Golden harvest studios were knocked down in the early 90s and now have a housing estate built on top of them. Established as a theatre representing the golden harvest studio of hong kong, the theatres connection to hong kong is indicated by both the name chosen for it and the correspondence which took place between the theatre and a representative of the shaw brothers ltd city of toronto archives, file 1930. Shenzhen cinema for golden harvest south china morning post. Orange sky golden harvest has cinemas not only in hong kong, but also in mainland china, taiwan, and singapore. Golden harvest fanling is a boutique cinema, it has been designed to stand out from its surroundings as it is located in a quiet corner in fanling. Stephen chow, kenny bee, corey yuen, yeungming wan. Golden harvests raymond chow recalls glory days of hong. The company was listed on the hong kong stock exchange in 1994. Cgv opened the first multiplex in gangbyeon in 1998. Golden harvest played a major role in introducing hong kong films to the west, especially bruce lee and jackie chan movies. Golden harvest mong kok cinema operated during the period december 18, 1997. Beginning 1909 early hong kong films were very influenced by chinese opera. Broadway circuit is currently the largest cinema circuit in hong kong, with many movie theaters across hong kong island, kowloon and the new territories.
Golden studios was, of course, the name of the studios owned and operated by golden harvest. Golden valley theatre, hiu kwong street, sau mau ping. Hong kong movie have everything you need for movie and cinema information. The golden harvest, a 1944 novel by brazilian author jorge amado. Golden harvests activity has declined in recent years. There are plenty of eating options in the mall for a quick bite before a show, and a few good places to go for a post movie drink. Golden village is a cinema operator based in singapore, fully owned by orange sky golden harvest of hong kong. Andre morgan is an internationally renowned film and television producer. The story is about sing, a mainlander who came to hong kong to find his cousin. Dec 19, 2018 we celebrate this famous hong kong film studio, the producer of some of hong kongs best martial arts movies. Golden harvest cinemas, founded by raymond chow, leonard ho kooncheung and, leung fung in 1977, and today owned by orange sky golden harvest entertainment, is one of the hong kongs leading movie theater circuits. Mar 06, 2019 this is a compilation of movie studio, company and distributors logos, old intro and idents from the 1950s to the 1980s. May 24, 2014 ancient hong kong film projector ashcraft carbon arclamp projector 1960s. Special performance adlive zero soto asobi live viewing.
Hong kongs orange sky golden harvest entertainment holdings osgh will buy the remaining 50 per cent of the golden village cinema. Shop 121, citywalk 2, 18 yeung uk road, tsuen wan, hong kong. Vip house, the coronet, becomes the new symbol of luxury theatre. Raymond chow, the film producer credited with bringing kung fu legend bruce lee to the silver screen and widely regarded as the godfather of hong kong cinema, has died aged 91. Oct 03, 2017 hong kongs orange sky golden harvest entertainment holdings osgh will buy the remaining 50 per cent of the golden village cinema business from australias village roadshow. Ticket price will be adjusted without prior notice should there be any request from film distributors.
The seven coffin naughtier than three my wacky, wacky world. Golden village the singapore lgbt encyclopaedia wiki fandom. Cj golden village was jointly established in 1996 by cj cheil jedang of korea, orange sky golden harvest of hong kong and village roadshow of australia. Golden harvest grand ocean cinema in tsim sha tsui hong kong. List of golden harvest productions, information from official golden harvest website. Established in beijing,received national social security fund license,received. Hong kong and taiwan movie logo compilation from the 1950s. Emperor cinemas redefined the new standard of movie going experience with unparalleled service standard, gourmet fare and beverage creations of every cinema. Golden harvests raymond chow recalls glory days of hong kong film. The theatre opened to business on 1st may 1989 with four auditoriums on level 2 in whampoa plaza, with another two auditoriums added later in the shipshaped. One of the first movies from hong kong was a comedy titled stealing a roasted duck. Morgan was born in a french military hospital in rabat, morocco while his father served in the u.
Village roadshow sells 50% stake in golden village cinemas. A small photo collection of the demolished golden harvest studios. Number 1 was chosen for a few reasons, its the movie that really got me into kung fu flicks, i have probably watched it more than any other movie and enjoy it every time, so that deserves to be my number 1. Local hong kong firm artta concept studio has recently designed a movie theatre in whampoa, hung hom, golden harvest cinemas. In his first golden harvest movie, his character immigrates to thailand to work in an ice factory, which is actually a front for a drugsmuggling operation. Gh whampoa cinema in hong kong, cn cinema treasures. At a hong kong shopping center, buck yuens jackie chans intuition warns him. Located on level 2 v walk situated atop the mtr nam cheong station, the cinema opened to business on 26th july, 2019.
The old school style theater is massive, with several sections and plush red seats. Golden harvest studios 19711979 filmography youtube. Orange sky golden harvest, a film production, distribution and exhibition company based in hong kong, often shortened to golden harvest. It has shown first run english language and chinese dialect films since its opening on 14th april 1995. Our investment team combines an international pedigree with refined local insights to unlock alpha. Incidentally, this movie was produced by an american by. To date, osgh owns a movie library with more than 140 films for. Golden harvest cinemas instantly download the mobile phone ticketing program instantly pick pretty place, buy a good show to fly the air. In 2004, li kashing and emi became shareholders of the company. Hk company buys remaining 50% golden village cinema stake. Golden village is singapores largest cinema operator with 12 cinemas housing 100 screens, including singapores only megaplex, and the top distributor for local movies. Now you can use golden harvest cinemas ticketing app to purchase movie tickets via your mobile phone. After showing plenty of unforgettable titles in hong kong movie history, our iconic and muchloved cinema location on sai yeung choi street, mong kok was comprehensively rebuilt in 1987. However, now it is operated by cj only as golden harvest and village roadshow have pulled out of the group.
Golden harvest studios 19711979 filmography i noticed some other movies which are not on the video, will add next time. Since his father moved almost yearly to posts around the world, he attended multiple schools in europe, england, and the united states. It has also been exceptionally successful as an independent producer in hollywood, and its english language productions include various mega blockbusters. Our sizable network of stateoftheart movie theaters charm discerning moviegoers with their uniqueness, as each movie theater features a different design theme, making them always a joy to. The success of bruce lees kung fu films and michael hui koonmans social satires such as the private. It joined hands to open a cinema at great world city, gv grand.
I say decent movie goers because surprisingly, i discovered that it takes a different class of person to watch movies in lux theatre, you know, the considerate ones. With the sudden attack by japanese imperial troops, a canadian soldiers christmas promise is broken during the battle of hong kong. Founded in 1992 by golden harvest of hong kong and village roadshow of australia, golden village opened the first cinema in asia and has since continued to expand its circuit. Orange sky golden harvest played a major role as the first chinese film producer successfully entering hollywood with staying power. Apr 03, 2020 let us inspire you with our pick of whats on and things to do in hong kong. The golden gateway multiplex is on the ground floor of the gateway in the tsim sha tsui district on the kowloon side of hong kong. Set on a shot of a wheat field, we see gh in a shielded font similar to the wb shield sitting on what appears to be a wreath. Emperor cinemas has introduced the first and only online service fee waiver to encourage digital ticketing and admission service. Golden harvest film studio diamond hill the industrial history. Golden village, now fully owned by orange sky golden harvest, was a former joint venture with village roadshow responsible for the operation of gold class cinemas and asias first multiplex. Golden harvest cinema whampoa hong kongs nightlife. There are plenty of eating options in the mall for a quick bite before a show, and a few good places to go for a postmovie drink. I would love to see more relics from this golden era of hk cinema. Oct 22, 2014 as a long time hk film fan, golden studios holds particular interest for me because it was the filmingproduction location of many classic kung fu films during the 70s and 80s.
Golden harvest band, a new zealand band golden harvest, the bands debut 1978 album. Golden harvest v walk cinema in hong kong, cn cinema. Movie theater chain golden harvest has five locations in hong kong, including one within maritime square 33 tsing king road. Media in category golden harvest cinemas in hong kong the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total.
Golden harvest orange sky golden harvest is a film production company that dominated the hong kong box office from the 1970s through the 1980s. Artta concept studio have exaggerated the interior to create a lively atmosphere, by using a raw styling technique to package the cinema such as concrete and metal materials. Hans island from etd was in fact a composite photo the tennis court part of which used to be a rpivate estate owned by one of bruce. Bruce lee in his first martial arts feature, the hong kong actioner, the big boss 1971. Golden harvest was the closest thing to a film dynasty at a time when an authentic hong kong cinema had a global audience, before losing its. Golden harvest studios hong kong forum tripadvisor. Started in 1992, it opened asias first multiplex, the yishun 10 multiplex. What youll find is a decent screen with decent sound, you sit still in decent seats along with decent movie goers.
Golden harvest grand ocean, tsim sha tsui there are very few movie palaces left in hong kong and this is one of them. More importantly, the present interest in hong kong films in particular the action genre in the west today was nurtured on many of the hits produced by the group. Golden village is a movie theatre operator based in singapore which is a 50. Golden harvest fanling cinema by artta concept studio. Hong kong movie studios idevolution golden harvest. It dominated hong kong box office sales from the 1970s to 1980s and played a major role in introducing hong kong films to the western market, especially those by bruce lee, jackie chan, and sammo hung. Then it fades out and is replaced by dyali scope with gh between dyali and scope, some chinese text above it, and.
The deadly duo 1971 honk kong action full movie by dev aldroid. Dec, 2016 the 10 best cinemas in hong kong posted on december, 2016 by young or old, a trip to the cinema is a great evening out and hong kong has no shortage of movie theatres, covering the latest hollywood releases as well as art films and classics. Hong kong movie fanatics can also grab a sneak peek of whats in store for them by simply clicking on the movie trailer icon. It operates eleven multiplexes and cineplexes in the country. A landmark in hong kong cinema exhibition at hk film archive showcases studios development with photos the logo of golden harvest, which consisted of four red blocks forming the letter g, became a symbol of the heyday of hong kongs film and entertainment industry from the 1970s to the 1990s. Oct 02, 2017 australias village roadshow limited has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in singapore cinema chain golden village to hong kong s orange sky golden harvest, according to a variety report.
It was directed by liang shaobo, who has come to be known as the father of hong kong cinema. Reflections on movies and marketplaces in contemporary hong kong. Golden gateway multiplex in hong kong, cn cinema treasures. Harvest global investments is investing in china as it grows to become a leading global innovation hub. In 2003, they withdrew from filmmaking to concentrate on film financing, distribution and cinema management in hong kong and in mainland. Seating 898, in its four auditoriums, three are equipped with srddts and one with a srd sound system. Oct 26, 2019 movie in english w chinese subtitles in 1941, hong kong was the casablanca of the east, a city full of war refugees, profiteers and spies. Complete guide to whats on in hong kong the hk hub. Due to a multifaceted culture that stems from its unique fusion of east and west, the citystate of hong kong has been the setting for a wide range of films that have not merely reflected cinematic trends, but often instigated them. He saves a robberys loot and gets on television, ends up in istanbul via south korea, and accidentally becomes a spy. Kwun chung theatre, at 30 kwun chung street, kwun chung.
Amc pacific place level 1, pacific place 88 queensway road admiralty, hong kong. It then fades out to some chinese text with golden harvest ltd. It is unfortunate to see raymond chow steps down from. The ua whampoa cinema is situated in whampoa garden, which is a private housing estate built on the site of the former whampoa dockyard in hunghom on the kowloon side of hong kong. It is the largest cinema chain in singapore, operating 12 multiplexes and cineplexes in the country.
This is the top 10, a list i found really hard to decide has i love them all. The golden harvest theatre and torontos chinatown west. Golden harvest entertainment holdings plans to spend up to 40 million yuan to open a 3,600seat cinema in shenzhen, taking advantage of relaxed rules that allow hong kong companies to take. People have always appreciated the degree to which bruce lee, in his movies, was the underdog, said. Movie information, watch trailers, get showtimes and buy tickets. Village roadshow selloff to fund topgolf the australian. Golden harvest cinemas by artta concept studio perspective. But, it was the native hong kong stories that gave golden harvest movies their global appeal. Golden harvest film studio diamond hill the industrial.
Please note our broadway circuit movie screenings, session times, pricing information, theater location, language, duration and showing format. Golden harvest cinemas, founded by raymond chow, leonard ho kooncheung and, leung fung in 1977, and today owned by orange sky golden harvest entertainment, is one of the hong kong s leading movie theater circuits. Ancient hong kong film projector ashcraft carbon arclamp. In 2003, they withdrew from filmmaking to concentrate on film financing, distribution and cinema management in hong kong and in mainland china. Student must present valid hong kong fulltime student id card before ticket purchase or admission to the house. Designed for client golden harvest, the 1246seat cinema combines the feeling of an industrial building with that of a film production studio, with the characteristics combining to make guests feel as if they are in the middle of a film set. Golden harvest fanling hong kong movie theater facebook. In 1977, the group opened its first cinema in hong kong. Since then, our cinema circuit has steadily grown to become the leader in our industry, and we currently operate a total of movie theaters in hong kong. To date, osgh owns a movie library with more than 140. You can easily search and enjoy the best restaurants and local. Orange sky golden harvest entertainment holdings limited osgh, or the group is worlds.