15-645: BFI Southbank (from 1951 to 2007, known as the National Film Theatre ) is the leading repertory cinema in the UK, 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". The National Film Theatre was initially opened in
30-567: A médiathèque , a contemporary art gallery dedicated to the moving image (the BFI Gallery ), a shop, and a bar and restaurant run by Benugo . The cinema also serves as the main venue of the BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival . In 2023, Forbes called its largest cinema, NFT1, "one of the crown jewels of the London film scene". BFI Southbank is sited below the southern end of Waterloo Bridge , forming part of
45-1145: A result, Scala was almost rendered bankrupt and closed in 1993; however, the club was re-opened in 1999. The cinema had been refitted, with the lower seating area incorporating the new stage, DJ booth and dancefloor, while the upper seating area incorporated a second room and a DJ booth. Scala now plays host to many eclectic club nights, and has featured live music acts including Jon Boden , The Midnight , Smoke Fairies , Shed Seven , The Libertines , Deftones , Slaves , Outlandish , Laibach , London Elektricity , Coldplay , Tash Sultana , Foo Fighters , The Killers , Gorillaz , Big Talk , Moby , HIM , Wheatus , Wargasm , Adam Ant , Sheryl Crow , Sara Bareilles , Gavin DeGraw , Ray LaMontagne , Trampled by Turtles , Doomtree , Super Furry Animals , The Chemical Brothers , Avril Lavigne , Enslaved , Spandau Ballet , Gorgoroth , Lacuna Coil , Maroon 5 , The Script , Melanie C , KLOQ , Gabrielle Aplin , Piri , Bastille , Wolf Alice , JAWS , Kaiser Chiefs , Jedi Mind Tricks , P!nk , Louis Tomlinson The Iterations and FEET. In
60-584: 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 during the show by Mick Rock . The cover shot of the Lou Reed LP Transformer
75-797: 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 National Theatre occupies the area to the northeast. A second screen
90-424: Is a cinema that specializes in showing classic or notable older films (as opposed to first run films ). Such venues may include standard repertory cinemas, multi-function theatres that alternate between old movies and live events, and some first-run theatres that show past favorites alongside current independent films . Former theaters that repeatedly showed old films, changing the titles offered daily, include
105-852: The UC Theater in Berkeley, CA , the Scala Cinema , Scala Tottenham Street, and Scala Nightclub , Pentonville Road, in London, and the Landmark Theatres chain in Los Angeles. This article related to film or motion picture terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Scala (club) Scala is a former cinema turned nightclub and live music venue in Pentonville Road , London, England, near King's Cross railway station . The Scala
120-678: The 1980s, the Scala Cinema was known for its Shock Around The Clock horror all-nighters which would programme films such as The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue and Martin . Shock Around The Clock would be a precursor to the London FrightFest Film Festival , which ran in the 21st Century at various cinemas in and around Leicester Square . In 2021, Wargasm singer Sam Matlock stated that security staff at Scala had assaulted him, where
135-716: The Southbank promenade entrance received London and National awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects for their design, which includes a "grand canopy of cast fibreglass" which "glows boldly like a cinema screen". The BFI Southbank is the only cinema in the United Kingdom that is licensed to publicly screen Nitrate film . 51°30′26″N 0°06′57″W / 51.5072°N 0.1157°W / 51.5072; -0.1157 Repertory cinema A revival house , rep house , or repertory cinema
150-470: The bouncers "dragged" him into the toilets, "slammed his head against the toilet seat" and "held his head in the toilet bowl". Scala banned the bouncers involved from the club. The Scala's years as a cinema club in Tottenham Street and King's Cross are chronicled in the book SCALA CINEMA 1978-1993 written by Jane Giles and edited by Ali Catterall (FAB Press, 2018) and the film SCALA!!! Or,
165-658: The cultural complex on the South Bank of the River Thames in London . The site comprises three cinemas and studio space, as well as cafes and exhibition space. It also has a large bar area in the foyer where smaller performances are sometimes held. The National Film Theatre was designed by Norman Engleback , an architect within London County Council . In 2022 the architects behind the redevelopment of
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#1732764913031180-590: Was added on 21 September 1970. In 1988, a new building was constructed for the Museum of the Moving Image between the National Film Theatre and Belvedere Road. Designed by Avery Associates Architects, it was built under the Waterloo Bridge approach and expanded during construction into a former subterranean car park. It remained separate from the National Film Theatre, with separate entrances. The museum
195-573: Was also taken that summer at the venue by Rock as well. Intended to be an alternative National Film Theatre , the Scala Film Club (which took its name from Scala House, its home on Tottenham Street) moved to this venue in 1981 under the management of Stephen Woolley . However, when the Scala showed the film A Clockwork Orange , then withdrawn from UK distribution, the copyright holder Warner Bros. sued at Kubrick 's insistence, and won. As
210-411: Was closed in 1999. On 14 March 2007, the National Film Theatre was relaunched as BFI Southbank in considerably enlarged premises, taking over space that had been used by the museum. The enlargement works were due to start in the summer of 2005, but were delaying owing to funding problems. When it reopened, in addition to the three pre-existing cinemas, the complex included a new small cinema (the studio),
225-539: 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
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