“Tommy”: The North American 70mm Re-Release
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| Compiled by: Michael Coate | Date: 01.03.2019 |
 The following is a reference / historical listing of the 70-millimeter
re-release presentations of “Tommy” in North America. The 70mm prints of “Tommy” featured “tilt-and-scan” full-frame imagery and re-mixed six-track stereophonic sound. The 1975 Columbia release — directed by Ken Russell and starring Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Elton John, Arthur Brown and Jack Nicholson — was originally produced in 1.85:1 and available in a variety of audio formats including Quintaphonic, Quadraphonic, Tri-Phonic, 4-track stereo, Dolby Stereo, Dolby-encoded monaural, and standard monaural. A 70mm trailer for “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” circulated during the re-release of “Tommy” and which the distributor recommended be screened with the presentation. (Additional 70mm trailers from other studios circulated during this period as well. Which trailers, if any, were seen during the presentations of “Tommy” varied by venue and screening.) Opening date YYYY-MM-DD … City — Cinema (duration in weeks) 1977-09-23 … Los Angeles, CA — Cinerama Dome (4) 1977-10-07 … New York, NY — Ziegfeld (6) 1977-11-18 … Dallas, TX — Medallion (4) 1978-09-01 … Los Angeles, CA — Paramount (midnight; 3 days) 1978-09-01 … San Diego, CA — Cinerama (midnight; 3 days) 1978-10-20 … New York, NY — Criterion (1) 1978-12-01 … Indianapolis, IN — Eastwood (2) 1979-03-23 … Renton, WA — Roxy (1) 1980-04-25 … Seattle, WA — Crest Twin (2 days) [repertory series] 1981-02-19 … Toronto, ON — Cinesphere (4 days) [70mm fest] 1981-04-24 … Calgary, AB — North Hill (midnight) 1981-12-11 … Montreal, QC — Place du Canada (1) 1982-02-01 … Ottawa, ON — National Arts Centre Opera 1982-09-10 … Springdale, OH — Tri-County 5-plex (2) 1982-09-24 … Towson, MD — Hillendale Twin (1) 1982-10-15 … Columbus, OH — Eastland Twin (1) 1982-11-26 … Toronto, ON — Runnymede Twin (1) 1983-07-29 … Cleveland, OH — CWRU’s Strosacker 1983-09-16 … Montreal, QC — Cote-des-Neiges Twin (1) 1990-04-04 … Ottawa, ON — ByTowne [70mm fest; w “The Bear”] 1996-10-04 … San Francisco, CA — Northpoint (1) [70mm fest; w/ “The Doors”] 2001-09-29 … Columbia Heights, MN — Heights 2005-08-09 … San Francisco, CA — Castro [70mm fest] 2008-12-19 … Los Angeles, CA — Royal [70mm fest; w/ “The Remains of the Day” & “Pink Floyd: The Wall”] This information has been principally referenced from film industry trade publications and regional newspaper promotion, with thanks to Bill Kretzel and Mark Lensenmayer, 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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