Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Scala!!! AKA Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits (Blu-ray) (2023)

Scala!!! AKA Scala!!! Or, the Incredibly Strange Rise and Fall of the World's Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Mixed-up Generation of Weirdos and Misfits (Blu-ray) (2023)

A feature-length big screen documentary telling the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.
Director: Ali Catterall, Jane Giles
Year of Copyright: 2023
Year of Production: 2023

OVERALL: Blu-ray B
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Blu-ray B United Kingdom - British Film Institute [2024]

Blu-ray B United Kingdom - British Film Institute [2024 Release]

Audio commentary by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall (2023)

Scala Interviews (59:51):
- Peter Strickland
- Douglas Hart
- Beeban Kidron
- Mary Harron
- Caroline Catz
- Janes Giles
- Kim Newman
- Bal Croce's Psychotronic
- Stewart Lee
- Adam Buxton
- Stephen Woolley
"Scala" 1990 short (35:08)
"Scala Cinema" 1992 short (3:46)
2023 London Film Festival Introduction (12:24)
Animations by Osbert Parker (Play All - 3:50):
- “Scala Programmes” (1:37)
- “Primatarium” (0:54)
- “Tentacles” (1:19)
Cartoons by Davey Jones (3:10)
Shorts Shown at The Scala:
- "Relax" (1991) (23:17)
- "Flames of Passion [A Seven Day Pass]" (1989) (17:50)
- "Coping with Cupid" (1991) (18:56)
"Scala Programmes 1978-1993" 2023 featurette (12:03)
"Cabinet of Curiosities" 2023 featurette (17:58)
Theatrical Trailer (1:41)

Picture Format:

1080p24 AVC MPEG-4

English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz)
English Audio Descriptive DTS 2.0 Stereo (48kHz, 384Kbps)

The first pressing, comes with a 36-page liner notes booklet "Director's Statement", "School for Scoundrels", "Scala Spirit, 1993-2023" by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall and "Paper Primates, Programmes, Tentacles & Porn: A Stimulating But Not Totally Unexpected Starting Place For Three Animated Shorts About the Scala Cinema" by Osbert Parker. Stephen Woolley, Jayne Pilling, Joanne Sellar, Mark Valen, Jane Giles and Helen de Witt make suggestions as to what films made between 1993-2023 they would've scheduled had the Scala stayed open. Also contains information on the special features, notes on the presentation and acknowledgements.

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OVERALL: Blu-ray B

Currently the only release we have specs for.
CUTS:
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (96:14)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/01/24
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 23/01/24

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