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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: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall (2023)
Introduction from the UK Premiere at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival (12:29) [1080p]
Introduction by Director Michael Clifford (3:53) [480i]
"Scala" 1990 short (36:40) [480i]
"Scala Cinema" 1992 short (with optional commentary by Paul R. White) (3:46) [1080i60]
"Scala Programs 1978–1993" 2023 featurette (12:07) [1080p]
"Cabinet of Curiosities – Inside the Scala Archive" featurette (18:03) [1080p]
Scala Extended Interviews (59:55) [1080p]
Outtakes: Mary Harron (14:28) [1080p]
Outtakes: Nick Kent (29:29) [1080p]
Outtakes: Thurston Moore (11:39) [1080p]
Outtakes: John Waters (15:30) [1080p]
Cartoons By Davey Jones (3:13) [1080p]
Osbert Parker's SCALA!!! Animation Experiments and Outtakes (0:40) [1080i60]
"Primatarium" Animation (0:54) [1080i60]
"Scala Programs" Animation (1:37) [1080i60]
"Tentacles" Animation (1:19) [1080p]
Trailer (1:44) [1080p]
DISC TWO
Short Movies [1080p]
- "Divide and Rule – Never!" (Newsreel Collective, 1978) (40:42)
- "Dead Cat" (David Lewis, 1989) (19:57)
- "David Lewis Remembers Dead Cat" (15:15)
- "The Mark of Lilith" (Bruna Fionda/Polly Gladwin/Zachary Nataf, 1986) (33:23)
- "Relax" (Chris Newby, 1991) (23:22)
- "Boobs a Lot" (Aggy Read, 1968) (2:49)
- "Kama Sutra Rides Again" (Bob Godfrey, 1971) (9:03)
- "Coping with Cupid" (Viv Albertine, 1991) (19:02)
- "On Guard" (Susan Lambert, 1984) (51:27)
DISC THREE
Documentaries
- "The Art of the Calendar" (Kier-la Janisse, 2024) (46:00)
- "Splatterfest Exhumed" (Jasper Sharp, 2024) (80:01)
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Short
- "Maniac 2: Mr. Robbie" (with optional commentary by Buddy Giovinazzo) (Buddy Giovinazzo, 1986) (7:25)
- "Horrorshow" (with optional commentary by Paul Hart-Wilden) (Paul Hart-Wilden, 1990) (4:42)
- "Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter" - original cut (Josh Becker, 1982) (9:11)
- "Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter" - producer's cut (with optional commentary by Scott Spiegel) (Josh Becker, 1982) – (10:39)
- "Mongolitos" (with optional commentary by Stéphane Ambiel) (Stéphane Ambiel, 1988) (7:17)
- "The Legendary H.G. Lewis Speaks" 1989 Scala Appearance by the Godfather of Gore (15:44) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available with a firm side-loading slipcase complete with calendar insert and membership card, exclusively at Severin Films.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall (2023)
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Extras: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) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes: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: Draw
Both releases have some differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Severin Films - No cuts (96:19)
- 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 James-Masaki_Ryan on 04/01/25UPDATE LOG:
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