Painted billboards
I adore Hong Kong's painted cinema art. Though the gaudy signboards are unfortunately on their way out these days, some photographs of these short-lived artworks can be found with the following reviews:
2000AD
Afraid of Nothing, THE Jobless King
And I Hate You So
Big Spender
The Blood Rules
Born to be King
Clean My Name, Mr Coroner!
Cold War
Comeuppance
Conman in Tokyo
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Death Curse
Deathnet.com
Don't Look Back... Or You'll Be Sorry
Double Tap
The Duel
Eternal Love
Fifteen Candles
For Bad Boys Only
Hanky Panky
Healing Hearts
Help!!!
High K
Horoscope II: The Woman from Hell
Hot War
Killers From Beijing
Last Ghost Standing
Love Generation Hong Kong
Love Paradox
Mafia.com
Marooned
Miles Apart
The Mission
Mr Wai-Go
Naked Poison
Naked Ambition
Needing You
Okinawa Rendez-vous
PR Girls
Queen of Kowloon
Raped by an Angel 3: The Sexual Fantasy of the Chief Executive
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Roaring Wheels
Sausalito
Sealed With a Kiss
Sexy and Dangerous 2
Skyline Cruisers
Spacked Out
Summer Holiday
The Suspect
True Love
A True Mob Story
Trust Me U Die
Untold Story 2
Victim
A War Named Desire
When I Look Upon the Stars
Extra print resource
Historical Postcard Collection - Ancient Theatre of Hong Kong is a set of 26 postcards of Hong Kong cinemas, many of which are of their painted billboards. Most are taken in the 1950s and '60s, including billboards for A Maid from Heaven playing the Odeon and Tora! Tora! Tora! at the Oriental. The cover shot shows the Spring is in the Air billboard at the State Theatre.
The postcard set (ISBN 962-929-029-4) is published by Hong Kong Honour Publishing.
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