New Arrival Scala!!! (Region B)

The story of the now legendary Scala cinema that through its unique programme ranging from established classics to offbeat cult hits, offered a refuge to community in the post-punk years of Thatchers Britain

Archive footage, eye-popping movie clips, acid-crazed animation and some famous names collide to tell the story of Londons infamous, influentialScala cinema.With its cracked marble floors, resident cats and mysterious, extrasensory rumblings, the Scala was magic and a refuge from the violence of Thatchers Britain.

Hilarious, irreverent, and ultimately heartbreaking with a fabulous original score by Barry Adamson,SCALA!!!is more than mere nostalgia, its an X-rated love letter and a universal shout-out to the power of cinemas to inspire impressionable young minds and create a sense of community for outsiders. A place where everyone is welcome.

Extras

• Presented in High Definition
• Audio feature commentary by directors Jane Giles and Ali Catterall (2023)
• Best of the Rest(Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, 2023): essential outtakes fromSCALA!!!
• Scala(Michael Clifford, 1990, 30 mins) an intimate portrait of the cinema in its later years, originally made for Cable London
• Scala(Ali Peck and Victor de Jesus, 1992, 3 mins): the Scalas projectionist at work
• The Incredibly Strange Film Show Sampler(tbc mins): essential Psychotronic interviews with some Scala-favourite filmmakers
• Osbert Parkers Animations (2023): animations from the film
• Davey Jones animations (2023): the Viz cartoonist creates a piece of artwork for the film
• Festival Introduction (2023, 13 mins) Jane Giles and Ali Catteralls London film Festival introduction
• Scala Programmes(2023) Jane Giles selects favourite Scala programmes
• Cabinet of Curiosities(2023): images, ephemera and true stories from the cinemas history
• Theatrical trailer
• Audio description for the blind and visually impaired