70mm Presentations in Westchester County |
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 20.11.2023 |
 What follows is a title-based chronology of
70mm six-track stereophonic sound feature-film presentations in the
Westchester County region of greater New York City.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 BRONXVILLE Bronxville HAWTHORNE All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex Cinemas NEW ROCHELLE Mall New Roc City PEEKSKILL Beach Paramount Center for the Arts WHITE PLAINS Cinema / United Artists Galleria YONKERS Central Plaza 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] 1960-09-28 CAN-CAN Bronxville (4) [reserved seats] 1962-05-30 OKLAHOMA! Bronxville (1) 1969-04-09 STAR! United Artists (2) 1970-05-20 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Beach (3) 1970-06-10 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY United Artists (2) 1970-06-24 PATTON United Artists (8) 1970-08-21 HELLO, DOLLY! United Artists (4) 1970-08-21 PATTON Bronxville (4) 1980-05-21 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Central Plaza (18) 1981-07-31 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Galleria (4) 1982-03-05 QUEST FOR FIRE Central Plaza (11) 1982-05-28 ROCKY III Central Plaza (19) 1983-02-18 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL United Artists (3) 1983-05-25 RETURN OF THE JEDI Central Plaza (18) 1983-09-30 BRAINSTORM Central Plaza (4) 1984-12-07 2010 Central Plaza (8) 1985-03-29 RETURN OF THE JEDI United Artists (2) 1986-11-26 STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME Central Plaza (16) 1986-12-19 THE MISSION All Westchester Saw Mill (6) 1988-05-20 WILLOW All Westchester Saw Mill (7) 1988-05-20 WILLOW Central Plaza (9) 1990-06-15 DICK TRACY Central Plaza (8) 1992-05-22 FAR AND AWAY All Westchester Saw Mill (7) 1992-12-25 HOFFA Central Plaza (6) 2015-12-25 THE HATEFUL EIGHT New Roc City (1+) 2017-07-20 DUNKIRK New Roc City (1+) 2023-07-20 OPPENHEIMER New Roc City (6) Note that some of the titles included in this chronology may have been presented in 35mm (or, recently, DCP) 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 The Herald Statesman (Yonkers), The Journal News (White Plains, Newsday, (New York) Daily News and The New York Times, plus projection and sound system trade advertisements and installation records. Special thanks: Richard W. Haines, Bill Kallay, and Sarah Scott at The Field Library. If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please consider emailing the author or editor. |
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