Scott Vander Werf, David Hast

Have You Seen...?

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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.

Author

Scott Vander Werf, David Hast

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.wgvunews.org

Latest episode

May 7, 2026

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Episodes

Pre-Code Era: Gold Diggers of 1933 and The Thin Man 07.05.2026

First aired April, 2026 On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the pre-code films The Gold Diggers Of 1933 and The Thin Man. Gold Diggers Of 1933 is a Busby Berklee choreographed musical with innovative effects. The Thin Man is a mystery with comedic elements and based on a novel by Dashiell Hammett.

Film Noir: Touch of Evil 28.04.2026

First aired March, 2026 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Touch of Evil, the 1958 Film Noir masterpiece from Orson Welles, starring Charleton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Welles himself in one of his most iconic roles

Film Noir: Act Of Violence 27.03.2026

First Aired February, 2026 On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Act Of Violence, a post-World War II film noir starring Van Heflin, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan. The film tackles American postwar anxiety with damaged veterans

Film Noir: Leave Her to Heaven 26.02.2026

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

Secret Of Roan Inish 29.01.2026

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

Kurosawa: Dersu Uzula 08.01.2026

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

Kurosawa: Stray Dog and High and Low 15.12.2025

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

Kurosawa: The Hidden Fortress 24.11.2025

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

Meek’s Cutoff by Kelly Reichardt 05.11.2025

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

Smoke Signals 15.10.2025

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…?

Revisionist Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 24.09.2025

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

The Tall T starring Randolph Scott 12.08.2025

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.

John Ford's My Darling Clementine 24.07.2025

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

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) 10.07.2025

First Aired July, 2025 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March

Libeled Lady 26.06.2025

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

Pick Up on South Street 04.06.2025

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

Purple Noon 15.05.2025

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…?

The Uninvited 25.04.2025

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

Diabolique 12.04.2025

First Aired April, 2025 Diabolique 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

It Happened One Night 08.04.2025

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

French Director Jacques Tati 07.04.2025

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

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story 07.04.2025

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'

British Filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger 18.03.2025

First Aired January 2025 The 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

David Lean's Charles Dickens Adaptions 05.03.2025

First Aired January, 2025 David Lean is a British film director known for epics like Lawrence Of Arabia and The Bridge on the River Kwai but as David Hast and Scott Vander Werf discuss in this episode, his two Charles Dickens movies, Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, are two of his greatest

Lovers on the Run 25.02.2025

First Aired December, 2024 On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and Scott Vander Werf look at movies like Bonnie and Clyde, Gun Crazy, Badlands, and They Live By Night. A discussion on character driven, emotionally charged thrillers

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