Showing posts with label The Landmark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Landmark. Show all posts

Friday, February 2, 2024

Go Back to China - Anna Akana (2019) - Dr Fern's Gin Parlour, Central

I'm not much of a drinker, or socialiser these days, in fact I'm a miserable old git, so I have no idea about trendy bars etc in Hong Kong. However, thanks to the film's end credits, I know that the scene where Sasha and Carol go out to celebrate together in Hong Kong was filmed at "Dr Fern's Gin Parlour" located in the Landmark Building in Central. It appears to have survived the pandemic nonsense and is still going (at the time of writing).

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Largo Winch - Tomer Sisley (2008) - The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Central

There's a couple of hotel endorsements in this film which, I guess, is one way to secure decent funding.  It reminds me of a time I actually met someone who was involved with in-film advertising - responsible for such things as large ads at the back or simply the presence of a canned drink on table somewhere. Quite fascinating in its own way and much of the time barely registering in your conscious mind. Anyway, this particular product endorsement is rather less subliminal and features the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

This hotel (not to be confused with the original 1963-opened Mandarin Oriental a couple of blocks over) is in the Landmark building (hence the name) and we even get to see some of the famous Michelin-starred Amber restaurant and its ridiculously over-the-top chandeliers.


The entrance shown in the third picture is the one that opens onto Queen's Road Central. The Streetview is below.