On This Day - Scala Cinema

Film posters for Taxi Driver (1976), Easy Rider (1968) and Lost In America (1985) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (6th August) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Taxi Driver, Easy Rider and Lost In America as a triple bill.

Film posters for Escape From New York (1981) and God Told Me To aka Demon (1976) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (5th August) in 1982, the Scala Cinema was showing Escape From New York and God Told Me To aka Demon as a double bill.

Film posters for Dementia 13 (1963) and You’re A Big Boy Now (1966) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (4th August) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was showing Dementia 13 and You’re A Big Boy Now as a double bill, part of a Francis Ford Coppola retrospective that month.

Film posters for 200 Motels (1971), The Grateful Dead Movie (1977), Fritz The Cat (1972), Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush (1968) and Up In Smoke (1978) on a background of Scala Cinema programme.

On this night (3rd August) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing 200 Motels, The Grateful Dead Movie, Fritz The Cat, Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush and Up In Smoke as a ‘Freak Out’ All-nighter.

Film posters for Mauvais Sang aka The Night Is Young (1986) and The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (1988) on a background of a Scala Cinema background.

On this day (2nd August) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Mauvais Sang aka The Night Is Young and The Unbearable Lightness Of Being as a Juliette Binoche double bill.

Film posters for High Hopes (1988) and Life Is Sweet (1990) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (1st August) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing High Hopes and Life Is Sweet as a Mike Leigh double bill.

Image of a newsletter from Shock Around The Clock in 1988 showing film times and guests appearing.

No more proof than the Scala Programme itself but this is nice for added detail. I also used this Letterboxd entry to try to confirm the films letterboxd.com/eye4images/l...

Film posters for Not Of This Earth (1957), Piranha (1978) and The Little Shop Of Horrors (1960) on a background of Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (31st July) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Not Of This Earth, Piranha and The Little Shop Of Horrors in a Dick Miller triple bill.

Blue Monkey went by the name Invasion Of The Body Suckers in the UK at the time but I’m not sure that makes it any more memorable.

Film posters for Blue Monkey (1987), The Unholy (1988), Slugs (1988), The Seventh Sign (1988), Maniac Cop (1988) and The Hidden (1987) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

Film posters for 976-Evil (1988), Waxworks (1988), Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988), The Unnameable (1988) and Nekromantik (1987) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (30th July) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was hosting the 2nd Shock Around The Clock festival. Films shown all day and all night were Blue Monkey, The Unholy, Slugs, The Seventh Sign, Maniac Cop, The Hidden, 976-Evil, Waxworks, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, The Unnameable and Nekromantik.

Film posters for Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (29th July) in 1990, the Scala Cinema was showing Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi as a double bill.

Film posters for A Better Tomorrow II (1987), Magic Cop (1990) and Pantyhose Hero (1990) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (28th July) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing A Better Tomorrow II, Magic Cop and Pantyhose Hero as a Jackie Chan Fan Club triple bill.

Film posters for The Right Stuff (1983) and The Last Detail (1973) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this night (27th July) in 1985, the Scala Cinema hosted PM:AM’s Summer All-Night Party which included the films The Right Stuff and The Last Detail with DJs throughout the night. Anyone know who/what PM:AM was at that time? Great films but not my first thought to be shown at a party!

Also shown that day were Her Boyfriend (Oliver Hardy), The Sleuth (Stan Laurel) and The Merry Mutineers (cartoon with L&H as characters) plus musical excerpts from Flying Deuces and Way Out West.

Film posters for You’re Darn Tootin’ (1928), Busy Bodies (1933), Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) and Block-Heads (1938) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (26th July) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was hosting a Laurel & Hardy Festival showing You’re Darn Tootin’, Busy Bodies, Pack Up Your Troubles and Block-Heads.

Film posters for Quai des Orfèvres (1947), Les Diaboliques (1955) and The Wages of Fear (1953) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (25th July) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Quai des Orfèvres, Les Diaboliques and The Wages of Fear as a triple bill.

Film posters/images for Cartoons Ain't Human (1943), Plane Daffy (1944), Swooner Crooner (1944), The Major Lied Till Dawn (1938) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme

Film posters/images for Alice In Cartoonland (1925), Hare Do (1949) and Duck Amuck (1953) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme

On this day (24th July) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was hosting a Live Action Animation Day including Cartoons Ain’t Human, Plane Daffy, Swooner Crooner, The Major Lied Till Dawn, Alice In Cartoonland, Hare Do and Duck Amuck.

Film posters for Withnail And I (1987) and Hear My Song (1991) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (23rd July) in 1992, the Scala Cinema was showing Withnail And I and Hear My Song with Peter Chelsom’s 1987 short film Treacle.

Film posters for Putney Swope (1969), Black Snake (1973) and Mandingo (1975) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (22nd July) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Putney Swope, Black Snake and Mandingo as a triple bill.

Film posters for Where’s Poppa? (1970) and The Bed Sitting Room (1969) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (21st July) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Where’s Poppa? and The Bed Sitting Room as a double bill.

Film posters for Rancho Notorious (1952), The Lusty Men (1952) and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (20th July) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing Rancho Notorious, The Lusty Men and The Outlaw Josey Wales as a triple bill.

Film posters for The Norseman (1978) and The Flesh And Blood Show (1972) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (19th July) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing The Norseman and The Flesh And Blood Show (3D version) as a late night double bill.

Screen shots showing series and episode titles for The Avengers: Silent Dust and The House That Jack Built (1966) and Never, Never Say Die and The Fear Merchants (1967) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (18th July), the Scala Cinema was showing 4 episodes of The Avengers presented by WTVA. Episodes shown were Silent Dust and The House That Jack Built from Series 4 (1966) and Never, Never Say Die and The Fear Merchants from Series 5 (1967).

Film posters for Witchfinder General (1968), Häxan aka Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922), Black Sunday (1960) and Suspiria (1977) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this night (17th July) in 1982, the Scala Cinema was showing Witchfinder General, Häxan aka Witchcraft Through The Ages, Black Sunday and Suspiria as a Witchcraft All-nighter.

Film posters for Solaris (1972) and Stalker (1979) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (16th July) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Solaris and Stalker as an Andrei Tarkovsky double bill.

Film posters for Blacks Britannica (1978) and The Harder They Come (1972) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (15th July) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing Blacks Britannica and The Harder They Come.

Film posters for A Love In Germany (1983) and The Assault (1986) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (14th July) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing A Love In Germany and The Assault as a double bill.

Film posters for Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) and Rear Window (1954) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (13th July) in 1982, the Scala Cinema was showing Mr. Smith Goes To Washington and Rear Window as a James Stewart double bill.

Film posters for Gallipoli (1981) and The Last Wave (1977) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (12th July) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was showing Gallipoli and The Last Wave as a Peter Weir double bill.

Film posters/images for Gay San Francisco (1970), Black Cap Drag (1969) and The Queen (1968) on a background of a Scala Cinema programme.

On this day (11th July) in 1990, the Scala Cinema was showing Gay San Francisco, Black Cap Drag and The Queen as a drag triple bill.