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- Kurosawa: Dersu UzulaFirst 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 cast10 min
- Kurosawa: Stray Dog and High and LowFirst 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 196316 min
- Kurosawa: The Hidden FortressFirst 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 Wars11 min
- Meek’s Cutoff by Kelly ReichardtFirst 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 movies18 min
- Smoke SignalsFirst 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…?17 min
- Revisionist Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidFirst 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 westerns22 min
- The Tall T starring Randolph ScottFirst 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.17 min
- John Ford's My Darling ClementineFirst 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 movies15 min
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)First Aired July, 2025 David Hast and Scott Vander Werf talk about the 1931 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March14 min
- Libeled LadyFirst 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 Tracy13 min
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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.