A midnight movies archive The Electric Cinema November 1971, re-imagined Scala style The affordable Dr Phibes Emil Umann, the man who invented midnight movies? Midnight movies timelineAugust 28 1970Top films at the Electric Cinema28th August 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 35 TOP FILMS AT THE ELECTRIC CINEMA ON WEDNESDAYS and Thursdays in September the..Read More August 14 1970The Peace Game14th August 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 35 The Peace Game (Electric Cinema, Portobello Road, tonight Thursday only). Peter Watkins’ controversial..Read More August 7 1970Kuroneko, The Trip, Flickorna at The Electric7th August 1970, Japanese Cannes entry, ‘Kensington Post’ page 32 Japanese Cannes entry Kuroneko Japan’s official entry at the 1968..Read More July 3 1970Forgotten Film festival at The Electric3rd July 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ pages 39 Black comedy comes first THE ELECTRIC Cinema Club, Portobello Road, starts the most..Read More June 26 1970It’s them again! Cocoanuts at the The Electric26th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 52 It’s them again! COCOANUTS. The Marx Brothers’ first picture, made in 1929 is..Read More June 26 1970Greetings, “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 June 19 1970Black Power & The Stones19th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 49 [Caption: Anne Wiazemsky ready for action in Sympathy for the Devil (MMY3)] SYMPATHY..Read More June 12 1970Those 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 June 5 1970Popdown, Calcutta and Living at The Electric5th June 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 43 * LOUISE MALLE’S Calcutta – The French film maker’s harrowing account of poverty..Read More May 29 1970The Electric screens Robin Spry’s Prologue29th May 1970, Kensington Post, page 37 As in Haskell Wexler’s remarkable “Medium Cool,” Robin Spry has also used the..Read More May 22 1970Electric 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 April 24 1970Yojimbo’s UK premiere at The Electric24th April 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 47 REAL COUP AT THE ELECTRIC THE ELECTRIC Cinema Club has had to reluctantly..Read More February 20 1970Full Houses And Cash For The Underground20th February 1970, ‘Kensington Post’ page 47 Focus on local cinema FULL HOUSES AND CASH FOR THE ‘UNDERGROUND’ WHEN BIG..Read More August 5 1938Universal horror double-bill at the Regina-Wiltshire Theatre, L.A., brings Dracula back to lifeIn August 1938, Emil Umann was manager of the Regina-Wilshire Theatre at Wilshire and La Cienega in Los Angeles. (Miraculously,..Read More Page 3 of 3 « 1 2 3