Josef von Sternberg

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video): 1 line

  1. unmapped (reused imagery) · through Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989), which they were tied to as golden-age Hollywood vibe cited: Bop Till You Drop (Rick Springfield video) ⇒ Express Yourself (Madonna video) (the host's read). A host says Express Yourself reuses the chain and industrial ideas from Bop Till You Drop at a higher level.
    “this feels like he's reusing some of the Springfield stuff from that bop till you drop video, but like elevated... to a much, uh, more sophisticated level.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:10:11 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Metropolis (1927): 1 line

  1. lineage (visual homage) · through Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989), which they were tied to as golden-age Hollywood vibe cited: Metropolis ⇒ Express Yourself (Madonna video) (the host's read). A host says Express Yourself is obviously modeled on Metropolis.
    “This one is obviously modeled on Metropolis, right?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:09:05 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Lady Gaga: 1 line

  1. lineage (ripped off) · through Express Yourself (Madonna video) (1989), which they were tied to as golden-age Hollywood vibe cited: Express Yourself (Madonna video) ⇒ Lady Gaga (the host's read). A host says Lady Gaga ripped off Express Yourself.
    “Lady Gaga completely ripped it off, of course, from... She did, but that's okay.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:07:32 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Madonna: 1 line

  1. lineage (visual homage) · them, directly: Josef von Sternberg ⇒ Madonna (the host's read). A host says the Madonna-Fincher videos tap into a golden-age Hollywood, Dietrich and von Sternberg vibe.
    “they're tapping into, like, a golden age of Hollywood slash Marlena Dietrich von Sternberg vibe.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:08:51 · Marie Bardi (0.40 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

lineage (1)

  1. lineage (visual homage): Josef von Sternberg → Madonna. A host says the Madonna-Fincher videos tap into a golden-age Hollywood, Dietrich and von Sternberg vibe.
    “they're tapping into, like, a golden age of Hollywood slash Marlena Dietrich von Sternberg vibe.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · David Fincher Music Videos · 1:08:51 · Marie Bardi (0.40 sure it was them)

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