Bordeaux Cinema 3

There is an retrospective article on THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK that had one of four North Carolina theatres that showed this in 70MM. The website can be found on www.70mm.com

I don't think the Bordeaux had this in 70mm,but in 35mm and in Dobly Stereo. But the theatres that had the exclusive showings are:
*The Cardinal Theatres-Raleigh
*The Terrace Theatres-Greensboro
*The Park Terrace-Charlotte
*The Thruway Theatres-Winston-Salem

raysson:

1) What makes you believe the Bordeaux did not show "Empire" in 70mm? The research I conducted for the article you just cited revealed "Empire" did in fact open in Fayetteville on May 21, 1980 during the film's exclusive 70mm limited-market release. (The film's 35mm general release did not begin until mid-June.) If you like, I can email you a scan of the Bordeaux's opening-day advertisement from the Fayetteville newspaper which confirms the film opened in that market on May 21 and was promoting a 70mm presentation.

2) The web address cited in your post above was misspelled. The address is www.In70mm.com. Also, wouldn't it make more sense if you had cited the exact page rather than that site's homepage, requiring readers to needlessly hunt for the article? The specific page is: http://www.in70mm.com/news/2003/empire/index.htm.

The Bordeaux Theatre in Fayetteville opened as a twin cinema that was owned and operated by Charlotte based Stewart and Everett Theatres in 1969. It remained a twin cinema until the mid-1980's when Carmike acquired it and from there took the original auditorium and split it in two making a three screen cinema. It remained that way until the late 1990's when the Bordeaux closed.