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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » California » Los Angeles » King Hing Theatre

King Hing Theatre

Los Angeles, CA
649 North Spring Street
, Los Angeles, CA 90012 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Oriental
Function: Unknown
Seats: 425
Chain: Independent
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Vacant since 1996, this house (referred to in some texts as the Hui Ken International Corp.) may be part of the downtown Los Angeles revival due to Quentin Tarantino's desire to reopen the theatre and show Chinese and related films. Built in the 1960s, the Los Angeles Downtown News reports that "the owner will absorb the costs of bringing the structure up to code, and Tarantino will pay for refurbished sound and projection systems.

In addition to the theater, Tarantino will have access to hundreds of Chinese films, some little-seen classics, that are stored on the property and belong to the theater's owner. Tarantino has agreed to catalog them, and restore them if he chooses to screen them."

By early-2009, no progress had been made on begining a restoration, and the building is empty and unused.
Contributed by MagicLantern

YOUR COMMENTS

 
When is Quentin going to reopen it?
posted by Warren H on Jan 30, 2005 at 9:40pm
Is there any recent news on this? It appears that nothing is going on there. Anybody?
posted by djtt on Mar 30, 2006 at 12:38pm
After I posted my question, I found this on another msg board (lottaliving):

"I just called the L.A. Chinatown Business Improvement District, and they said that the King Hing Movie Theatre(formerly Sing Lee Theatre) is renovating now and will open soon." (dated Jan. 06)
posted by djtt on Mar 30, 2006 at 12:43pm
It's possible to peek through the blinds and see that there are a bunch of canisters stacked up on top of each other in the front room. I'm sure the sunlight and fluctuations in temperature are not good for the films. I hope the renovation happens soon. In the meantime, maybe the films should be stored better? If anyone has any way of getting a message to the owner or Mr. Tarantino....
posted by quaco on Aug 12, 2006 at 12:31pm
Did any of you go to Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse Film Festival '07 at the Beverly Cinema? That took place last March to May 1, 2007. if you did, then did you ask QT about the status of the King Hing theatre?
posted by Warren H on May 5, 2007 at 7:58pm
Went to several nights of the Grindhouse Fest, which was SO GREAT, but unfortunately I missed Quentin. I heard that he did show up 2 or 3 times, but it was a long festival, every night for almost two months.
posted by ScottS. on May 6, 2007 at 12:45am
I wish that I could've been there for the Grindhouse Fest, but i missed it. It did sound like it was great like you said, ScottS, but I couldn't go. For some strange reason, I've ACTUALLY HEARD OF most of the movies in Quentin's Grindhouse Fest. Like for example, I've heard of these movies from memories of L.A. Times ads, TV, etc.:

"Screams of a Winter Night(what I heard about this movie, although I don't know if it's actually a good or bad movie, is that the only famous person involved w/ this was a cameo by the young actor who played the hero in 1985's "Fright Night")"

"Wonder Women"
A very strange movie that I barely remember from L.A. area TV. I guess that "WW" is just another ripoff of the James Bond movies. I remember this having a very strange ending, also. And unless actress Lynda Carter was not really that big of a star back then or if you're not a comic book fan, then you'd WONDER or be confused. For one thing, I wonder if DC Comics knew about the use of that movie title. I guess that doesn't matter since "Wonder Women" is a very unknown movie, starring Nancy Kwan(also unknown except to we Chinese?).
posted by Warren H on May 6, 2007 at 10:53am
It still looks vacant. I guess Quentin Tarantino let us down.
posted by ken mc on Feb 6, 2009 at 5:30pm
I reckon so, partner. Boycott his next movie.

posted by Lost Memory on Feb 6, 2009 at 5:34pm
Here are some February 2009 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/b4pd7o
http://tinyurl.com/ckjj86
http://tinyurl.com/cdgn5f
posted by ken mc on Feb 10, 2009 at 5:31pm
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