David Hast
David Hast is a retired high school English teacher. He has an MFA in Radio/TV/Film from Northwestern University and worked 15 years in the film and video industry. Some years ago he taught video production part-time at GVSU, and as a high school teacher he regularly taught a course in Film and Media Analysis.
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Part Two of Have You Seen...? on director/writer Billy Wilder. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf continue their conversation on the classic films of Wilder, discussing Some Like It Hot and The Apartment. -
Have You Seen…? Sunset BLVD is the latest installment from David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf, the first of two installments focusing on the great writer/director Billy Wilder. Sunset BLVD is the 1950 film noir that sees through the illusions of Hollywood.
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On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf follow up their episode on classic science fiction films with a conversation about contemporary and modern sci-fi movies.
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In this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf explore Classic Science Fiction from ‘A Trip To The Moon’ to ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
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We have the second Have You Seen…? episode focusing on the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Today David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the 1943 classic “Shadow Of A Doubt” and Hitchcock’s final great movie “Frenzy” from 1972.
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“Have You Seen…?” with David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talking about classic Hollywood films. Today’s topic is director Alfred Hitchcock, the first of several that will feature movies from the great filmmaker. Today David and Scott talk about The 39 Steps.
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Today Have You Seen…? explores classic westerns, from The Great Train Robbery through The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and touches on modern and contemporary westerns. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about this most iconic of Hollywood genres.
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Today we have another episode of “Have You Seen…?” with David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf, talking about classic Hollywood films. Today’s topic is the Pre-Code era between the introduction of sound in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines.
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Have You Seen…? is a regular conversation between former filmmaker and educator David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf about classic Hollywood film. Today they look at Film Noir with one of the greatest from the genre.
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On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast talks with WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf about Screwball Comedies and classic Romantic Comedies… Have You Seen…? takes a look at classic Hollywood movies from the silent era through today’s cinema…
