The
following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
engagements of “Howards End” in the United States and Canada. These were the
cinemas worth seeking out to experience this motion picture.
“Howards End” was among ten confirmed first-run films released in 1992 with
70mm prints for selected engagements. The Merchant Ivory production and Sony
Pictures Classics release — directed by James Ivory (“A Room with a View,”
“The Remains of the Day”) and starring Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave,
Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson — opened March 13th in limited
release. (The film’s world premiere was held February 27th at the Lincoln
Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York.)
For the release of “Howards End,” Sony Pictures Classics employed the
services of Lucasfilm’s Theatre Alignment Program (TAP) to evaluate and
approve the cinemas selected to book a 70mm print.
The 70mm prints of “Howards End” featured Six-Track Dolby Stereo
(“A”-encoded Baby Boom format) and full-frame imagery blown up from
Super-35.
Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … city — cinema (duration in weeks) [notes]
1992-03-13 … New York, NY — Loews’ Fine Arts (33)
1992-04-15 … Los Angeles, CA — Laemmle’s Royal (29)
1992-04-17 … Seattle, WA — Landmark’s Guild 45th Twin (1+)
1992-05-15 … Toronto, ON — Cineplex Odeon’s Varsity Twin (8) [THX]
SUBSEQUENT 70MM ENGAGEMENTS & SCREENINGS
1992-07-31 … Austin, TX — Presidio’s Arbor 7 (8) [THX]
1992-09-18 … San Antonio, TX — Santikos’ Embassy 14 (2) [THX]
1992-10-30 … New York, NY — City Cinemas’ Village East 7 (32) [THX]
1993-01-15 … Vancouver, BC — Famous Players’ Caprice (2)
1993-02-26 … Vancouver, BC — Famous Players’ Granville 7 (4)
1993-03-03 … Los Angeles, CA — GCC’s Avco Center Triplex (7)
1993-04-23 … Los Angeles, CA — Four Star (1)
1993-12-24 … Dayton, OH — New Neon Movies (1)
1993-??-?? … Cleveland Heights, OH — Centrum at Coventry Triplex (?)
1995-12-28 … Montreal, QC — Imperial (7) [THX] (w/ “Baraka”)
The information included in this article was principally referenced from
film industry trade publications, regional newspaper promotion, print
enclosures, TAP records, and Dolby records. Special thanks to Bill Kallay
and Bill Kretzel.
International 70mm engagements of this title have not been accounted for in
this article.
If you believe this article contains any errors or omissions, please
consider emailing the
author or editor.
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