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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.

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

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

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

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, 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

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 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

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

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

First Aired October, 2024David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about ‘The Handmaiden,’ a South Korean film from 2016 directed by Park Chan-Wook, who is most famous for the 2003 action movie ‘Old Boy.’ ‘The Handmaiden’ takes place in Korea during the Japanese occupation in the 1930’s

Randy Bricker has been editing film in Hollywood for over 30 years; in movies and television. Have You Seen's David Hast has known him since their time together in film school at Northwestern University. David and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk to Randy in this feature interview about the art and history of editing in film and TV.

First Aired October, 2024 The South Korean film Parasite won multiple Oscars including Best Picture in 2020. Director Bong Joon Ho has made several critically acclaimed movies. On this episode David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about Bong Joon Ho's 2003 film Memories of Murder

First Aired September, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the film Wildlife, directed by actor Paul Dano, and about other actors who became directors

First Aired August, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the film debut of Peter Bogdanovich; Targets. Targets was produced by low-budget producer Roger Corman and stars Boris Karloff

First Aired August, 2024 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander look at two movies from Peter Bogdanonvich; What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon

First Aired August, 2024 Yasojiro Ozu is one of the greatest Japanese directors from the silent era until his death in 1963. Tokyo Story is masterpiece, made in 1953. David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about Tokyo Story and more from Ozu’s filmography

First Aired July, 2024 David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf look at an unusual movie, Peter Ibbetson, starring Gary Cooper and Ann Harding. It presents a dreamlike love story that uses alternate realities and philosophical ideas unlike most classic Hollywood movies. SPOILERS AHEAD!

First Aired June, 2024 Scott Vander Werf and David Hast discuss the films of one of classic Hollywood's greatest actors, Barbara Stanwyck, including Stella Dallas, The Lady Eve, Ball of Fire, Double Indemnity, Sorry Wrong Number, and The Furies

First Aired June, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about director Michael Curtiz, a very prolific filmmaker known for Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Mildred Pierce, White Christmas, Angels with Dirty Faces and the Adventures of Robin Hood

First Aired May, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about ‘On the Waterfront,’ the 1954 film starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, directed by the controversial director Elia Kazan. Kazan had named names before the House Unamerican Activities Committee in Congress. On the Waterfront is a film that grapples with labor issues and organized crime

First Aired April, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf discuss The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman. Director Robert Eggers presents a unique, personal vision in his highly imaginative filmmaking

First Aired March, 2024 Charles Laughton was one of the great character actors in both British and American movies. On this episode, David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about his roles in films like Witness for the Prosecution, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mutiny on the Bounty, Hobson's Choice, This Land is Mine, and the one film he directed, The Night of the Hunter

First Aired March, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf discuss the Italian Neo-Realism movement that occurred after the end of World War II. It was a school of filmmaking that influenced movie makers around the world

First Aired February, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about movies that changed cinema. They look at six movies that range from classic Hollywood to the French New Wave and some contemporary examples. The movies they discuss are: Breathless, Citizen Kane, Psycho, 2001, A Space Odyssey, Jaws and Marvel's Iron Man

First Aired January, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf discuss Man on Wire, the Academy Award-winning documentary about Phillip Petit, who walked a high-wire between the World Trad Center buildings in 1974. Directed by James Marsh, it’s presented as a heist film

First Aired January, 2024 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about The Conversation. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, the film that was ahead of its time looking at privacy and surveillance

First Aired December, 2023 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love The Bomb is one of the greatest American cold war movies. David Hast talks with Scott Vander Werf talk about the Stanley Kubrick classic, as well as several other movies directed by Kubrick

First Aired November, 2023 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf discuss the Spike Lee classic, Do the Right Thing. Released in 1989 it stars Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Danny Aiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito and Rosie Perez

First Aired October 2023 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the seminal hard-boiled detective film The Big Sleep starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. They also discuss other movies directed by Howard Hawks, including, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, Ball of Fire, Scarface, Only Angels Have Wings, The Thing from Another World, Red River, and Rio Bravo

First Aired October 2023 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the 1947 film The Man I Love starring Ida Lupino and directed by Raoul Walsh. It’s a film noir that mixes family and jazz. They also discuss The Roaring Twenties, White Heat, They Drive by Night, High Sierra, and Colorado Territory

First Aired September 2023 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the Werner Herzog modern classic Aguirre, The Wrath of God starring Klaus Kinski. It’s a film that set the precedent for Herzog’s vision of humankind and nature

First Aired August 2023 Beauty and the Beast was originally a French fairy tale published in 1740 by Villeneuve but it’s best known today as the animated Disney movie from 1991. On this episode David Hast and Scott Vander Werf take a look at the original adaptation, the live-action Beauty and the Beast from poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau that was made in 1946

First Aired August 2023 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about The Asphalt Jungle starring Sterling Hayden and directed by John Huston. It’s a proto-heist film, a police procedural, and a classic crime film

First Aired August 2023 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf look at the 1941 film Sullivan’s Travels, directed by Preston Sturges, a movie that combines serious drama, comedy and romance