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

70mm Equipped Theatre Pictures

LEO S. BING / BING (LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART)

Exterior of the shop and lobby entrance to the Leo S. Bing Theatre

A sign for the Bing

A view of the auditorium from the middle row. The theatre is very similar to a school auditorium. It's very sparse. However, the presentation quality is top notch despite the small screen size.

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A display board for numerous film formats used over the years, including 16mm, 35mm, scope and large gauge 70mm

A flyer to the 1992 LACMA "70mm / 6-Track" festival in 1992. [Enlarge] The theatre had installed 70mm projection that year.

Photos © 2012 William Kallay, except where noted. All rights reserved.

Flyer courtesy of LACMA