70mm screening dates

The Astor Theatre is the only cinema in Melbourne screening standard 70mm films on a regular basis.

And The Astor is superbly equipped for 70mm presentation with a new, giant screen and a state-of-the-art sound system

Make sure that you do not miss anything - call The Astor Theatre on (03) 9510-1414 or subscribe on-line to have the current calendar/programme mailed to you.

• 2001: A Space Odyssey [G] (1968)
  Exclusive 40th Anniversary screening of Stanley Kubrick's classic!
  Sunday - May 4 - 7:30 PM

• Baraka [PG] (1992)
  The brilliant, cinematographic essay filmed in 65mm and released on 70mm with 6-track magnetic sound.
  Monday - July 7 - 7:30 PM

• Vertigo - in 70mm [PG] (1958)
  The 1958 classic from Alfred Hitchcock restored from the VistaVision (horizontal 8-perf 35mm) original and released in 70mm (1.85:1) with DTS digital sound.
  Sunday - July 6 - 7:30 PM (second feature)

• (William Shakespeare's) Hamlet [PG] (1997)
  The magnificent, four-hour, full-text version directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh - filmed in 65mm and released on 70mm with Dolby 6-track magnetic sound.
  Wednesday - May 21 - 7:15 PM

• 2010
  The second "installment" of Arthur C. Clarke's odyssey - 70mm blow-up from 35mm.
  Returning later
• Aliens [M] (1986)
  70mm blow-up (1.85:1) from Super-35mm
  Returning later
• Ben-Hur [PG] (1959)
  The 1959 epic reprinted from the original MGM Camera 65 (anamorphic) format and released in 70mm flat with six-track magnetic sound.
  Returning soon
• Edward Scissorhands [PG] (1990)
  70mm blow-up from 35mm
  Returning later
• Gettysburg
  Returning later
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom [PG] (1984)
  Returning later
• It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World [PG] (1963)
  Filmed in 65mm anamorphic and projected in the original Ultra Panavision 70 format with, for the first time, DTS Digital Sound. New, restored print.
  This print is unlikely to be screened again in Australia.
• Lawrence of Arabia [PG] (1962)
  The superb, 1988 70mm restoration by Robert Harris. New 70mm print with DTS digital sound for the first time.
  Probably returning later
• My Fair Lady [G] (1964)
  70mm print produced after the 1994 Harris/Katz restoration from the 65mm original. Six-track magnetic sound. The print has suffered some loss and damage during its travels around the world.
  Returning later
• Pink Floyd - The Wall [M] (1982)
  70mm blow-up from 35mm - six-track magnetic sound
  Returning soon
• Playtime [PG] (1967)
  Jacques Tati's classic, filmed in 65mm and released on 70mm (1.85 aspect ratio) with DTS digital sound.
  The 70mm print is unlikely to be screened again in Australia.
• Raiders of the Lost Ark [PG] (1981)
  This print is now badly faded.
  Possibly returning later
• Rocky III [PG] (1982) 70mm blow-up from 35mm - six-track magnetic sound
  Returning later
• Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan [PG] (1982)
  Returning later
• Star Trek III - The Search for Spock [PG] (1984)
  Returning later
• The Doors [PG] (1992)
  Oliver Stone's drama about The Doors's Jim Morrison.
  70mm blow-up from 35mm
  Returning later
• The Right Stuff [PG] (1983)
  70mm blow-up (1.85:1) from 35mm - six-track magnetic sound
  Returning later
• Titanic [M] (1998)
  blow-up from Super-35mm with DTS digital sound.
  Returning later