How ‘Metropolis’ and silent cinema influenced ‘Star Wars’ w/ filmmaker Ben Crew (S1/E9)

Tim and Jim chat with documentary filmmaker and Mad Men enthusiast Ben Crew about the history of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, the tropes of silent cinema, and how George Lucas utilized the silent movie aesthetic for the Star Wars films.Ben first caught our attention because of his viral silent film edit of Tim Burton’s Batman (1989).

Episode Credits:

– Hosts: Tim Barnes, & Jim Fagan
– Guest: Ben Crew
– Theme Song: Matt Maher
– Announcer: Carolina Ravassa
– Podcast Art:Joel Jackson

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