70mm motion picture exhibition at Ottawa/Gatineau
1979-2010
27 September 2010 REVISE
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NOTATIONS
* first advertised 70mm engagement at specified venue
** last advertised 70mm engagement at specified venue
# exhibition of 70mm print NOT explicitly/consistently promoted
> market first-run engagement
>> preview/pre-release screening
1978------------------------------------------------------
Mar 18 Dersu Uzala NAC OPERA #
1979------------------------------------------------------
Mar 11 Days of Heaven NAC OPERA*
‘70mm Dolby sound’
1980------------------------------------------------------
Oct 10 >Fame NELSON* - to 20nv80
‘70mm Dolby stereo(logo)’
Nov 21 >Divine Madness NELSON - to 11de80
1981------------------------------------------------------
Mar 06 Apocalypse Now NAC OPERA - & 07mr81
‘First Ottawa showing in 70mm Dolby stereo(logo)’
Apr 03 Fame NELSON - to 09ar81
May 22 >Outland NELSON - to 25je81
Jun 01 >The Rose NAC OPERA
Jun 11 2001: A Space Odyssey NAC OPERA
Jul 03 >Raiders of the Lost Ark NELSON - to 04mr82
(replace ELGIN 35mm engagement opened 12je81)
Aug 14 Star Trek NAC OPERA - & 15au81
Aug 28 Close Encounters of the Third Kind-Special Edition
NAC OPERA - & 29au81
Sep 22 Days of Heaven NAC OPERA
Nov 02 Altered States NAC OPERA
Nov 20 Superman NAC OPERA - & 21nv81
Dec 26 West Side Story NAC OPERA - & 28de81
1982------------------------------------------------------
Jan 15 Apocalypse Now NAC OPERA - & 16ja82
Jan 23 Doctor Zhivago NAC OPERA
Jan 25 Divine Madness NAC OPERA
Feb 01 Tommy NAC OPERA
Feb 08 Outland NAC OPERA
Mar 05 >Quest For Fire NELSON - to 20my82
($5.00)
Mar 29 Superman II NAC OPERA
Apr 08 Ben-Hur NAC OPERA
‘70mm stereo sound’
Apr 24 Alien NAC OPERA
Apr 30 Doctor Zhivago SOMERSET* - to 06my82
‘70mm 6 channel Dolby sound’
May 07 Gone with the Wind SOMERSET - to 13my82
May 26 Napoleon NAC OPERA - to 29my82
roadshow orchestral accompaniment; triptych finale
Jun 04 >Star Trek II NELSON - to 26au82
‘70mm Dolby stereo; 70mm prices’ ($5.50)
Jun 07 2001: A Space Odyssey NAC OPERA
Jun 18 >Annie SOMERSET* - to 22se82
‘70mm Dolby stereo(logo); 70mm prices’ ($5.25)
Sep 10 Fame NAC OPERA - & 11se82
Sep 13 ELGIN 1 venue closed (renovation) - to 16se82
Sep 17 >Pink Floyd The Wall ELGIN 1* - to 04nv82
‘70mm Dolby stereo(logo)’ ($5.50)
Oct 01 Star Wars + The Empire Strikes Back NELSON - to 09de82
Oct 19 ST LAURENT I venue closed (renovation) - to 28oc82
Dec 17 >The Dark Crystal SOMERSET - to 27ja83
1983------------------------------------------------------
Jan 12 Far From the Madding Crowd NAC OPERA
Jan 17 Quest for Fire NAC OPERA
Jan 29 >Gandhi SOMERSET - to 23my83
Feb 11 Star Trek II NAC OPERA - & 12fe83
Mar 04 2001: A Space Odyssey NAC OPERA
Mar 18 Apocalypse Now NAC OPERA - & 19mr83
Mar 18 RIDEAU CENTRE - venue opening engagements (triplex)
Apr 05 Fame NAC OPERA
Apr 11 Pink Floyd The Wall NAC OPERA
Apr 22 Apocalypse Now NELSON - to 28ar83
May 06 >Rocky III NELSON # - to 12my83
May 07 >>Blue Thunder SOMERSET
May 13 >Blue Thunder ST LAURENT I* - to 30je83
May 13 Outland NELSON - to 19my83
(doublebill with Firefox)
May 18 Pink Floyd The Wall NAC OPERA
May 20 Poltergeist NELSON - to 26my83
May 20 Annie (matinees) NELSON - to 22my83
May 25 >Return of the Jedi SOMERSET - to 29se83
May 30 Quest for Fire NAC OPERA
Jun 03 Around the World in 80 Days NELSON # - to 09je83
Jun 10 Fame + The Rose NELSON - to 16je83
Jun 10 Let’s Spend the Night Together NAC OPERA - & 11je83
Jun 17 >Superman III NELSON - to 11au83
Jul 15 >Staying Alive RIDEAU CENTRE* - to 29se83
Jul 29 >Krull ST LAURENT I - to 01se83
Sep 27 Raider of the Lost Ark NAC OPERA - & 28se83
Sep 30 >Brainstorm RIDEAU CENTRE - to 03nv83
Nov 04 2001: A Space Odyssey SOMERSET - to 10nv83
(‘Classic 70mm Series’)
Nov 11 Gone with the Wind SOMERSET - to 17nv83
Nov 18 Doctor Zhivago SOMERSET - to 24nv83
Nov 25 Annie SOMERSET - to 01de83
Dec 02 Apocalypse Now SOMERSET - to 08de83
1984------------------------------------------------------
Feb 27 Gandhi NAC OPERA
May 18 >>Gremlins NELSON #
May 23 >Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom ELGIN 1 - to 04oc84
Jun 01 >Star Trek III RIDEAU CENTRE - to 16au84
Jun 08 >Ghostbusters ST LAURENT I - to 11oc84
Jun 08 >Gremlins NELSON - to 27se84
Jul 13 >The Last Starfighter SOMERSET - to 30au84
Nov 30 The Road Warrior + Blade Runner NELSON # - to 06de84
Dec 07 >2010 ELGIN 1 - to 13fe85
Dec 07 Indiana Jones the the Temple of Doom NELSON - to 13de84
Dec 14 >Dune NELSON - to 31ja85
Dec 14 >Starman RIDEAU CENTRE - to 21mr85
1985------------------------------------------------------
Mar 29 Return of the Jedi ELGIN 1 - to 18ar85
Jun 21 >Cocoon ELGIN 1 - to 10oc85
Jul 08 Return of the Jedi NAC OPERA - & 09jl85
Jul 10 >Silverado SOMERSET - to 26se85
Jul 12 >The Goonies RIDEAU CENTRE - to 15au85
Jul 19 >>The Black Cauldron RIDEAU CENTRE
Jul 20 2010 NAC OPERA
Jul 24 >The Black Cauldron NELSON - to 12se85
Nov 27 >Rocky IV ELGIN 1 - to 30ja86
Dec 04 >Young Sherlock Holmes RIDEAU CENTRE - to 30ja86
Dec 20 >A Chorus Line SOMERSET - to 06fe86
1986------------------------------------------------------
Jan 31 Rocky IV NELSON - to 06fe86
Feb 07 Cocoon NELSON - to 13fe86
Feb 07 Carmen NAC OPERA - to 08fe86
Feb 14 Revolution NELSON - to 20fe86
Apr 25 Amadeus NELSON - to 01my86
May 10 >>Top Gun ELGIN
May 16 >Top Gun ELGIN - to 16oc86
May 22 >Cobra NELSON - to 26je86
Jul 02 >Big Trouble in Little China RIDEAU CENTRE - to 24jl86
Jul 18 >Aliens NELSON - to 02oc86
Nov 26 >Star Trek IV NELSON - to 02ar87
1987------------------------------------------------------
Jan 15 >The Mission RIDEAU CENTRE - to 23ar87
Jan 16 Amadeus NAC OPERA - & 17ja87
Jun 03 >The Untouchables NELSON - to 01oc87
Jul 01 >Innerspace RIDEAU CENTRE - to 30jl87
Aug 05 >Stakeout ELGIN - to 19nv87
Aug 05 Star Trek NAC OPERA
Aug 08 Star Trek II NAC OPERA
Aug 18 Star Trek III NAC OPERA
Aug 27 Star Trek IV NAC OPERA
Nov 08 >>Cry Freedom ST LAURENT #
Dec 11 >Empire of the Sun ELGIN - to 25fe88
1988------------------------------------------------------
Jan 16 >Three Men and a Baby RIDEAU CENTRE - to 10mr88
(replaced 35mm print opened 25nv87)
Jan 26 Carmen NAC OPERA - & 27ja88
Jan 28 Amadeus NAC OPERA** - & 29ja88
Feb 19 >Cry Freedom ST LAURENT** - to 10mr88
May 20 >Willow ELGIN 1 - to 28jl88
Sep 19 NELSON venue closed
02oc88 - reopen/rename: BYTOWNE; commence repertory programming
Nov 11 GLOUCESTER 5 venue opening engagements
Nov 23 >Cocoon The Return SOMERSET - to 20de88
1989------------------------------------------------------
May 12 >Lawrence of Arabia SOMERSET - to 29je89
May 24 >Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
ELGIN - to 19oc89 / GLOUCESTER 5* - to 20jl89
Jul 07 >Lethal Weapon 2 RIDEAU CENTRE - to 21se89
Aug 09 >The Abyss SOMERSET - to 05oc89
Dec 08 The Mission / Batman BYTOWNE (‘70mm Festival’)
Dec 09 Lawrence of Arabia / Blade Runner BYTOWNE
Dec 10 Lawrence of Arabia / The Abyss / Batman BYTOWNE
Dec 15 >The Little Mermaid RIDEAU CENTRE - to 08fe90
1990------------------------------------------------------
Feb 07 Gorillas in the Mist / 2001: A Space Odyssey BYTOWNE
Feb 08 Lawrence of Arabia BYTOWNE
Mar 02 >The Hunt For Red October ELGIN - to 14je90
Apr 03 Lawrence of Arabia BYTOWNE
Apr 04 The Bear / Tommy BYTOWNE
Apr 05 Ben-Hur BYTOWNE
Jun 05 Lawrence of Arabia BYTOWNE
Jun 06 Glory / Valmont BYTOWNE
Jun 07 Doctor Zhivago BYTOWNE
Jun 15 >Gremlins 2: The New Batch GLOUCESTER 5** - to 12jl90
Jun 15 >Dick Tracy ELGIN - to 26jl90
Jun 27 >Days of Thunder RIDEAU CENTRE - to 02au90
Oct 05 >Fantasia RIDEAU CENTRE - to 15nv90
Oct 05 Lawrence of Arabia BYTOWNE - to 06oc90
1991------------------------------------------------------
Feb 23 Rainbow War # MUSEUM-THEATRE - to 01ar91
(Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau)
Jun 21 >The Rocketeer RIDEAU CENTRE** - to 25jl91
Jul 11 ST LAURENT venue closed (5-plex conversion)
25de91 - reopen; 70mm capability advertised
Aug 20 Lawrence of Arabia BYTOWNE
Aug 21 Days of Heaven / The Sheltering Sky BYTOWNE**
Dec 06 >Star Trek VI ELGIN - to 06fe92
1992------------------------------------------------------
May 09 >>Far and Away SOMERSET - & 16my92
May 22 >Far and Away SOMERSET - to 30je92
Jun 05 >Patriot Games ELGIN** - to 17se92
Jul 11 2001: A Space Odyssey MUSEUM-THEATRE*
‘70mm Saturdays’ (Cinémathèque Canada/Canadian Film Institute)
Jul 18 Pink Floyd The Wall MUSEUM-THEATRE
Jul 25 Terminator 2 MUSEUM-THEATRE
Aug 01 Days of Heaven MUSEUM-THEATRE
Aug 15 The Bear MUSEUM-THEATRE
1993------------------------------------------------------
Nov 05 >The Remains of the Day SOMERSET** - to 13ja94
(70mm not advertised prior to 24de93)
1994------------------------------------------------------
Nov 18 ELGIN venue closed
1996------------------------------------------------------
Dec 07 Shooting Star MUSEUM-THEATRE - to 07se97
(dual-print stereoscopic 70mm + laser effects)
2000------------------------------------------------------
Oct 20 SOMERSET venue closed
2001------------------------------------------------------
Feb 16 ST LAURENT venue closed
29ja05 - reopen (Rainbow Cinemas)
Mar 19 GLOUCESTER 5 venue closed
2010------------------------------------------------------
Sep 24 A Place to Stand / Baraka / Star Trek VI / Vertigo
MUSEUM-THEATRE
‘The Lost Dominion 70mm Film Festival’
Sep 25 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang / Lawrence of Arabia /
Spartacus MUSEUM-THEATRE
Sep 26 A Place to Stand / Baraka / Festival /
Lawrence of Arabia / Multiple Man /
Seasons in the Mind / The Untouchables /
Where the North Begins MUSEUM-THEATRE