In the next episode of the Straight On Till Morning radio show, I talk to Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, the co-directors of the new documentary 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.
Thursday 4th January 2024, 8pm, Resonance 104.4FM.
Scala!!! is released in UK cinemas on the 5th January 2024, and on BFI Player and Blu-ray from 22nd January. The Scala: Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll cinema season runs throughout January and culminates in an all-nighter at the IMAX on Saturday 27th January. More information at bfi.org.uk.
Virginie Sélavy 