On This Day - Scala Cinema
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On this night (26th November) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was showing Young Frankenstein, Bedazzled, Myra Breckinridge, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls and Shock Treatment as a Camp Horror and Trash all-nighter.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
On this night (26th November) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was showing Young Frankenstein, Bedazzled, Myra Breckinridge, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls and Shock Treatment as a Camp Horror and Trash all-nighter.
On this day (25th November) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Corvette Summer aka The Hot One and Sweet Revenge as a double bill. These were shown every day that week as the programmers considered them under appreciated and shelved by Hollywood.
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
On this day (25th November) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Corvette Summer aka The Hot One and Sweet Revenge as a double bill. These were shown every day that week as the programmers considered them under appreciated and shelved by Hollywood.
On this day (24th November) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Lonesome Cowboys, Flesh For Frankenstein and Blood For Dracula as a Warhol triple bill. So sad to hear of the passing of Udo Kier yesterday.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
On this day (24th November) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Lonesome Cowboys, Flesh For Frankenstein and Blood For Dracula as a Warhol triple bill. So sad to hear of the passing of Udo Kier yesterday.
On this day (23rd November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing The Postman Always Rings Twice and Chinatown as a Jack Nicholson double bill.
November 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On this day (23rd November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing The Postman Always Rings Twice and Chinatown as a Jack Nicholson double bill.
On this day (22nd November) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Solaris and Barbarella as a frankly perplexing double bill chosen by i-D magazine. Maybe they work well together, I might give it a go.
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
On this day (22nd November) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Solaris and Barbarella as a frankly perplexing double bill chosen by i-D magazine. Maybe they work well together, I might give it a go.
On this night (21st November) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Little Shop Of Horrors, The Man With Two Brains, Pennies From Heaven, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid and The Jerk as a Steve Martin all-nighter.
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
On this night (21st November) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Little Shop Of Horrors, The Man With Two Brains, Pennies From Heaven, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid and The Jerk as a Steve Martin all-nighter.
On this day (20th November) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing Blue Steel and Silence Of The Lambs as a double bill.
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
On this day (20th November) in 1991, the Scala Cinema was showing Blue Steel and Silence Of The Lambs as a double bill.
On this day (19th November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders and Daughters Of Darkness as a double bill.
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
On this day (19th November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders and Daughters Of Darkness as a double bill.
On this night (18th November) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, The Queen, La Cage Aux Folles 3: The Wedding and City Of Lost Souls as a Drag Queen all-nighter.
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
On this night (18th November) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, The Queen, La Cage Aux Folles 3: The Wedding and City Of Lost Souls as a Drag Queen all-nighter.
On this night (17th November) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Barefoot In The Park, Downhill Racer, The Sting, Three Days Of The Condor and The Great Waldo Pepper as a Robert Redford all-nighter.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
On this night (17th November) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Barefoot In The Park, Downhill Racer, The Sting, Three Days Of The Condor and The Great Waldo Pepper as a Robert Redford all-nighter.
On this night (16th November) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Trading Places, The Last Dragon and Across 110th Street plus DJs as part of a Shindig 60s to 80s Soul All-nighter.
November 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
On this night (16th November) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Trading Places, The Last Dragon and Across 110th Street plus DJs as part of a Shindig 60s to 80s Soul All-nighter.
On this day (15th November) in 1990, the Scala Cinema was showing Blue Velvet and River’s Edge as a Dennis Hopper double bill.
November 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
On this day (15th November) in 1990, the Scala Cinema was showing Blue Velvet and River’s Edge as a Dennis Hopper double bill.
On this day (14th November) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Performance, The Devils and Don’t Look Now as a triple bill. This was part of a Nicolas Roeg/Ken Russell season throughout the month.
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
On this day (14th November) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Performance, The Devils and Don’t Look Now as a triple bill. This was part of a Nicolas Roeg/Ken Russell season throughout the month.
On this day (13th November) in 1992, the Scala Cinema was showing Remember My Name, Crimes Of Passion and Psycho as a triple bill tribute to Anthony Perkins who had died in September that year.
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
On this day (13th November) in 1992, the Scala Cinema was showing Remember My Name, Crimes Of Passion and Psycho as a triple bill tribute to Anthony Perkins who had died in September that year.
On this day (12th November) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover as the Gay Critics’ Choice for a Benefit for the National Council of Civil Liberties.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
On this day (12th November) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover as the Gay Critics’ Choice for a Benefit for the National Council of Civil Liberties.
On this day (11th November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Romance Sentimentale, Battleship Potemkin and Man With A Movie Camera as a triple bill.
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
On this day (11th November) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Romance Sentimentale, Battleship Potemkin and Man With A Movie Camera as a triple bill.
On this day (10th November) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Santa Claus Conquers The Martians and Billy The Kid Versus Dracula as an evening double bill.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
On this day (10th November) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Santa Claus Conquers The Martians and Billy The Kid Versus Dracula as an evening double bill.
On this day (9th November) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing The System aka The Girl-Getters, Room At The Top and The Criminal aka Concrete Jungle as a British Realism triple bill.
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
On this day (9th November) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing The System aka The Girl-Getters, Room At The Top and The Criminal aka Concrete Jungle as a British Realism triple bill.
On this night (8th November) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing ¡Three Amigos!, Back To School, Crimewave, Easy Money and Yellowbeard as a ‘Wild & Crazy & Fat’ All-nighter.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
On this night (8th November) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing ¡Three Amigos!, Back To School, Crimewave, Easy Money and Yellowbeard as a ‘Wild & Crazy & Fat’ All-nighter.
On this day (7th November) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Little Murders and The Secret Life Of An American Wife as a double bill.
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
On this day (7th November) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Little Murders and The Secret Life Of An American Wife as a double bill.
On this night (6th November) on 1982, the Scala Cinema was showing Black Dragons, Chandu On The Magic Island, The Corpse Vanishes, The Mysterious Mr. Wong, Murder By Television, Scared To Death and Ghosts On The Loose as a Bela Lugosi All-nighter.
November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
On this night (6th November) on 1982, the Scala Cinema was showing Black Dragons, Chandu On The Magic Island, The Corpse Vanishes, The Mysterious Mr. Wong, Murder By Television, Scared To Death and Ghosts On The Loose as a Bela Lugosi All-nighter.
On this day (5th November) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was presenting Jacob Holdt’s multimedia show American Pictures in conjunction with Camden Council’s Race and Relations Committee.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
On this day (5th November) in 1983, the Scala Cinema was presenting Jacob Holdt’s multimedia show American Pictures in conjunction with Camden Council’s Race and Relations Committee.
On this night (4th November) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Colors, The Warriors, The Wanderers and Bad Boys as a Gang Warfare all-nighter.
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
On this night (4th November) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Colors, The Warriors, The Wanderers and Bad Boys as a Gang Warfare all-nighter.
On this day (3rd November) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Cry Of The City and Panic In The Streets as a double bill.
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
On this day (3rd November) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Cry Of The City and Panic In The Streets as a double bill.
On this night (2nd November) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Head, Barbarella, Yellow Submarine, The Trip and Magical Mystery Tour as a 60s Psychedelia All-nighter.
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
On this night (2nd November) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Head, Barbarella, Yellow Submarine, The Trip and Magical Mystery Tour as a 60s Psychedelia All-nighter.