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Kapiolani Theater. Which is now a Blockbuster where the screen was and a Paja John where the main enterance/lobby was.
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if Toyo was downtown, then what was the name of the one on Kapiolani? it was close to where the PanAm building is now. Ah, these senior moments just keep coming on me
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I'm pretty certain the Kung Fu movies you refer to was shown at the Liberty Theatre. We used to go Roosevelt Theatre and look around before we bought our tickets. Do you remember the Beretania Follies in Tin Can alley?...and American Theatre, and Golden Wall on School Street? Also the Pawaa Theatre on the corner of Keeaumoku and Beretania.
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For those of Chinese decent or enthusiasts, dont forget about Empress and Golden Harvest.
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Originally posted by anapuni808 View PostThere was another theater down there, I think there is a church in it now? I think at the corner of Nu`uanu & Beretania.
What about the Toyo (?) on Kapiolani? I used to go watch samurai movies there. That was where I learned to love Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune films
Toyo was between Beretania and Kukui, on the Ewa side of Nuuanu Stream & had a koi pond in front. I recall another theatre (International?) behind Toyo (closer to Kukui, behind the temple - which was moved from its previous location nearer Beretania & King).
Oh, those scary obake-neko movies were BIG draws for me.
Before walking home, eating 25-cent saimin at close-by saimin stands after the movies . . . and those 10-cent BBQ sticks !!!
Am I the only one who can remember the Roosevelt Theatre on Maunakea between Pauahi and Beretania? They showed "adult" movies in the '60s and '70s . . . not that I went to see them. And not that there's anything wrong with those movies. And . . . awww, just forget I brought it up.
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Originally posted by helen View PostAnother thing I miss about the Cinerama was that in a couple of periods in the mid to late 90's was running classic film festivals.
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Koolau Theaters in Temple Valley because its less than 5 minutes away.
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There was another theater down there, I think there is a church in it now? I think at the corner of Nu`uanu & Beretania.
What about the Toyo (?) on Kapiolani? I used to go watch samurai movies there. That was where I learned to love Kurosawa & Toshiro Mifune films
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I remember a crazy uncle taking me down to see kung fu movies in Chinatown on the weekends. I want to say it was the Hawai'i Theatre, but I can't be sure it was because I was so manini at the time (maybe 5 or 6). I remember seeing movies at the old theaters on King Street in Downtown, and those aren't the one I'm talking about. Does anyone remember kung fu movies at the Hawai'i Theatre back in the day?
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My favorite movie theaters areL
-Kahala
-Pearlridge 16
-Ward
-All of the Waikiki Theatres (which is long gone now)
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Originally posted by Palama Kid View PostWhat else. Da Palama Theatre, of course. I miss those 10-cents Saturday morning cartoon / serials. Ah, Lash Larue and Flash Gordon were so good fun.
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No one loved the Kahala Drive In? Right next to the grave yard? And all the ghost stories that circulated? I remember not taking a shower for a month after my family went to see "Squirm," a laughable thriller about killer worms that featured a scene with worms coming out of the showerhead. My older sister used to torment me with ghost stories about the lady with no face in the bathroom mirror at the snack stand.
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Another thing I miss about the Cinerama was that in a couple of periods in the mid to late 90's was running classic film festivals. The first one ran for 4 to 5 weeks and had one movie running the entire week. The second group ran for two or three weeks and a movie would play for a couple of days.
Originally posted by zff View PostDoes anyone here remember the Kapiolani Drive-In theater (where Daiei/Don Quijote and the fire station is now)? You know, near Universal Motors?
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Originally posted by zff View PostDoes anyone here remember the Kapiolani Drive-In theater (where Daiei/Don Quijote and the fire station is now)? You know, near Universal Motors?Attached Files
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