My parents were stationed at Ledward Barracks in Schweinfurt 1979-82; I was there with them during ’79 and most of ’80, plus a summer visit in ‘81. I have fond memories of seeing “Superman” (for the second time), “Moonraker” (my first 007), “Goin’ Coconuts” (hey, who didn’t love Donny & Marie during the late 70s!), “Battlestar Galactica,” “1941,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” “The Jerk,” “Revenge of the Pink Panther,” "Tilt,” “More American Graffiti.” A bunch of Disney: "Mary Poppins,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Black Hole,” “The Jungle Book,” “The Cat from Outer Space,” etc. A steady stream of revival/re-issue bookings: “Jaws,” "American Graffiti,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” etc. And some R-rated movies I suspect my parents regret taking me to: “Apocalypse Now,” “The Deer Hunter,” "Slap Shot,” and "Saturday Night Fever.”
This theater made the news due to being shipped an incomplete print of “Return of the Jedi.” They were sent two Reel 2’s and no Reel 4 and didn’t receive a Reel 4 until later that day. They started the first screening knowing they had an incomplete print. Imagine that first show audience’s reaction of experiencing the end of Reel 3 (the very beginning of the speeder bike sequence) transitioning to the start of Reel 5 (Luke talking to Leia at the Ewok village)!
Joe Vogel wrote: “The Madison is listed in a 1968 ad for Norelco as one of 341 theaters that had installed that company’s 35/70mm projection equipment.”
Bryn Mawr Film Institute recently installed a 70mm projection system. The first announced 70mm booking is Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” which screens April 25,26,27,28.
Scott Neff: Thank you for the information. In my 70mm Presentations in Reno article I cite a figure of 968 seats in the original “21” (later “7”) auditorium.
“Gettysburg” (1993) appears to have been the only 70mm presentation held here during the period it went under the Columbus Circle name. As the Paramount, they ran the following in 70mm: “Patton” (1972 return run), “The Blue Lagoon” (1980), “Divine Madness” (1980), “Quest for Fire” (1982), “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1983 return run), “The Star Chamber” (1983), “Gandhi” (1983 return run), “Amadeus” (1984), “A Chorus Line” (1985), “Spaceballs” (1987), “Willow” (1988), and “Dead Poets Society” (1989 moveover). A history/chronology of 70mm presentations and theaters in New York City can be found here.
It cracks me up this m00se1111 person hiding behind a screen name thinks Wikipedia is a more credible resource than the guy who has written 1,000+ articles on the subject of motion picture distribution and exhibition. Anyway, you guys are forgetting/overlooking the fact CHINATOWN was released before nationwide saturation releases were common. Here’s an overview/breakdown of CHINATOWN’s release in the top North American markets and initial weeks of its release:
June 20th … New York City
June 21st … Los Angeles
June 26th … Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Detroit, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rochester, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Toledo, Washington DC
June 27th … Dallas
June 28th … Albuquerque, Charlotte, Houston, Indianapolis, Memphis, Montreal, New Orleans, Toronto
July 3rd … Austin, Sacramento, San Antonio
July 10th … Omaha, Salt Lake City
July 12th … Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Vancouver
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
In that April/May 1970 festival of 70mm, by the time they got to the final week, “The Bible” had been replaced with “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Remove the unnecessary dash in the theater name, please.
My parents were stationed at Ledward Barracks in Schweinfurt 1979-82; I was there with them during ’79 and most of ’80, plus a summer visit in ‘81. I have fond memories of seeing “Superman” (for the second time), “Moonraker” (my first 007), “Goin’ Coconuts” (hey, who didn’t love Donny & Marie during the late 70s!), “Battlestar Galactica,” “1941,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture,” “The Jerk,” “Revenge of the Pink Panther,” "Tilt,” “More American Graffiti.” A bunch of Disney: "Mary Poppins,” “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Black Hole,” “The Jungle Book,” “The Cat from Outer Space,” etc. A steady stream of revival/re-issue bookings: “Jaws,” "American Graffiti,” “Smokey and the Bandit,” etc. And some R-rated movies I suspect my parents regret taking me to: “Apocalypse Now,” “The Deer Hunter,” "Slap Shot,” and "Saturday Night Fever.”
This theater made the news due to being shipped an incomplete print of “Return of the Jedi.” They were sent two Reel 2’s and no Reel 4 and didn’t receive a Reel 4 until later that day. They started the first screening knowing they had an incomplete print. Imagine that first show audience’s reaction of experiencing the end of Reel 3 (the very beginning of the speeder bike sequence) transitioning to the start of Reel 5 (Luke talking to Leia at the Ewok village)!
Joe Vogel wrote: “The Madison is listed in a 1968 ad for Norelco as one of 341 theaters that had installed that company’s 35/70mm projection equipment.”
The Madison cited in that Norelco ad is the one in Huntsville, Alabama, not the Arkansas one that is the subject of this page.
Markland Mall is included in my articles on “2001: A Space Odyssey” in 1968 and 1974 as well as in my 70mm-equipped Cinemas in North America as of 1970 listing.
Thank you for mentioning the missing 70mm run of “Hello, Dolly!” I’ll have it added to that article sometime soon.
Bryn Mawr Film Institute recently installed a 70mm projection system. The first announced 70mm booking is Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” which screens April 25,26,27,28.
Opened June 15, 1966.
Scott Neff: Thank you for the information. In my 70mm Presentations in Reno article I cite a figure of 968 seats in the original “21” (later “7”) auditorium.
The actual opening date is October 6, 1983.
“Star Wars” enjoyed a 26-week run here in 1977. Anyone know if 26 weeks is the long-run record for this venue or the Monterey Bay region?
“Gettysburg” (1993) appears to have been the only 70mm presentation held here during the period it went under the Columbus Circle name. As the Paramount, they ran the following in 70mm: “Patton” (1972 return run), “The Blue Lagoon” (1980), “Divine Madness” (1980), “Quest for Fire” (1982), “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1983 return run), “The Star Chamber” (1983), “Gandhi” (1983 return run), “Amadeus” (1984), “A Chorus Line” (1985), “Spaceballs” (1987), “Willow” (1988), and “Dead Poets Society” (1989 moveover). A history/chronology of 70mm presentations and theaters in New York City can be found here.
It cracks me up this m00se1111 person hiding behind a screen name thinks Wikipedia is a more credible resource than the guy who has written 1,000+ articles on the subject of motion picture distribution and exhibition. Anyway, you guys are forgetting/overlooking the fact CHINATOWN was released before nationwide saturation releases were common. Here’s an overview/breakdown of CHINATOWN’s release in the top North American markets and initial weeks of its release:
June 20th … New York City
June 21st … Los Angeles
June 26th … Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Des Moines, Detroit, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Louisville, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rochester, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Toledo, Washington DC
June 27th … Dallas
June 28th … Albuquerque, Charlotte, Houston, Indianapolis, Memphis, Montreal, New Orleans, Toronto
July 3rd … Austin, Sacramento, San Antonio
July 10th … Omaha, Salt Lake City
July 12th … Chicago, Miami, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Vancouver
July 19th … Denver
August 21st … Honolulu
And on and on and on….
CHINATOWN opened here fifty years ago today.
CHINATOWN opened here fifty years ago today.
CHINATOWN opened here fifty years ago today.
Fifty years ago today, CHINATOWN opened a world premiere engagement at the Coronet (and at the Loew’s State 1).
Fifty years ago today, CHINATOWN opened a world premiere engagement here (and at the Coronet).
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
Digital Cinema was introduced to the public twenty-five years ago today. This cinema was among the four US locales that began screening that day the D-Cinema version of “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace.”
Here is the corrected/updated link to the “70mm Presentations in Providence: A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1957-Present” article.
This venue’s 70mm presentations history is included in the recently-published article “70mm Presentations in Saginaw: A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1982-Present”.
This venue’s 70mm presentations history is included in the recently-published article “70mm Presentations in Reading: A Chronology of 70mm Large Format Exhibition, 1964-Present”.