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Scala!!!
''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'', or simply ''Scala!!!'', is a 2023 British documentary film directed by Ali Catterall and Jane Giles. The film is based on the Kraszna-Krausz award-winning 2018 book ''Scala Cinema 1978-1993'' by Jane Giles, and documents the history of the Scala, a former cinema turned nightclub and live music venue in Pentonville Road, London, England, near King's Cross railway station. Production The film received initial funding from the BFI Doc Society Fund (awarding National Lottery funding) in April 2020, followed by an additional £40,416 raised through a successful crowdfunder on Kickstarter (far exceeding the initial target of £25,000). Between May–August 2021 the producers filmed 50 interviews with former members of the Scala audience 1978–1993, including: filmmakers Mary Harron, Isaac Julien, John Waters, and Ben Wheatley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson (born 11 June 1958)Biography . Barryadamson.com. is an English pop and rock musician.Adamson, Barry (2021) ''Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars - Magazine, the Bad Seeds, into the Underworld and Beyond'', Omnibus Press, He came to prominence in the late 1970s as a member of the band and went on to work with Visage, Nick Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scala (club)
Scala is a former movie theater, cinema turned nightclub and live music venue in Pentonville Road, London, England, near London King's Cross railway station, King's Cross railway station. History The Scala was originally built as a cinema to the designs of H Courtney Constantine, but construction was interrupted by the First World War and it spent some time being used to manufacture aircraft parts, and as a labour exchange for demobilised troops before opening in 1920 as the King's Cross Cinema. The cinema changed hands and names several times through its life and also changed focus, ranging from mainstream to art-house to adult film over 70 years, as well as spending a short time as a primatarium. In the summer of 1972, the King's Cross Cinema played host to the only UK concert by Iggy & The Stooges, who were in London recording the album ''Raw Power''. All photographs later featured in the ''Raw Power'' album sleeve (including the famous cover shot) were taken that night dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley (born 1972) is an English filmmaker, film editor, and animator. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and television programmes. He is best known for his work in the thriller film, thriller and Horror film, horror genres, with his films frequently incorporating heavy elements of black comedy and satire. Wheatley has received numerous accolades for his work, including an Evening Standard British Film Awards, Evening Standard British Film Award, five British Independent Film Awards, British Independent Film Award nominations, and numerous awards and honours from film festivals including South by Southwest, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Mar del Plata, Raindance Film Festival, Raindance, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto and Cannes Film Festival, Cannes. Career In 2006, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blu-ray
Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video ( HDTV 720p and 1080p). The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The name refers to the blue laser used to read the disc, which allows information to be stored at a greater density than is possible with the longer-wavelength red laser used for DVDs, resulting in an increased capacity. The polycarbonate disc is in diameter and thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Conventional (or "pre-BDXL") Blu-ray discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual-layer discs (50GB) being the industry standard for feature-length video discs. Triple-layer discs (10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BFI Player
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Activities Purpose The BFI was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history, heritage and culture of the United Kingdom. Archive The BFI maintains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Charles Cinema
The Prince Charles Cinema (PCC) is a repertory cinema located in Leicester Place, north of Leicester Square in the West End of London. It shows a rotating programme of cult, arthouse, and classic films alongside recent Hollywood releases – typically more than forty different films a week on two screens (300 velvet seats downstairs and 104 high back leather seats upstairs). It also regularly hosts a sing-a-long version of ''The Sound of Music (film), The Sound of Music'', as well as ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' and ''The Room (2003 film), The Room''. The cinema has achieved a cult status amongst fans, and is the only independent cinema in the West End. History Constructed between 1961 and 1962, the building was built by Costain Group, Richard Costain Limited for Alfred Esdaile and designed by Carl Fisher and Associates. The building, named for then-Charles III, Prince Charles, originally functioned as a theatre with a distinctive 'satellite dish' curve to the floor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BFI Southbank
BFI Southbank (from 1951 to 2007, known as the National Film Theatre) is the leading repertory cinema in the United Kingdom, specialising in seasons of classic, independent and non-English language films. It is operated by the British Film Institute. ''Forbes'' called its largest cinema, NFT1, "one of the crown jewels of the London film scene". History The National Film Theatre was initially opened in a temporary building (the Telecinema) at the Festival of Britain in 1951 and moved to its present location in 1957, replacing the Thameside restaurant on the site. It opened for the first BFI London Film Festival on 16 October 1957. Later, the Southbank Centre expanded its buildings to meet the National Film Theatre from the south, while the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre occupies the area to the northeast. A second screen was added on 21 September 1970. In 1988, a new building was constructed for the Museum of the Moving Image (London), Museum of the Moving Image betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Humphreys
Graham Humphreys is a British illustrator and visual artist best known for producing film posters. During the 1980s, Humphreys worked with Palace Pictures, producing publicity material for films including ''Dream Demon'', '' Basket Case'', ''The Evil Dead'', ''Evil Dead II'', the '' Nightmare on Elm Street'' series, ''Phenomena'' and ''Santa Sangre''. Humphreys has worked with The Creative Partnership since the 1990s, and Tartan Films and the British Film Institute's home entertainment label BFI Video since the 2000s. He has been involved in films including '' Life is Sweet'', '' Erik the Viking'', ''From Dusk till Dawn'', ''House of 1000 Corpses'', and '' Party Monster'', as well as numerous releases for BFI Video, including its ''Short Sharp Shocks'' collections in the Flipside strand. Other film work includes material for '' The Pervert's Guide to Cinema'' and '' Into the Dark''. He also illustrated a poster for '' In Search of Darkness'', a documentary about 1980s horror fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Power
Lisa Power MBE is a British sexual health and LGBT rights campaigner. She was a volunteer for Lesbian & Gay Switchboard and Secretary General of the International Lesbian and Gay Association. She co-founded the Pink Paper and Stonewall, later becoming Policy Director at the Terrence Higgins Trust. She was the first openly LGBT person to speak at the United Nations and continues to work and volunteer as an LGBT+ and sexual health activist in Wales with groups such as Fast Track Cymru and Pride Cymru. Early life Power was born in 1954. She came out as lesbian in the 1970s in a time when homosexuality was still controversial in British society. She volunteered at the Lesbian & Gay Switchboard in London. At the switchboard, she started to take calls about a mystery illness which became known as GRID (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency) and later HIV/AIDS. She was an early worker on the National AIDS Helpline and worked for Hackney Local Authority as HIV policy officer. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBT Rights
Rights affecting lesbian, Gay men, gay, Bisexuality, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the Capital punishment for homosexuality, death penalty for homosexuality. Notably, , 38 countries recognize same-sex marriage. By contrast, not counting non-state actors and extrajudicial killings, only two countries are believed to impose the death penalty on consensual same-sex sexual acts: LGBTQ rights in Iran, Iran and LGBTQ rights in Afghanistan, Afghanistan. The death penalty is de jure, officially law, but generally de facto, not practiced, in LGBTQ rights in Mauritania, Mauritania, LGBTQ rights in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, LGBTQ rights in Somalia, Somalia (in the autonomous state of Jubaland) and the LGBTQ rights in the United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates. LGBTQ people also face extrajudicial killings in the Russian region of Chechnya. LGBTQ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Lee
Stewart Graham Lee (born 5 April 1968) is an English comedian. His stand-up routine is characterised by repetition, internal reference, and deadpan delivery. Lee began his career in 1989 and formed the comedy duo Lee and Herring with Richard Herring. In 2001, he co-wrote and co-directed the West End hit musical '' Jerry Springer: The Opera'', a critical success that sparked a backlash from Christian right groups who staged a series of protests outside its early performances. In 2011, he won British Comedy Awards for Best Male Television Comic and Best Comedy Entertainment Programme for his series '' Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle''. He has written music reviews for publications including ''The Sunday Times''. In 2009 ''The Times'' referred to Lee as "the comedian's comedian, and for good reason" and named him "face of the decade". In 2012, he was placed at No. 9 on a poll of the 100 most influential people in UK comedy. In 2018, ''The Times'' named him as the best current Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O'Brien (broadcaster)
James O'Brien (born 1972) is a British journalist, writer, and presenter on radio and television. Since 2004, he has hosted a weekday morning phone-in discussion for talk station LBC. He has also presented podcasts, been an occasional presenter for BBC's ''Newsnight'', and published several non-fiction books, including the bestselling ''How They Broke Britain'' in 2023. Early life and education James O'Brien was born in 1972 to a teenage single mother whose name he knows but whom he has never tried to contact. He grew up in Kidderminster after being adopted at the age of 28 days by Jim O'Brien, a journalist on the '' Doncaster Evening News'' (who later joined ''The Daily Telegraph'') and his wife. O'Brien was raised in the Roman Catholic faith and refers to himself as a Christian. O'Brien was educated at the Catholic independent school Ampleforth College, from which he was expelled for smoking cannabis. He later studied philosophy and economics at the London School of Economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
