Midnight movies timeline
Bride of the Andes, British premier
23rd April 1971, Bride of the Andes, ‘Kensington Post’ page 35 BRIDE OF THE ANDES – Sasumu Hani’s 1966 film..Read More
‘The Wanderer’ at Easter
16th April 1971, Fantastic Dream, ‘Kensington Post’ page 30 Jean-Gabriel Albicocco’s 1967 film ‘The Wanderer‘, based on the novel ‘Le..Read More
Electric Film Club benefit for People’s Centre
Electric Film Club benefit ad for People’s Centre – People’s News – Vol 3, No 13, 29th March 1971 ‘LATE..Read More
It’s members only now
22nd January 1971, It’s members only now, ‘Kensington Post’ page 37 It’s members only now THIS is the first month..Read More
Paradise Now, Colour Later
8th January 1971, ‘Kensington Post’ page 16 More Midnight Movies … PARADISE NOW, COLOUR LATER SHELDON ROCHLIN’S movie PARADISE NOW..Read More
Carry It On – Joan Baez documentary
8th January 1971, ‘Kensington Post’ page 16 CARRY IT ON. Electric Cinema. Portobello Road, tonight (Thursday) at 9 p.m.: tomorrow..Read More
Imperial & Electric Merge
18th December 1970, Imperial & Electric Merge, ‘Kensington Post’ page 33 OVER THE PAST five years the late night shows..Read More
‘El Topo’ has its first screening at the Elgin, NYC
On December 18th 1970 manager Ben Barenholtz showed Alejandro Jodorowsky’s surrealist western ‘El Topo‘ at midnight. It was an instant,..Read More
How I Won The War & Forbidden Planet at midnight
25th September 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 40 MIDNIGHT MOVIES • HOW I WON THE WAR (Electric Cinema, tonight Thursday only)..Read More
Top films at the Electric Cinema
28th August 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 35 TOP FILMS AT THE ELECTRIC CINEMA ON WEDNESDAYS and Thursdays in September the..Read More
The Peace Game
14th August 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 35 The Peace Game (Electric Cinema, Portobello Road, tonight Thursday only). Peter Watkins’ controversial..Read More
Kuroneko, The Trip, Flickorna at The Electric
7th August 1970, Japanese Cannes entry, ‘Kensington Post’ page 32 Japanese Cannes entry Kuroneko Japan’s official entry at the 1968..Read More
Forgotten Film festival at The Electric
3rd July 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ pages 39 Black comedy comes first THE ELECTRIC Cinema Club, Portobello Road, starts the most..Read More
It’s them again! Cocoanuts at the The Electric
26th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 52 It’s them again! COCOANUTS. The Marx Brothers’ first picture, made in 1929 is..Read More
Greetings, “an overground sex protest film”
26th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 50 Greetings (Electric Cinema Club, tomorrow and Saturday night) has been described as “an..Read More
Black Power & The Stones
19th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 49 [Caption: Anne Wiazemsky ready for action in Sympathy for the Devil (MMY3)] SYMPATHY..Read More
Those sexy nudes . . who wants ’em ?
12th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 6 Letters SIR: I haven’t been to the local cinema for nearly a year..Read More
Popdown, Calcutta and Living at The Electric
5th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 43 * LOUISE MALLE’S Calcutta – The French film maker’s harrowing account of poverty..Read More
The Electric screens Robin Spry’s Prologue
29th May 1970, Kensington Post, page 37 As in Haskell Wexler’s remarkable “Medium Cool,” Robin Spry has also used the..Read More
Electric Cinema showing ‘Hearts of the World’
22nd May 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 57 ‘Watching around’ Electric Cinema showing Griffiths’ classic 1919 silent Hearts of the World..Read More