The Essence of Entertainment: Cinema City's Glory Days
1980s' Hong Kong experienced a period of fast economic growth. Cinema City grasped the right opportunity at the appropriate time and soon claimed a special territory in the Hong Kong film industry with their unique style of production. Commentary essays by prominent historians and scholars offer different entry points to study the impact of Cinema City through the company's historical development, marketing strategies, genre creation, film techniques and comedic aesthetics. The publication also includes thought-provoking oral histories, filmmakers' biographies, and chronology of Cinema City.
300 pages with English edition in CD-ROM. Published in 2016. Priced at HK$125. Currently out of stock. (Co-edited by May Ng and Wong Ha-pak)
ISBN 978-962-8050-71-0
Contents
[Essays]
The Changing Business of Cinema Circuits in the 1970s and the Rise of Golden Princess and Cinema City
Po Fung
Tracing the Footsteps of Cinema City: An Analysis of Its Spirit and the Backstory of Its Legend
Law Kar
The Aces Go Places Series as the 1980s Paradigm of Hong Kong Comedy Action
Stephen Teo
Creative Acuity, Market Savvy and Cultural Negotiation: The Happy Ghost Series
Sam Ho
Ripples in the City
Lau Yam
Before the Glory: Cinema City's Endeavours in the Early 1980s
Mary Wong Shuk-han
The Beautiful Times: Special Effects at Cinema City
Keeto Lam
Cinema City's Ventures in Taiwan
Liang Liang
Sylvia Chang and Cinema City Taiwan
Wong Ain-ling
Big Man, Little Guy: A Discourse on the Male Image in Cinema City's Romantic Comedies
Eric Tsang Siu-wang
Heroism and Defiance: Films of John Woo and Ringo Lam
Matthew Cheng
Building a Personable Image: A Glimpse of Cinema City's Marketing Strategy Through Its Posters
Wong Ha-pak
[Reminiscences]
Gordon Fung Ping-chung: Cinema Circuits Invested in Production to Ensure Film Supply
Karl Maka: A Striving Heart of a Hero Is the Key to Success
Dean Shek: Seven Happy, Honest Individuals Who Put Their Hearts and Souls into Filmmaking
Raymond Wong: Treasure the Solidarity and Striving Spirit at Cinema City
Teddy Robin: My Days at Cinema City Were Times of Joy and Times of Hard Work
Nansun Shi: We Had the Guts to Do Just About Anything
Sylvia Chang: Sought New Opportunities, Balanced Art and Business
Ringo Lam: We Shot Esprit D'amour as a Cinderella Story
Tony Chow Kwok-chung: Cinema City Had Its Own Recording Studio in Its Heyday
[Appendices]
The Chronology of Cinema City Company Limited
Profiles