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词条 Uptown Theater (Washington, D.C.)
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  1. History

  2. Film premieres

  3. External links

  4. References

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The Uptown Theater, also known as The Uptown or AMC Loews Uptown 1, is a historic single-screen movie theater in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

History

Opened on October 29, 1936, the Uptown Theater has hosted many Hollywood premieres and is widely considered "the best screen" in its metro area.[1] The theater was the 14th theater built by the Warner Brothers in Washington, DC.[2] The theater was designed by architect John Jacob Zink, whose firm designed over 200 theaters across the United States. The exterior is constructed of yellow and red brick and the facade is partially faced in limestone fluted panels. The limestone features typical Art Deco motifs, including zigzag patterns and floral reliefs. The marquee includes streamlined aluminum bands. The main entrance to the theater is located below this marquee. Two one-story storefronts flank both sides of the theater entrances.[3] Nothing remains of the original decor. The theater originally seated 1,120, but a $500,000 renovation in 1996 decreased capacity to 850.

The Uptown has a curved, {{convert|70|ft|m}} long and {{convert|40|ft|m}} high screen, one of the largest in the area.

In December 2010, the theater's Norelco 35mm/70mm projector was dismantled and replaced with a Christie Dual-Projector 3D system for the opening of Legacy.

Film premieres

  • World premiere of 2001: A Space Odyssey on April 2, 1968. The release was presented in a 70 mm projection format with a six-track stereo magnetic soundtrack. Following this screening, director Stanley Kubrick cut almost 20 minutes from the film's running time.{{cn|date=April 2014}}
  • One of the first 32 houses to play Star Wars on its opening day (Wednesday, May 25, 1977) in 35 mm with a 4-track stereo soundtrack. The theater also started playing the film in the 70 mm projection format with a 6-track Dolby Stereo magnetic soundtrack on December 16 of the same year.{{cn|date=April 2014}}
  • Madonna attended the world premiere of Dick Tracy on June 10, 1990.[4]
  • World premiere of Jurassic Park on June 9, 1993.[5]
  • The 8th U.S. theater to screen director Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now on October 3, 1979. Six-Track Dolby Stereo, which showcased a then-new quintaphonic split-surround audio mix. The film was shown without opening or closing credits or any studio logos; instead, a program was handed out to moviegoers.{{cn|date=April 2014}}
  • World premiere of Dances with Wolves on October 19, 1990.[6] During the screening, the projector broke down twice.{{cn|date=April 2014}}
  • The Guardian, starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, on September 7, 2006.[7]
  • Lions for Lambs, starring Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and Meryl Streep and directed by Redford, on November 7, 2007.[8]

External links

  • "Three Big Movies at the Uptown"

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=796141|title=AMC Loews Uptown 1|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=January 15, 2007}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandparkhistoricalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/VOICES_Spring1994.pdf|title=The Uptown Theater|last=van der Tak|first=Jean|date=Spring 1994|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/87000628.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cleveland Park Historic District, Washington, DC|last=Wood|first=Kathleen Sinclair|date=February 13, 1987|website=National Park Service|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
4. ^{{cite web|last1=Sherrill|first1=Martha|last2=Thomas|first2=Dana|title=THE FILM, THE FLASH THE SMILE|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/06/11/the-film-the-flash-the-smile/6652df6b-c869-40ac-afd3-5507c5cc93f3/|website=washingtonpost.com|accessdate=4 April 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Roberts|first1=Roxanne|title=NIGHT OF THE LIVING DINOSAURS|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/06/10/night-of-the-living-dinosaurs/a2613ba8-7188-4410-8836-b6a5e3109091/|website=washingtonpost.com|accessdate=18 February 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web |last1=Weinraub |first1=Judith |title=COSTNER'S SIOUX CEREMONY |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/10/20/costners-sioux-ceremony/97212524-2825-4227-b4cb-b97e6374046c/ |website=washingtonpost.com |accessdate=November 23, 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=232876|title=MSN Movies|publisher=MSN|accessdate=September 17, 2007}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/film-tv/article/21016116/an-oral-history-of-dcs-uptown-theater|title=An Oral History of the Uptown Theater|work=Washington City Paper|access-date=2018-08-02|language=en}}

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