favorite teen movies → clueless

lifeofkj:

barbeauxbot:

oldhollywood:

1910’s-era movie theater etiquette Public Service Announcements (via 1,2)

Most early movie theaters had only one projector so “etiquette slides” were used to divert the audience while reels were being changed. These glass slides often featured lighthearted instructions for proper behavior while viewing a film.

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What else are you going to applaud with? o.O

That was my first thought too, but I think they mean whistling and foot stomping.

Also, this is awesome. I love the ones with the giant hats.

roboluvsunicorn:

Third reference post for old Shanghai which might be useful for Korra fanart.

These movies blur the line a little, though, because they take place in some murky period between 1920 10 late 1930s during the Japanese occupation and heavy movement with various opposing Triad factions from the North and South of China. The hatchet/ax triad gang in Kung Fu Hustle were real, btw. Oh, found a short wiki article about it.

Movies: 

Shanghai Triad

Fist of Fury

Fist of Legend

Kung Fu Hustle (good for reference of different areas of Shanghai - poor, rich, international, old chinese)

Post 1 (historical images)

Post 2 (movie stills and a few action shots)

nijibug:

roboluvsunicorn:

More reference.

Some movie stills from ‘My Kingdom’ and ‘Legend of the Fist: Return of Chen Zhen’ — movies set in 1920s Shanghai

My Kingdom involves an opera house/theater. Legend of the Fist takes place in the Japanese occupied/international areas. 

relevant because legend of korra and worldbuilding ‘u’

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