Category: nightlife

Italia Mia Film Festival

In December the Italia Mia Festival, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, presents two Italian films and two operas filmed in Hong Kong.

The films are Tre Piani (Three Floors) directed by Nanni Moretti; Pinocchio by director Matteo Garrone. And the opera films Rita composed by Gaetano Donizettia, filmed at Haw Par Mansion; Waitress on Top – composed by Gennaro Antonio Federico shot at The Peninsula hotel in Hong Kong.

The films will be screened from 2-5 December at Premiere Elements Cinema, West Kowloon.

Three Floors (120 minutes)
2 December | 7:30 pm
4 December | 3:30 pm

Pinocchio (125 minutes)
3 December | 7:20 pm
5 December | 3:20 pm

Rita (60 minutes) – an Italian opera comique in one act co-written by composer Gaetano Donizetti and playwright Gustave Vaëz.
4 December | 1:00 pm

Waitress on Top (60 minutes) – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s celebrated farce “La Serva Padrona” is re-imagined as a battle of the sexes and matching of wits in contemporary Hong Kong.
4 December | 2:15 pm

 

Adiós Coyote

After almost 23 years and too many frozen margaritas and shots of tequila to count Coyote Wanchai shut its doors last night for the final time.

Another ‘victim’ of greedy landlords who have destroyed so many businesses in Hong Kong. Sadly, there are now more empty/closed former bars/restaurants on Wanchai’s Lockhart Road than open ones.

Surely in the middle of a global pandemic, with no tourists likely for at least another six months – as a landlord it’s better to have some money coming in than to have your place sit empty for months…

Anyway, Coyote is gone like so many others over the years. There were a surprising number of people having a last drink who were also there on opening night…

A final few bcene photos…

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New Year Countdown Concert

The Hong Kong Tourism Board will hold its first-ever New Year countdown concert at the West Kowloon Cultural District, Art Park.

Tickets for the concert, which will feature Mirror, Gin Lee, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Hui, AGA and other local singers are free and will be distributed by lucky draw. The concert will be live-streamed for those without a ticket.

Registration for the ticket draw is from November 15 to 26 at https://nycdconcert.discoverhongkong.com

Attendees must be double jabbed, wear face masks and use the LeaveHomeSafe app.

New Year Countdown Concert
Date: 10pm, 31 December, 2021
Venue: West Kowloon Cultural District, Art Park
Tickets: Free

Hong Kong French Film Festival Celebrates 5 Decades

The Hong Kong French Film Festival (HKFFF) celebrates its 50th edition this year. Since 1953, the festival has brought more than 1600 French films to local screens.

Organized by the Alliance Française de Hong Kong, and featuring more than 50 films, the 50th HKFFF runs from 24 November – 14 December at 5 cinemas. A full screening schedule can be found on the festival’s website.

The HKFFF’s opens with two films Martin Bourboulon‘s Eiffel and Titane by Julia Ducournau. There’s a tribute to female directors and a collaboration with Greenpeace – Cinema for the Climate.

50th Hong Kong French Film Festival
Date: 24 November – 14 December, 2021
Venue: Various cinema and online
Tickets: various
More info:
www.hkfrenchfilmfestival.com

Twenty Second Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

After going online last year the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival (HKJFF) returns to theatres for its 22nd year.

The HKJFF will screen 32 films, documentaries and shorts, over 8 days and nights from 13-21 November at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center in Admiralty and the Golden Scene Cinema in Kennedy Town.

Opening the festival is Mano Khalil‘s Neighbours a film full of humour and satire based on the experiences of Sero, a Kurdish boy dealing with border wars and anti-Zionist rhetoric, in 1982 Syria.

In 2021 the HKJFF teams up with the Hong Kong French Film Festival on the 18 November at Golden Scene cinema for a night of French films including Aurélie Saada’s Rose, and Sandrine Kiberlain‘s A Radiant Girl (Une fille qui va bien).

The Auschwitz Report
The Auschwitz Report – 15 November, HKJFF

Twenty Second Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
Date: 13-21 November, 2021
Venue: Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Golden Scene Cinema
Tickets: $100
More info: www.hkjff.org

1st Anniversary @ The Bridge | 1 March 2003

The Bridge has long passed into Hong Kong’s nightlife lore, back in March 2003  it was celebrating a first anniversary with friends and customers.

The full gallery of images is here

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MCL Amoy Theatre

The new MCL Amoy Theatre opens in Kowloon Bay on 15 July. The three-screen complex has 603 seats and features as MCL puts it “the latest and best in cinema experience”. Each auditorium is equipped with 4K Laser projectors and Dolby Atmos sound. Opening ticket prices are $60

MCL Amoy Theatre
G/F, Phase III, Amoy Plaza,
77 Ngau Tau Kok Road,
Kowloon Bay,
Hong Kong

Primo Pizza Grand Opening – 22 May, 2021

A beautiful Sunday afternoon saw Primo Pizza & Bar celebrate its Grand Opening. Located at 169 Gloucester Road family, friends, customers and those lucky enough to be walking past enjoyed a mix of tasty pizzas washed down with cold beer accompanied by some laid-back jazz standards.

Congratulation, see the full gallery of images here

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Primo Pizza and Bar
179 Gloucester Road, Wanchai
Open: 11am-11pm
www.facebook.com/pizzaprimohk

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