On This Day - Scala Cinema
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On this night (9th December) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Twins, Throw Momma From The Train, Ruthless People and Tin Men as a Danny DeVito all-nighter.
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
On this night (9th December) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Twins, Throw Momma From The Train, Ruthless People and Tin Men as a Danny DeVito all-nighter.
On this day (8th December) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Gothic and The Night Porter as a double bill.
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
On this day (8th December) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Gothic and The Night Porter as a double bill.
On this day (7th December) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Stranger Than Paradise and Radio On as a double bill.
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On this day (7th December) in 1984, the Scala Cinema was showing Stranger Than Paradise and Radio On as a double bill.
On this night (6th December) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Rumble Fish, The Hunger, Streets Of Fire and Cat People as a Surreal Fantasies all-nighter.
December 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
On this night (6th December) in 1986, the Scala Cinema was showing Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Rumble Fish, The Hunger, Streets Of Fire and Cat People as a Surreal Fantasies all-nighter.
On this day (5th December) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Picnic At Hanging Rock and My Brilliant Career as a double bill.
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
On this day (5th December) in 1981, the Scala Cinema was showing Picnic At Hanging Rock and My Brilliant Career as a double bill.
On this day (4th December) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Point Blank and Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid as a double bill.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
On this day (4th December) in 1979, the Scala Cinema was showing Point Blank and Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid as a double bill.
On this day (3rd December) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Sullivan’s Travels, Nothing Sacred and It Happened One Night as a Strictly Screwball triple bill.
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
On this day (3rd December) in 1985, the Scala Cinema was showing Sullivan’s Travels, Nothing Sacred and It Happened One Night as a Strictly Screwball triple bill.
On this night (2nd December) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing Cover Girl, Gilda, The Lady From Shanghai, Pal Joey and Dead Reckoning as a Rita Hayworth plus bizarrely one Bogart all-nighter.
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
On this night (2nd December) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing Cover Girl, Gilda, The Lady From Shanghai, Pal Joey and Dead Reckoning as a Rita Hayworth plus bizarrely one Bogart all-nighter.
On this day (1st December) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Take The Money And Run, Bananas and The Purple Rose Of Cairo as a Woody Allen triple bill.
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
On this day (1st December) in 1989, the Scala Cinema was showing Take The Money And Run, Bananas and The Purple Rose Of Cairo as a Woody Allen triple bill.
On this day (30th November) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Tokyo Story and An Autumn Afternoon as a Yasujirō Ozu double bill.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On this day (30th November) in 1980, the Scala Cinema was showing Tokyo Story and An Autumn Afternoon as a Yasujirō Ozu double bill.
On this day (29th November) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing Gehenu Lamai aka The Girls and Mrigayaa aka The Royal Hunt as separate performances.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
On this day (29th November) in 1978, the Scala Cinema was showing Gehenu Lamai aka The Girls and Mrigayaa aka The Royal Hunt as separate performances.
On this day (28th November) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing The Last Of England and Caravaggio as a Derek Jarman double bill.
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
On this day (28th November) in 1988, the Scala Cinema was showing The Last Of England and Caravaggio as a Derek Jarman double bill.
On this day (27th November) in 1992, the Scala Cinema was showing Scarface, Body Double and Carrie as a Brian De Palma triple bill.
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
On this day (27th November) in 1992, the Scala Cinema was showing Scarface, Body Double and Carrie as a Brian De Palma triple bill.
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.