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