THE SCREENING ROOM
A year-by-year, film-by-film history of 70-millimeter wide gauge exhibition in Southern California
Compiled by Michael Coate and William Kallay
2008
There were no new first-run 70mm films during 2008, but there
were special screenings of...
May 16:
West Side Story (Restoration/New Print)
Super Panavision 70 / DTS
United Artists
Westwood: [UCLA Billy Wilder Theater]*
Additional 70mm Screenings
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero [1] (October
25, 2008)
Hollywood
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque] Aero [4] (June 5,
2010)
*Part of a producer Walter Mirisch celebration
[1] Shown once
[2] Shown over Thankgiving holiday weekend
[3] Part of the "Larger than Life" 70mm film festival. It is not
known if this was the 70mm/DTS print.
[4] Shown once
Also see 1961, 1971 and 1989 entries
May 18:
Ultra Panavision 70 / DTS
20th Century Fox
Also see 1966 entry
September 5:
Star! (Restoration/New Print)
Todd-AO / DTS
20th Century Fox
Additional 70mm Screening:
Santa Monica: [American Cinematheque]
Aero* (May 31, 2009)
*Shown as part of the "Seeing The Big Picture: 70mm" festival
Also see 1968
More 70mm
70mm In New York
70mm In Orange County