My eBay Auctions Nov 20-27

As some of you devoted blog disciples may know, I occasionally put up eBay auctions of items from my personal Hong Kong movie poster collection, but it has been some time since I listed anything. Well, I have a wedding in January that I need to pay for, so back in the auction ring I go!

All the following auctions are of various doubles from my collection and there are some fine posters here, if I don't say so myself! I hope to list new auctions every week and will soon be listing some mega-rare lobbycard sets!

Starting bids for some of the posters start at $2.99 and I have a few auctions with "Buy It Now" pricing. Have a look, browse around and if the feeling hits you, BID!

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Two heads are BETTER than one

Found on eBay:
custom A BETTER TOMORROW 1/6 Action figure head SET

RIP Ricky Hui

I've been archiving my posters today (an ongoing task) and game across the poster for Games Gamblers Play which made me realize I didn't share the news of Ricky Hui's passing this week. I have a fondness for him as he starred in Mr. Vampire, which was one of my entry points to Hong Kong cinema. Watching him then, little did I realize his contribution to Hong Kong comedy and of course the relation to his other entertainer brothers, Michael and Sam. 

Here is a selection of only a few of the Ricky Hui images I have in my collection.

Rest in peace Ricky.

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Lost Secrets of The Royal

I just came back from the reception at A-Space Gallery for "Lost Secrets of The Royal" that showcased two of four installations made from odd reels of 35mm Hong Kong films that I rescued from Toronto's The Royal cinema back when it was the Chinese cinema, The Golden Princess.

While I donated many of the complete prints to the University of Toronto, but with the odd and incomplete reels, I donated it to the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) with the stipulation they be used and recycled. The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, of which I sit on the advisory board, commissioned four installtions with LIFT that were unveiled at this week at the festival. You can read more about it here.

I really loved the two pieces, "SNAKE'S SHADOW" and "OFFICER TUBA MEETS THE HAPPY GHOST" Both artists "got it" in my opinion. Well done! If in Toronto, go see it! I hope to post more photos from the show later this week.

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