3) 1983-10-21 BRAINSTORM Parkway m/o (1 [4]) 1984-05-23 INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM Showcase (14) # 1985-07-19 THE BLACK CAULDRON Showcase [sneak preview] 1985-07-24 THE BLACK CAULDRON Showcase (2) 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 The (Rock Island) Argus, Moline Dispatch and Times-Democrat/Quad-City Times, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special Thanks: Jim Millick and Tim Reed. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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