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In ‘Have You Seen...?’ film school fugitives Scott Vander Werf and David Hast chat about their favorite movies, movie genres, and the people who made and make the movies. They select from all of movie history; from the beginnings of the art form more than a century ago, through the golden age of Hollywood, world cinema, and up to the present day. Scott and David aim for a blend of nostalgia and education, shedding light on the who, why, and how of the movies. ‘Have You Seen…?’ is a production of WGVU Public Radio in Grand Rapids, MI.
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First aired January, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Leave Her To Heaven, an iconic 1945 film noir that was filmed in technicolor starring classic Hollywood actress Gene Tierney. The movie explores jealousy and deadly control
First aired January, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the John Sayles film The Secret of Roan Inish, a family movie based on a novel that explores some of the myths of Ireland
First Aired December, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf continue their conversation about some lesser known Akira Kurosawa films. Today they discuss the Soviet produced Dersu Uzala. It’s the only movie Kurosawa directed with a non-Japanese cast
First aired December, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf discuss two hard-boiled crime thrillers by Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa: Stray Dog from 1949 and High And Low from 1963
First Aired November, 2025 Japanese director Akira Kurosawa is one of the greatest filmmakers in the art form. Today on Have You Seen David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about The Hidden Fortress, a medieval samurai film that was a big influence on George Lucas and Star Wars
First Aired October, 2025 Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt is a true auteur among today’s movie makers, with a cinematic vision that is singular and true to its own form.David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf look at her 2010 release Meek’s Cutoff, a very realistic entry in their examination of the Western genre movies
First Aired July, 2025 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March
First aired October 2025 Smoke Signals is the first feature film written, directed and produced by Native Americans to receive a wide distribution and both critical and popular acclaim. The 1998 movie is a coming-of-age dramatic comedy. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf discuss Smoke Signals on this episode of Have You Seen…?
First aired September, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. They discuss the impact of this hit film in the pantheon of westerns
First aired August, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf are taking a look at the Western genre in different decades. On today’s Have You Seen…? they talk about the 1950’s movie The Tall T, starring Randolph Scott. Scott appeared in more than 60 westerns.
First Aired July, 2025 Film director John Ford was the king of the Westerns. Today on Have You Seen…? David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about My Darling Clementine, one of Ford’s greatest movies
First Aired June, 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf discuss Libeled Lady, a1936 screwball comedy that is both a whacky romance and a wisecracking newspaper comedy. It starred Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy
First Aired May, 2025 Pick Up on South Street is film noir that mixes crime and espionage. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about this movie directed by Samuel Fuller, one of the most unconventional film makers in Hollywood history
First Aired May 2025 Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and its sequels have been adapted to the movies and TV. “Purple Noon,” the 1960 French version is critically acclaimed and David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about it on this episode of Have You Seen…?
First aired April, 2025 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf examine the groundbreaking 1944 supernatural horror film The Uninvited starring Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey
First Aired April, 2025Diabolique is one of the greatest psychological thrillers on film. In this episode, David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the movie and its influence in cinema
First Aired March 2025 Film director Frank Capra is best known for the holiday favorite It’s A Wonderful Life. On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about one of his first big hits, It Happened One Night
First Aired February 2025 French director Jacques Tati created his own world of cinema with a handful of movies made in the 1950s and ‘60s. David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about Mon Oncle and Playtime and the unique vision and comedy of Tati
First Aired February 2025 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the underground cult film directed by Todd Haynes, 'Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story'
First Aired January 2025The Red Shoes is a 1948 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The British drama is based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen and is considered the greatest of dance films and one of the best movies of the 20th century. David Hast and WGVU's Scott Vander Werf talk about The Red Shoes and filmmakers Powell and Pressburger on this episode
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