The Gala became well known in it’s later years for screening high quality “art-house” films such as “Easy Rider”, “The Last Picture Show”, “The Conversation” and the Australian film “Libido”
One of my favourite Sydney city theatres, I remember seeing the now classic Australian film, “Wake in Fright” there as well as “Straw Dogs” even though my friend and I were not quite 18 at the time. When I worked at United Artists in 1974, Pasolini’s “Canterbury Tales” played there. What a strange movie that was!
The Gala became well known in it’s later years for screening high quality “art-house” films such as “Easy Rider”, “The Last Picture Show”, “The Conversation” and the Australian film “Libido”
One of my favourite Sydney city theatres, I remember seeing the now classic Australian film, “Wake in Fright” there as well as “Straw Dogs” even though my friend and I were not quite 18 at the time. When I worked at United Artists in 1974, Pasolini’s “Canterbury Tales” played there. What a strange movie that was!
The very sad end for the Sydney Regent sitting forlorn and unloved. It looked this way for a number of years before being demolished in 1990.
This photo was taken from the rear of the Regent in 1990 with demolition underway.
The very sad end for the Sydney Regent. After sitting forlorn and unloved for a number of years, the demolition took place in 1990.