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Scala!!! Blu-ray

Posted October 16, 2024 11:51 PM by Webmaster

Severin is preparing a Blu-ray release of Jane Giles and Ali Catterall's Scala!!! (2023). The three-disc set is scheduled to arrive on the market on December 3.

Description: Between the politically volatile years of 1978 to 1993, London's most infamous repertory movie theater/pleasure dome screened over 4000 mind-warping films that influenced a generation of remarkable writers, musicians, filmmakers, actors, artists and activists.

Co-directors Jane Giles and Ali Catterall now reveal the incredible true story of the Scala Cinema featuring rare archival footage, dozens of film clips from Scala favorites and interviews with former Scala audience members, guests and staff that include John Waters, Ben Wheatley, Jah Wobble, Cathi Unsworth, Mary Harron, Kim Newman, Nick Kent, Isaac Julien, Matt Johnson and more, with 13 hours of Bonus Materials such as the new documentary SPLATTERFEST EXHUMED directed by Jasper Sharp (THE CREEPING GARDEN) about the infamous 1990 all-night horror festival featuring interviews with attendees John McNaughton, Brian Yuzna, Scott Spiegel and more, plus 12 specially curated Scala-screened short films and hours of additional material.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

DISC ONE
  • Audio Commentary With Co-Directors Jane Giles And Ali Catterall
  • Introduction From The UK Premiere At The 2023 BFI London Film Festival
  • Introduction To SCALA By Director Michael Clifford
  • SCALA (Michael Clifford, 1990)
  • SCALA CINEMA (Ali Peck/Victor de Jesus, 1992)
  • Director Commentary For SCALA CINEMA
  • Scala Programs 1978–1993
  • Cabinet Of Curiosities – Inside The Scala Archive
  • Extended Interviews
  • Mary Harron Outtakes
  • Nick Kent Outtakes
  • Thurston Moore Outtakes
  • John Waters Outtakes
  • Cartoons By Davey Jones
  • Osbert Parker's SCALA!!! Animation Experiments And Outtakes
  • Primatarium Animation
  • Scala Programs Animation
  • Tentacles Animation
  • Trailer
  • REGION-A "LOCKED"
DISC TWO
  • DIVIDE AND RULE – NEVER! (Newsreel Collective, 1978)
  • DEAD CAT (David Lewis, 1989)
  • David Lewis Remembers DEAD CAT
  • THE MARK OF LILITH (Bruna Fionda/Polly Gladwin/Zachary Nataf, 1986)
  • RELAX (Chris Newby, 1991)
  • BOOBS A LOT (Aggy Read, 1968)
  • KAMA SUTRA RIDES AGAIN (Bob Godfrey, 1971)
  • COPING WITH CUPID (Viv Albertine, 1991)
  • ON GUARD (Susan Lambert, 1984)
  • REGION-A "LOCKED"
DISC THREE
  • THE ART OF THE CALENDAR (Kier-La Janisse, 2024)
  • SPLATTERFEST EXHUMED (Jasper Sharp, 2024)
  • MANIAC 2: MR. ROBBIE (Buddy Giovinazzo, 1986)
  • Audio Commentary For MANIAC 2: MR. ROBBIE With Buddy Giovinazzo
  • HORRORSHOW (Paul Hart-Wilden, 1990)
  • Audio Commentary For HORRORSHOW With Director Paul Hart-Wilden
  • CLEVELAND SMITH: BOUNTY HUNTER (Josh Becker, 1982) – Original Cut
  • CLEVELAND SMITH: BOUNTY HUNTER (Josh Becker, 1982) – Producer's Cut
  • Audio Commentary For The Producer's Cut Of CLEVELAND SMITH: BOUNTY HUNTER With Producer Scott Spiegel
  • MONGOLITOS (Stéphane Ambiel, 1988)
  • Audio Commentary For MONGOLITOS With Director Stéphane Ambiel
  • The Legendary H.G. Lewis Speaks – 1989 Scala Appearance By The Godfather Of Gore
  • REGION-FREE